A Response from the Presbyterian Association of Musicians

Presbyterian Association of Musicians (PAM) has prepared a response to the growing number of questions about the future of making music together in worship amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Please feel free to share this document (a stand-alone PDF linked below) with your church’s leadership, congregation, and anyone else who may be interested.

PAM is indebted to the following individuals of the committee tasked with drafting this statement for their diligent and thoughtful work:

Marlon Hurst, CCM, chair ─ Lexington, KY
Emily Floyd ─ Atlanta, GA
Rev. Dr. David Gambrell ─ Louisville, KY
Mary Beth Jones, CCM ─ Lathrup Village, MI
John Sall ─ Abington, PA
David VanderMeer, CCM ─ Ann Arbor, MI
Rev. Dr. Michael Waschevski ─ Ft. Worth, TX
Chi Yi Chen Wolbrink ─ Portsmouth, VA

Link: Presbyterian Association of Musicians Official Response

lead photo: First Presbyterian Church, Fort Worth choir members, 2019