Meet the Worship & Liturgy Team

David VanderMeer

David VanderMeer

Worship and Liturgy Design Team

David serves as Minister of Music and Fine Arts at First Presbyterian Church, Ann Arbor, MI. He is a Certified Church Musician through, and past President of, the Presbyterian Association of Musicians (PAM), an organization that provides resources, conferences, publications and a network of members engaged in worship, music, and the arts worldwide. He has served as the Conference Director for PAM Worship and Music Conferences at Mo-Ranch in Hunt, Texas; Albuquerque, New Mexico; and Montreat, North Carolina.

Kendra Buckwalter Smith

Kendra Buckwalter Smith

Worship and Liturgy Design Team

Kendra serves as Associate Pastor at Shadyside Presbyterian Church, Pittsburgh, PA, and as Worship Coordinator at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary.  Music has always been a significant part of life for Kendra. Born into a family of musicians, Kendra explains, “It’s how I communicate and how I experience life.” She is an active member of the PAM (Presbyterian Association of Musicians) community.

Hannah Garrity

Hannah Garrity

Conference Artist

Hannah Garrity is an artist and an athlete, a daughter and a mother, a facilitator and a producer, a leader and a teammate. Her hobbies and her professions are one and the same. In 2013, Hannah began working as the liturgical artist for the Montreat Conference Center. She also contracts with churches to produce art, do workshops on sacred arts, and lead visual choirs and youth groups in the production of art installations.