Christ of the Hills United Methodist Church

Bring In, Build Up, Reach Out

A Stephen Ministry Congregation

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Associate Pastor & Minister of Music, Reverend Pat Henry, is a multi-instrumentalist, playing trumpet, trombone, piano, guitar, flute and other instruments. He has directed church choirs for over 38 years.  Pat is a native of the western Texas plains and is a graduate of West Texas State University (now West Texas A & M) in Canyon, Texas. He has also attended supplemental music schools at Midwestern University, Indiana University, the University of Denver and Southern Methodist University. Pat is also a graduate of the American School of Piano Tuning, and is the only factory-certified Yamaha piano technician in Arkansas. Pat has been a Certified Advanced Lay-Speaker in the Methodist church for several years and is currently a Deacon in the ordination process. Pat and his family have been Arkansans for over thirty-five years and Pat has been active in music during that time. Pat and his wife, June, have three grown sons and eight grandchildren.

Church Accompanist, Patricia Epperhart, has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish with a minor in music from Tarleton State University in Stephenville, She has been a church musician most of her life and has taught music for over 20 years. She served as officers in numerous state, local, and national music teachers’ organizations. She has been a member of the volunteer staff of the Van Cliburn Competition for several years. She has presented workshops in piano pedagogy and served as an adjudicator for numerous piano and vocal competitions. In Arkansas, she teaches Spanish at Arkadelphia High School. Her students, both piano and Spanish, have competed at the state level and received numerous awards. She also has many students who have careers in the music profession or are studying music at the collegiate level. When she is not teaching, she enjoys planning and taking trips to Europe and Central American with her students, and family. Patricia and her husband, David, have two children, Jay and Leah.