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kevin's life and career in music

Imagine your five-year-old son coming home from kindergarten, and heading straight to the piano. Struggling just to reach the keys, that's how Kevin Christian began his music adventure.

Born in Columbus, Ohio, and raised in Southern West Virginia, Kevin's been exposed to Christian music nearly his entire life. In his first traveling group at 12 and directing his own gospel trio a year later, Kevin played piano and sang regularly in local churches, but Delbarton Church of God was his home.

Kevin also garnered music experience at Matewan High School, where he played various instruments during his six years in band. Kevin graduated as co-valedictorian of his class.

 

At Lee College in Cleveland, Tennessee, Kevin was the principal accompanist for The Lee Singers and student director of a smaller ensemble, Second Edition, for three years. Active in many college activities, Kevin's primary responsibilities were for his fraternity as president, and as editor of the school newspaper.

Upon graduation, Kevin moved to Florida and became the Minister of Music and Youth at Ocala Shores Church of God (now Wings of Faith Fellowship). Less than a year later, he moved to Orlando to become the Coordinator of Music at Calvary Assembly, an Assembly of God church with over 3,500 members. He was later promoted to Assistant Minister of Music. During his four years in Orlando, Kevin also played for hundreds of weddings and was a solo pianist for Walt Disney World and Hyatt Regency hotels.

In 1995, Kevin moved to Miami, continuing his church pianist involvement while obtaining his Masters in Broadcast Journalism from The University of Miami in 1996.For the next five years, Kevin worked as a news anchor and reporter for WCJB TV20, an ABC affiliate in the Gainesville-Ocala market. He earned two first-place Associated Press awards for his work there. In 2001, he became the public relations and communications officer for Marion County Public Schools, which has over 43,000 students and more than 6,000 employees.

Kevin currently serves as the minister of music at Wings of Faith Fellowship in Ocala, where he directs the complete music program and leads praise and worship for four weekly services.

In between jobs, Kevin enjoys collecting fine crystal, going to auctions, and staying at home! He also is a freelance writer, a contributing writer to Ocala Style Magazine.


Kevin Christian
PO Box 831622
Ocala, FL 34483-1622
Kevin@Kevinchristian.net