Internship with COTLG
Hi, my name is Steven Hines, and I had the pleasure of interning at the church or the living God located in Peoria Il, for the fall semester of 2024. The Church of the Living God or (COTLG) was the church that I grew up in. The director for the choir, Diane Hines, has been the director for the choir for over 30 years. She is also my mother. So it was a no brainer to ask her and our pastor if I could intern and shadow her for the semester. As an intern I was assigned the position of Assistant Music director for the Gospel Choir and Praise Team. My duties consisted of picking out songs for both groups, teaching the songs to the groups, working with the band and sound team, and attend Sunday services along with any other performances the church accepted. Each week I would have to create a list of songs that I would be able teach both groups. After getting approval from the director I would send the songs out to the musicians to learn and to the group members a few days before t...