Sue McKnight

It all started when…

My husband, Fred, and I came to LCHope in 2013 after spending almost 10 years in Arizona. We are both originally from the upstate New York area, mostly the Rochester area. Upstate New York is known for its “Snow Bowl”. There is a contest to see which city will get the most snow in one winter. Unlike the Front Range, it snows and stays on the ground ALL winter. My last winter in NY, there was 121 inches of snow that melted by May.

Happily, Fred was offered a position in Colorado and we were able to move here, especially since our daughter Betsy, her husband Bob and our three granddaughters live here. This is one of the reasons that we chose to join LCHope. I had visited LCHope on a couple of occasions previously, after the death of my dad and then the unexpected death of my mom. No one at LCHope knew me, but I was welcomed and people were very kind and generous. LCHope felt like home.

Fred and I also have a son, Christopher, who stills lives in Arizona with his partner Lynie. Close enough for visits!

I started in the position of Children’s and Youth Music Director in 2016. I renamed the existing Tone Chime group to Hope Rings and began to work my ministry there. I continue to direct the Children’s Christmas program each year. I have an introductory program to the tone chimes called Melody Makers. This program gives new ringers a chance to learn some of the basics in music theory and how to ring a chime. It is used as I need it when we have enough new young ringers to form a group. Melody Makers then rolls into the Hope Rings program upon completion.

I have also directed and assisted our yearly VBS program.

New to me in 2020, has been the learning experience of online worship. I have been assisting in our Sunday morning online broadcasts behind the scenes as a production director. This has been a unique experience, bringing worship in new and innovative ways to our community though out this pandemic.

I have held many church staff positions dealing with music throughout my life. I hope in the next few years to be happily retired, spending time with the grandkids and traveling with my husband, enjoying retired life.