"And David spake to the chief of the
Levites to appoint their brethren the singers,
with instruments of music, psalteries and harps and cymbals,
sounding aloud and lifting up the voice with joy.
- I Chronicles 15:16
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below to meet our band members for a specific area, or scroll down to
see all the profiles. Vocalists |
Guitar |
Keyboards | Bass
| Drums
Libbie Hall - Worship Director Although Libbie looks as though something
smells in this picture, she thinks things in her life are
really quite rosy. She is married to Brian and they
have three great children - Branden, Amelia and Wyatt.
She loves being the Worship Director here at Southpoint and
having the privilege of working with all of the incredible
people in this ministry - so Woo Hoo!
Shelly Blankenbaker Shelly has been singing in church since
she was 8 years old. She has been singing in the Praise Team
since 2004 and has been a member of Southpoint with her
husband, Geroge since 2004. Shelly has two step-children,
Jordan and Mariah.
Kim Fonseca
Paula Goscinski Paula started singing
when she was 3 years old in the children's choir at her old
church. Through the years, she sang many solos and
continued to sing in the church choirs. She grew up on
Grosse Ile
and was involved in the high school musical groups and
drama. She received a scholarship for singing to help her
out with college expenses. Through the college years, Paula
was hired to sing for weddings, funerals, anniversaries, and
other functions such as these. Paula is a teacher
for Woodhaven Schools and is currently on leave of absence
to care for her children.
Paula started singing with the Praise Team in the fall of
1997. She took some time off when she had two boys, Micah
(2004) and Joshua (2006), with her husband, Dave. Paula and
Dave have been married since 1999. She recently rejoined
the Praise Team and is really excited to be singing for the
Lord again!
Heather Hall Heather is a teacher who recently spent
time in Scotland. She also recently sold her house and
moo-ved, and is simply MAD about it!!
Elaine Lukawski At 5 years old,
Elaine starting singing in the children's choir at First
Presbyterian Church in Wyandotte, Michigan. By age 9,
Elaine starting singing solos and at that time accepted
Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior. Through the years,
Elaine sang in many venues such as school choirs, high
school drama club, city/community theatre, radio stations,
family weddings as well as directing and ministering
through music for other churches/ministries before singing
for Southpoint Praise Team in 2006.
Elaine also
serves as a small group leader in Southpoint's Jr High
Ministry and has one daughter Emily.
Jean Miller A "short" bio from a "short" lady ....
Married to Terry for almost 2/3 of her life, together they
have 2 grown daughters, 2 son-in-laws, 6 grandchildren, 1
granddog and 1 dog! Jean has been with the SC3 Praise
Team since 2004 and loves the ministry. She also loves
Libbie's coffee, but leaves the cake and donuts to the
younger guys and gals.
Mark Pownall Mark is one of the two token males in the
girl Praise Band. As the smiley
geek of the group, Mark recently celebrated the 40th
Anniversary of Star Trek. Live Long and Prosper,
Mark!
Pina Tsikaris Pina began singing with the Southpoint
Choir in June 2006 and is the newest member of the Praise
Team. She and husband Bill recently celebrated their
first anniversary and are hoping to start a family soon.
Ruth Whited The "silver-haired" one of the group,
Ruth has been singing for the Lord since she was a little
girl - quite a long time - and loves it. Ruth has been
a member of the Southpoint Praise Team since 1998.
Val Cabanaw
Val became a member at Southpoint in December 2006. She and
husband Ken have been married for 12 years and have two
daughters, Jessica
(11) and Sarah (8).
Doug Calamia Doug
has been playing in the Southpoint Praise Band for almost
four years. He heads up the donut ministry and when
he's not eating donuts and playing guitar, he is a sports
fanatic. Doug and his wife Lisa have two children,
Derek and Hayley.
Chad
Foust - Programming Minister
(Vocals) Chad came to Southpoint in February 2006. Chad was a
"double major" at Great Lakes
Christian College in both music and theology and is an
accomplished keyboardist and vocalist. Chad is
married to Deanna and has two sons, Carter and Tanner.
Kevin Burke(Bass, Vocals)
Kevin has been playing in the Southpoint praise band since
2000. 'It's a great way to serve, a meaningful gig with some
great musical talents!' Thankful for: beautiful wife
Connie, 4 great kids, music, hockey, sailboat racing, job in
nuclear engineering, who could ask for more?
Tony
Sarna
(Guitar) Tony joined the Praise Band in April
2006, playing rhythm and lead guitar. Tony also
recently found his "inner Motown", and began playing bass as well. One of Tony's major "pet peeves" is long haired guys who
play guitar in church. He and his wife, Toni Lynn have five children - Jaime,
Nicholas Alan, Nicholas James, Jackson and Carlee.
Chad Moskall I had drumsticks in
my hands since I was 2yrs.old. I haven't done anything with
my drums except for high school & my friends band. For
years, my drumset sat in our toolroom of our basement
untouched. The 4 loves of my life were almost completely
gone until Jesus broke through & found them again for me. My
4 loves are Jesus, my wife, my drums & my Harley. I
suffered many trials & tribulations but most of my life was
Satan had a hold of me throughout many years. Thanks to
Jesus recently, my loves will never be out of my life ever
again. My old me is dead & gone. I am very happy to be a
part of the Praise Team Band. I love my Southpoint family.
Playing drums has helped me feel "New Again". Jesus is
helping me use my talents & purpose to help bring people to
Christ.
Greg Poole Greg has been with
the Southpoint Band since August 2005 during the great
drummer drought of 2005. While drummers are not
actually "musicians" and can be replaced by a monkey with 2
sticks and a coconut, Southpoint felt that the human drummer
would be better received by the congregation. However,
just in case, a monkey cage was installed around the drumset
in early 2006 should the monkey be needed. While Greg
is not a big fan of monkeys or drum machines, he loves
playing for the Lord every chance he gets. "I don't
have a lot of gifts, but I am glad that I can serve with
such a talented group of Christians." Greg has been married
to his wife Stacy since May 2006. Greg has also been know
for his late night White Castle trips. Also beware of the
Saltine Ministry!
Jon Singo By 5th grade I was in a band playing with
borrowed drums. My father bought me a set with the
conditions that I would play them in church. This was
before CCM was even thought of. In 6th grade we took
our music to VBS by playing rock songs with the words
changed.
In Jr.
High I saw a rock musician perform who had turned his life
completely over to Jesus. It was a turning point in my
life to hear a moving spiritual message with driving music.
I have played professionally
and in many different worship and evangelistic teams for
years, including Kensington. I work for Marathon Oil
as an Instrument Advisor, and am on their Emergency Response
Team for fire, rope rescue & EMT. My other hobbies are
rock climbing, mountain biking and kayaking. I have a
spiritually encouraging wife and 2 sons, 24 & 21. I
have enjoyed playing at Southpoint since February 2008.
What a great opportunity to play good music for a great God
and an audience who wants to praise Him!
