The Mission of the Alliance of Christian Musicians
The ACM exists to promote excellence in the ministries and performance of music in the church by providing education, fellowship, and support for those musicians whose first priority and obligation is obedience and service to their Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ (Matt.6:33) These goals will be met through workshops, conferences, concerts, and seminars, as well as mutual sharing of knowledge and experience among its members. The focus of the ACM is on church music, including all of its derivations. The membership is committed to the Bible as found in the Old and New Testaments as the authoritative, inerrant, holy and revealed Word of God. It recognizes that the Holy Bible is profitable for reproof, correction, and instruction in righteousness. (I Tim. 3:16)
Members of ACM recognize that they are called not only to love, support, and encourage one another, but to promote excellence and good works in whatever musical calling God has led them. (Heb. 10:24-25; Phil. 2:3-4; Gal. 6:9-10; I John 3:18)
Members of ACM believe that they are called to be holy before the Lord, and to minister to all whom He brings into their sphere of influence. They strive to maintain a right relationship with God; obey His commands found in the Bible (Rom. 12:1-2; John 14:21; Eph. 5:3; I Peter 2:11); serve God through their musical talents with all their heart, soul and mind; and treat others as they would like to be treated (Mark 10:45; Matt. 22:37-39).
The ACM is guided by its Executive Director and Governing Board. They will develop activities that work toward the goals of the ACM as set forth in its Mission Statement. They, in turn, are and assisted by an ordained Pastor chosen jointly by the Executive Director and Governing Board. The ACM year runs concurrently with the calendar year.
In a world where musical organizations abound, the Alliance of Christian Musicians is a distinctly Christian organization that seeks to promote excellence in church music and worship. Incorporated in December 2002, the ACMprovides education, resources, concerts, workshops and symposia, and camaraderie for Christian musicians and worship leaders. In addition to the home Philadelphia chapter, a Pacific-Northwest chapter was launched October, 2007 in Tacoma, Washington.
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Executive Director, Vince Treadway
ACM's Founder and Executive Director is Vince Treadway. Vince's professional musical career started at age eight when he began as organist/pianist at First Baptist Church of New Castle, Delaware. He was involved in solo performances as well as accompanist for several choral groups throughout his high school years. He won a full scholarship to Indiana University and studied Piano and Music Education there. Later he attended Virginia Commonwealth University as a Piano/Music Education Major, and obtained a B.R.Ed. from Trinity Theological Seminary in Evansville, Indiana.
He holds two masters degrees from Westminster Choir College in Princeton, New Jersey; a M.M. in Church Music and a M.M. in Organ Performance. Throughout his life he has served as Director of Music in churches, and is currently serving at Proclamation Presbyterian Church (PCA) in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. His duties at Proclamation include overseeing a full music program which includes a graded choral program for children; the adult choir, a concert series, handbell choirs, instrumental ensembles, worship teams, educational classes offered in the spring, children's musicals, composing and arranging, and leading worship from the organ. Vince teaches piano, organ and voice privately. He also performs in the United States as well as abroad, including concerts in Tokyo, Japan, Kyiv, Ukraine, and Paris and Aix-en-Provence, France. He is Executive Director of ACM (Alliance of Christian Musicians); an organization founded to promote excellence and education for Christian musicians in church music and worship. Vince is married and has one daughter.
Board of Directors
Vince Treadway, Executive Director
Jim Browne, Treasurer
David Moneymaker, Esq. Legal Counsel
Board Members
Martha Alford
Martha Alford holds a Bachelor of Music Education degree from Houghton College and a Master of Flute Performance from the University of Idaho. She taught elementary, junior high, high school and college level music. She spent 7 years as handbell director at Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church, and developed a secondary school music theory and history curriculum using bells as practical application.
Currently, Martha directs four handbell ensembles and the instrumental ensemble at Proclamation Presbyterian Church. She also directs the orchestra program at The Baldwin School, and maintains a large private flute studio.
Martha is the Pennsylvania State Representative for the American Guild of English Handbell Ringers. She directs the Main Line Ringers, an advanced level community handbell ensemble.
Ron Bechtel
Since 1993, Ron has served musically with Rev. Dr. Robert Rayburn and the growing congregation of Faith Presbyterian Church, Tacoma, WA. He has been increasingly involved in discipleship and teaching ministries there as well. He also leads the ACM Northwest Chapter.
William Byrd
William Byrd, III is currently the director of the Delaware Valley Concert Choir and has served as Organist and Choirmaster in churches in the Philadelphia area since 1977. His musical background includes styles from Bach to Kirk Franklin. He studied organ with Frederick B. Sponsler. He is married and has four children.
Chris Garven
Chris Garven is the Organist/Music Director at Church of the Good Samaritan in Paoli, PA and is a part of the music faculty of Philadelphia Biblical University in Langhorne, PA serving as organ instructor and director of the PBU Community Chorus.
Mr. Garven is a native of Niagara Falls, New York, where he began piano studies at the age of 12, studying with Glenn Tilyou. He is a graduate of Philadelphia College of Bible having received degrees in organ performance and Bible. He is a graduate of Westminster Choir College where he received a master’s degree in organ performance studying under Joan Lippincott and Robert Carwithen. He recently spent three months in France studying organ improvisation with Sophie Veronique of Saint Sulpice and the Paris Conservatoire. Mr. Garven has released two recordings entitled “Musical Benches” which is a duet series with pianist Glenn Priest.
He, his wife, Debbie, and their four children reside in Kimberton, PA.Paul S. Jones
Paul S. Jones, D.M. has been Organist and Music Director at historic Tenth Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, PA, since 1998 (www.tenth.org). He is also a pianist, composer, arranger, conductor, teacher, recording artist, and author. He holds the doctor of music degree in conducting and masters degree in piano from Indiana University as well as undergraduate degrees in piano, composition, and Bible from Philadelphia Biblical University. Dr. Jones is president of Paul Jones Music, Inc. He has composed or arranged more than 100 sacred works, has recorded eight CDs, and performs regularly with David Kim, concertmaster of The Philadelphia Orchestra. He published Hymns for a Modern Reformation with the late James Montgomery Boice and also authored Singing & Making Music: Issues in Church Music Today (P&R, 2006). He serves a council member of the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals and as a board member of the Church Music National Conference.
Joe Kempf
Joe Kempf is a member of Proclamation Presbyterian Church where he is an elder and sings in the choir. He is also CEO of Geo. F. Kempf Supply Co.
Lisa Ridenour
Lisa Ridenour serves as Music Director of Christ the King Presbyterian Church in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania. She has held the position for nearly 11 years.
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