Back Row: Randy Ober, Dan Henderson, Rick Wilson, Paul Walker, Mike Schwalm
Front Row: Marianne Brock, Debbie Wilson, Pam Easley,
Devin Ackerman, Beth Reeser, Kevin Brady 

is the band that supports contemporary worship services  at Trinity.  The band had its inception when Trinity added a contemporary worship service to traditional services.  The new service was held in the chapel on Saturday nights in January, 1997.    For those initial services, one musician provided vocal music accompanied by a boom box.  At the same time, the congregation council was planning for growth of the service and soon purchased a professional sound system and keyboard.  In a matter of months, instrumentalists and vocalists had volunteered their talents and while the number of people attending  these services was still small, the service outgrew the chapel.  The service was moved to the church sanctuary during the early summer of 1997.

      Since 1997, Trinity rebuilt its Fellowship Hall, installing necessary equipment for contemporary worship services to be held there.  In February  of 2001, the contemporary service moved to Fellowship Hall at 10:45 Sunday mornings.  FaithX continues to support that service, now attended by an average of 270 people every Sunday.

Band members are:

            Marianne Brock, Vocals

            Devin Ackerman, Vocals

            Pam Easley, Vocals

            Beth Reeser, Vocals        

            Randy Ober, Bass Guitar

            Michael Schwalm, Drums/Guitar/Vocals

            Paul Walker, Keyboard/Vocals

            Rick Wilson, Guitar/Vocals      

            Kevin Brady, Drums       

            Debra Wilson, Director/Keyboard/Vocals

            Dan Henderson, Sound Technician

     FaithX plays music selected from recordings by popular Christian music artists, contemporary Christian songbooks, and from Lutheran hymnbooks  and music resources.  They also write original music.  The band members do all song arrangements.  

    As an important element in outreach efforts at Trinity, FaithX occasionally supports services at other churches and community events.  They played at Governor Ridge’s 2001 Prayer Breakfast.  They have played for services at   St. John’s Lutheran Church in Shiremanstown, Camp Hill United Methodist Church, Calvary United Methodist Church of Lemoyne, and St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Lititz.  They have enjoyed playing for outdoor services at their home church, Negley Park in Lemoyne and Lemoyne Hometown Days.  FaithX has played at Mt. Gretna as part of the Bible Festival series presented annually there.  They also played at First Lutheran Church for that church’s neighborhood outreach event, a fundraising event at Chapel Pointe retirement community in Carlisle, and a capital campaign kick-off event at Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd in Lancaster.

      The extensive music repertoire of the band reflects the time and effort spent in rehearsal and worship services.  Each year, the band presents the Expressions of Faith concert,  as part of the Festival of the Arts series at Trinity, offering a glimpse into the collection of contemporary Christian music used to express praise to and worship of our God. 

For more information, please contact:
Debra Wilson, Director at 717.737.2313
debra.wilson@trinitycamphill.org