Andrea Baxter currently serves as the Director for Worship Renewal at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Lansdale, PA. In this new position at Trinity, she has oversight of the graded children’s music program that she has built, and directs youth and adult choirs in addition to planning worship for Trinity’s three weekly services.
Andrea grew up in Tamaqua, PA, where she started studying piano at a young age. Opportunities to accompany choirs and musicals in high school helped to push her toward a Bachelor of Music degree in music education from Susquehanna University in Selinsgrove, PA, and then a Master of Music degree in choral conducting from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA. Andrea has used her musical gifts in various settings, however she has found that her true passion is for music as an impetus for faith formation in the church.
Andrea is on the faculty for the Choristers Guild Institute (CGI), a three-year certification for children’s choir directors, and she has served as a curriculum writer for Growing in Grace, a scripture-based music curriculum for children’s choirs. Andrea also regularly conducts children’s choir festivals and provides workshops, particularly around the topic of the importance of children in worship.
Andrea resides in Lansdale, PA with her husband and their three sons. While she enjoys cooking and reading, she finds that the majority of her free time is spent supporting her children in their many endeavors.