FPC Muskegon is happy to host curated local events which support spiritual, artistic, and social enrichment and growth. Please contact FPC Muskegon Music/Choir Director Roxanne Deibel at music@fpcmuskegon.org if you would like to propose a special event to be held at FPC Muskegon.
FPC’s Worship and Arts Council is currently planning some exciting community events for the upcoming year. More information will be posted here and on our Facebook and Instagram pages soon!
Past Events
Jazz at FPC
The Worship and Arts Council was very happy to extend an invitation to all members and friends of FPC Muskegon to enjoy a concert of the Grand Valley Jazz Combo on Sunday, May 7. The event featured GVSU’s top jazz ensemble, a quartet consisting of saxophonist John Dannug, bassist Josef Drost, drummer Evan Hodson, and pianist Tumaini Sango. The foursome thrilled a large crowd with the music of a wide variety of jazz composers, including Christian McBride, George Duke, Bill Evans, Cedar Walton, and many others, as well as original compositions by Tumaini Sango and John Dannug.
As part of its community-building efforts, FPC Muskegon recently hosted a viewing of the film “Salt:Dispersed”, a powerful, deeply personal exploration of Black identity and the legacy that comprises slave descendancy.
This February 5 video presentation was followed by discussion of the film and the issues it raises guided by George Barfield, a Called Deacon of the Lake Michigan Presbytery, “Harlem Renaissance Fellow,” Adjunct Professor of Sociology at Lake Michigan College, and National Consultant and Trainer for Cultural Sensitivity. This difficult but constructive conversation was an important part of FPC’s ongoing commitment to nurture racial understanding and healing in our community.
FPC Muskegon hosts Muskegon Lakeshore Chapter of the American Guild of Organists
FPC Muskegon is happy to host a variety of local events, such as the Muskegon Lakeshore Chapter of the American Guild of Organists’ recent clinic, “From Piano Bench to Organ Bench.” This event featured organists from around West Michigan playing prepared pieces for clinician Nicholas Palmer, a composer and pianist/organist currently serving as Director of Music at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Grand Rapids, and Choir Director and Music Theory Instructor at Muskegon Community College.
