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Sara Gingerich


Sara has been in love with music her whole life. Her family has pictures of her when she was about 11 months old, and her dad is "directing" her. Her dad loves music and is a great singer, and she gets her love of music from him and also from her mom.

Sara’s musical career began with piano lessons, which lasted about 7 years, But she discovered in middle school and high school that her real love was singing, and that she was a better singer than pianist. Being from the Harrisonburg area, Sara attended Eastern Mennonite High School. At EMHS, she was in the Touring Choir her junior and senior years. Being a part of Touring Choir included a trip to Europe, visiting and singing in Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic, Croatia, Hungary, and Italy. Singing in some of the old cathedrals in Europe made her in awe of music even more. She loves traveling, and has lived in Nicaragua for around a total of 6 1/2 years, and has spent extensive time traveling in other parts of Central America.

Sara joined the Chamber Singers at Eastern Mennonite University her sophomore year and that has been a rewarding experience. She auditioned for Shekinah that fall as well, and was ecstatic when she made it!  She’s only sung with Shekinah for about a semester because her junior year took her to Washington D.C. in the fall and to the Middle East for a semester in the spring.  Even though she’s only been a part of Shekinah for a little while, she already loves it and feels so blessed by the experience.   She is in her senior year at EMU, and is very busy as a nursing student. But being in Chamber Singers, and especially in Shekinah, gives her times when she can relax and feel God's presence. Sara loves singing because she feels more connected to God and to the people around her.


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