Martin Luther once said, "Next to the Word of God, the noble art of music is the greatest treasure in the world." That has been my experience with music. I grew up watching my mom play the piano and lead worship in the church. I started leading music in the church when I was a teen. I graduated from MSU-Billings with a B.A. in Piano performance. For the next year, I worked with Mission to the World in Slovakia, teaching english, choir and general music to all ages. Now I enjoy working with the GVPC worship team and consider it a privilege to be used by the Lord to usher people into the presence of the Living God through music.

One of my favorite verses is Zephaniah 3:17: The Lord your God is with you, he is mighty to save. he will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing."

Mike Gulick - Music Coordinator

Music has been a love of mine since my teen years. I have been involved in church music on and off since that time. Music is a beautiful gift from God that we can use to glorify Him and communicate His glorious truth. I am happy and honored to serve alongside the talented musicians here at GVPC.

When I came to GVPC, I was going through a painful divorce. Looking back over the past years here at GVPC, I see how God has used this church as an instrument of His grace in my life. I'm thankful for the biblical teaching we receive here on a weekly basis and for the friends I am making.

Ancient Faith, Fresh Encounter

Why is it so important that we worship in a way that integrates the richness of our heritage and the relevance of the Gospel in our ever-changing culture?

When we ignore historic forms we break our solidarity with Christians of the past.  We lose the richness of our identity as Christians saved into a historic people that spans the generations.  An unwillingness to consult the wisdom of the ancient church, martyrs, and reformers contradicts both Christian humility and Christian community.

But the Bible also calls us to express the timeless truths of the Gospel in a timely way that connects with the people of our generation in new and fresh ways.

How do we balance these two mandates?  One way is by continuing to sing the old, classic hymns of the faith along with newer songs with beautiful tunes and robust theology.  And, as Calvin and Luther insisted, old songs can be rewritten in the vernacular and put to contemporary melodies.