Taking the Jour Stacy Curtis Grows Children’s Music Ministry
Stacy Curtis loves everything about her position as Children’s Choir Coordinator and Journey Youth Choir Director. “I thank God every day for bringing me here and using me in this way,” said Stacy. “It blesses me. It’s not a job; it’s my ministry.” Stacy became the program director this past August after working for Covenant as the Assistant to the Musical Director for five years. Following in the footsteps of former directors Alice Sessi and Kay Ross is a tall task, but Stacy said she benefits from their continued involvement in the program. “I am so inspired by Alice and Kay, and am able to learn from them and draw from their experience and expertise. We all have strengths that are completely different and complementary of each other. We make an amazing team!” Stacy, who started directing the first grade choir in 2005, said that it is fun to watch the 14
Stacy Curtis took the Journey Youth Choir out for some caroling fun this past Christmas kids progress, from instilling good habits in pre-schoolers, to seeing them become more independent in grade school, to watching them become leaders in middle and high school. “They come in as little bitty singers and then we see leadership qualities and true musicianship emerge. It’s fun to watch them grow.”
Before working at Covenant, Stacy was a middle school band director and later, worked in human resources. After she had her first child, she took some time off, until her parents, both Covenant members, told her about the opening with Tom Brown in 2005. It wasn’t long before she was recruited to direct the first grade
