Bethel College Chapel Band
Meet the Band
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Shawn Holtgren is a graduate of Bethel and serves as Associate Vice President for Student Development and chapel worship leader. Shawn also leads worship at St. Mark Missionary Church. Over the past years, Shawn has had the privilege of leading worship at a variety of conferences, camps, and institutes. Shawn, his wife, Katie and three children, Autumn, Nathan and Victoria, live in Osceola.
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Todd Lemons is the Director of Media Production Services and serves as the Chapel Technical Director. He worked professionally in the music industry for several years before joining Bethel in 2003. Todd has been active in production design, technical directing, and audio engineering for several regional and national events as well as being a consultant and workshop leader. He hails from Kokomo, Indiana.
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Jeff Nelson is from South Bend, Indiana, and plays the drums in the Chapel Band. He is a senior Chemistry major. He enjoys spending time with friends, playing music, and studying Scripture.
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Ben Crackel originally from Port Huron, MI, is a senior and plays bass guitar in the Chapel Band. Ben is a Christian Ministries and Biblical Studies major who plans to be a pastor of discipleship in the Missionary Church. He enjoys staying active, playing and listening to music, reading and studying the Word of God, and sharing life with others.
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Austin Schertz, a Senior from Elkhart, Indiana, plays electric guitar for the chapel band. He is double majoring in liberal studies and philosophy. Austin is the worship leader at a local church and aims to glorify God with the gifts he has been given.
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Todd McLaughlin, a senior Business Administration major from Berne, Indiana, plays piano/keys in the Chapel Band. He can often be found leading worship in area churches and at various retreats in the Midwest. God has given Todd a passion for seeing others connect through worship and genuine love. Todd loves to travel and enjoys friends, movies, and entrepreneurial pursuits.
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Rachel Reinders, Rachel Reinders is a Junior from Fort Wayne IN. She is majoring in Youth Ministry and sings in the chapel band, as well as the Concert Choir. She enjoys spending time with friends and family and serves as an RA in Tuckey hall. She is seeking and expecting the move of God's spirit on Bethel's campus and has a passion for leading others to the throne of grace. Hebrews 4:16 says, "Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need."
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Nate Hickox, Nate, a sophomore from Middlebury, IN, plays the acoustic guitar in the chapel band. He is a biblical studies major and a youth ministry minor and hopes to go into the ministry when he graduates. He is a youth ministry volunteer and likes to keep active, hang out with friends, and play sports.
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Lyndsey Tschetter, Lyndsey is a junior from Granger, IN, majoring in Spanish and Liberal Studies. She is a part of Bethel's Concert Choir and Voices of Triumph, and loves sharing her gift of music wherever a door is opened. Lyndsey enjoys art as a hidden hobby. She's learning to deepen her trust as God continues to unveil His original plan of creation in her. "I love the adventure of drawing nearer to God's heart. Above all else, I want to love as He does. I never want to stop growing. 'To God be the glory, forever! Amen!'"
