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Dr. Christy Miller, Pianist & Accompanist for 8:38 a.m. Worship

Dr. Christy Miller

Pianist & Accompanist for 8:38 a.m. Worship

Christy Miller, FBC's instrumentalist for the 8:38 a.m. worship service, is a Kansas native and folk music historian with a special penchant for mid-century American folk music. She is Executive Director of Americana Music Academy in Lawrence, and holds a...
Evelyn Falen, Organist & Chancel Choir Accompanist

Evelyn Falen

Organist & Chancel Choir Accompanist

Evelyn has lived in Kansas her entire life, but in four different parts of the Sunflower State. She was born near Parsons, went to college in Lawrence, and lived in Dodge City and Marysville before moving back to Lawrence in...
Holly Grassy, Bookkeeper

Holly Grassy

Bookkeeper

Holly Grassy is originally from Towanda—a quaint town near Wichita, which is not a particularly interesting place to be from, except that it is home to a high school having one of the few fully circular buildings in the country...
Jenny Purvis, Administrative Support Manager

Jenny Purvis

Administrative Support Manager

Jenny Purvis comes to Kansas from, well, Kansas, with a short layover in Texas. She is married to Neal, a retired high school band director, and they have a beautiful daughter, Courtney. Over the past 37 years Jenny has raised...
Mark Robinson, Director of Worship Music

Mark Robinson

Director of Worship Music

Mark is a retired music educator whose 30-year teaching career includes stops at Wichita County High School, Arizona State University, Ottawa High School, Central Junior High School, Lawrence High School, Pinckney Elementary School and South Junior High/South Middle School. Mark...
Neal Purvis, Building Manager

Neal Purvis

Building Manager

Neal is a retired high school band director of 30 years. Currently he works morning hours as the band director at Corpus Christi Catholic School in Lawrence. He enjoys playing in the Topeka Symphony Orchestra as a trombonist and you'll...
Susan Pauls, Digital Media Manager

Susan Pauls

Digital Media Manager

Susan is a long-time FBC member who joined with her husband John in 1988 when they moved to Lawrence for John to attend law school. When he graduated, they just never left! Susan was raised in the far reaches of...

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