There’s no better place to be on Christmas Eve than sharing in this beautiful tradition of the Christmas story with candlelight and communion.
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Giles Blankenship has served as the Minister of Worship at Snyder Memorial Baptist Church in Fayetteville, NC since 2005. Along with a worship team, he leads the 8:40am worship service filled with fresh sounds of familiar hymns, modern worship songs, and original songs by himself and other local worship leaders. Giles has published 3 cds (Home, The Day is Dawning, and Planted Here) and other singles, which can be found on Apple Music and Spotify. Giles also won the We Are Worship songwriting contest in 2013 with his original song “You Are There.”
Giles’ musical accomplishments are not where his skills stop, however. His genuine presence and worshipful attitude create holy experiences in worship and relationships with all people, and he has a deep desire to connect people with God through music and worship. Giles is married to Kelly and they have 2 college-aged children Davis & Sophie.
“Ten ‘till Swing” is a jazz band based in Carrollton, GA that performs in various contexts and venues around Carroll County and West Georgia. Originally starting with ten members (hence the name), this group continues to grow and expand their musical footprint across the community. We are thrilled to be partnering together with this wonderful group of musicians.
A Carrollton native, Greg Hendrix started studying organ when he was 18 with Patty Pritchard, and then continued his studies under Dr. Jeanine Skinner. Greg has held organist positions at several churches and started as the organist at FBC in November of 2023. Greg is also the owner of Mountain Oak Florist & Design here in Carrollton.
Justin Tarver received a Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance with an emphasis in pedagogy and a Bachelor of Music Composition from University of West Georgia (2018), and returned to UWG and received a Master of Music in Piano Performance (2021). He now instructs the keyboard classes and also plays for both the opera and theatre department at UWG. When not playing music during rehearsal and worship, he is partaking in many musical events across the community and plays for an array of local high school and middle school choral programs.
Matthew McNeill served as the Interim Accompanist in 2023 and now resides in Dallas, TX.
