Music
Westminster Church has over 50 years of community, ministry, and worshiping together. The music program will continue to be actively involved in every aspect of the church’s life, revisiting great music of past years as well as introducing new music. I look forward to the many opportunities for musical growth and sharing in worship the music program affords the congregation, and I am eager to begin this year’s journey. My thanks always to the vast community of devoted musicians present and past. I want to invite everyone in the Westminster community to become involved. The choirs cannot flourish and effectively serve without you. As the church receives its life from the diverse gifts of its members, so too does each choir. We are a connectional church and we build up our church’s body through the wonderful bonding and interaction that take place in small groups such as choirs. The music program begins its regular weekly rehearsal schedule soon. Our program is designed to cultivate the musical contributions to worship of the entire congregation and we have a seat waiting for you! Westminster Music Program
Peter Van Eenam
Organist and Choirmaster
Westminster Presbyterian Church
I love teaching 3rd and 4th grade Sunday school. I find it is an age where children are beginning to have the ability to discuss topics and form their own opinions. I love watching children discover what the world looks like through their eyes.
Hello, my name is Debbie Babelay. This year I have the wonderful opportunity of teaching the 2-3 year olds in our Sunday School program. They are all precious to me. We have fun learning about God’s love and how each of us is a special child of God. I look forward to their smiling faces each Sunday morning. This is my 3rd year teaching in the Sunday School program. I have also worked with vacation bible school.
I have known Westminster my entire life! I grew up in the church since birth. My faith is rooted in so many wonderful experiences at Westminster such as going on trips with Choristers, Montreat, and a Mission experience to Mexico. I went to college in Alabama at Birmingham-Southern. After college, I lived in Birmingham where I worked in sales. I met and married my husband Wiley there. Jim Carter (former Westminster minister) married us at Independent Presbyterian in Birmingham. Wiley’s career has taken us to New Mexico and Arkansas, and now back to Knoxville. We have been here since 2011. We have 3 children, Ella (11), Grant (7), and Walker (5). I work as the Assistant Director of the preschool at Central Baptist which allows me to have a similar schedule to my children. My favorite job is being their Mom!
Bio: Junior at the University of Tennessee 
I am a senior at UTK majoring in Global Studies with a focus in Economics. I am currently in the process of apply to graduate school for CSP. I love to be outdoors and travel. I also work as an Resident Assistant at Volunteer Hall on campus and enjoy babysitting and baking.
My name is Malena D’Alessandro and I’m a junior studying marketing at the University of Tennessee. I’m originally from south east Michigan where I attended high school at Oxford High School. I am currently part of Spring Sports Ambassadors, Volunteer Team and Best Buddies at UT.