Jerrilyn MacDanel

Director of Music Ministries

     Jerrilyn MacDanel serves as the director of Music Ministries at First Baptist Church, Staunton, Virginia where she leads the congregation in worship each Sunday.  In addition to her music duties, she collaborates with the pastor to provide meaning worship for the congregation she serves.

     Jerrilyn is from Waynesboro, Virginia.  She moved to Portsmouth, Virginia and graduated from Cradock High School.  She received her B.S. in Music, from Shenandoah Conservatory of Music in Winchester, Virginia, Music Education Credentials from James Madison University, and a master’s degree in music education from James Madison University.

     She is a retired public school music educator who taught for Harrisonburg City Schools for 33 years. 

Jerrilyn has also been actively involved in music ministry, beginning in college and has served in the music ministry in several churches in the Shenandoah Valley.  She also served as the artistic director of the Celebration Singers, an ecumenical community choir for twenty-three years. 

     She lives in Harrisonburg with her husband, Mark. They have three children and six grandchildren.

Becky Holmes is our church pianist and accompanist.  She is a native of Hagerstown, Maryland. She is a graduate of Eastern Mennonite College where she studied piano with Dr. Stephen Sachs. Becky works at James Madison University in the Auditing and Management Services Department. She is married to Michael Holmes, and they have two daughters, Katy and Emily.