Church Organist

Our Church Organist, Susan Gruening, has been involved with playing in church since she was 12 years old. She would accompany her grandfather who was blind while he sang at the church that she grew up in London. Her love for church music was always a passion for her. Singing and playing in youth choirs, senior choirs and anytime she could sit at the piano at home, she would play and sing. When she married and moved to Sarnia, she started playing again at Redeemer Lutheran Church when her daughter was 13. The contemporary group, Sonshine, approached her to become their keyboardist, and with a little push from Pastor Ellis, she never looked back. Now, 40 years later, Susan is still playing. Susan has officially taken the role of Church Organist, and she will accompany our senior choir on Sundays in praising God with song. Music is a large part of the ministry at Redeemer Lutheran Church, and we are grateful for Susan’s musical talents that she shares every Sunday!

Church Organist
Susan Gruening

Sonshine Singers

In 1992, at the request of Pastor Ellis, a group of singers and guitarist formed “Sonshine Singers.” The group was lead the congregation through songs in a new song book called “The Other Song Book” (TOSB). The book had some new hymns that were upbeat and had a faster tempo. It (TOSB) also contained many of the old favourites known by everyone. Currently, the Sonshine Singers are praising our Lord in song and worship, intermittently with the Senior Choir.

Senior Choir

God commands us to sing.

Psalm 96:  “Sing to the Lord a new song; Sing to the Lord all the earth;
Sing to the Lord, Bless His name.”     

Martin Luther considered music next in importance to theology. 
Psalm 47:6:  “Sing praises to God, Sing praises; Sing praises to our King, Sing praises.”

One of the fruits of the Spirit is “to speak to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody with your hearts to the Lord”.  Ephesians 5:19.

We invite you to come and sing praises to God. Practice is on Thursday at 1:00 p.m.
Come for an enjoyable afternoon – all are welcome to join us!