RYAN D. NEAVEILL

Ryan Neaveill is currently attending Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary in Evanston, Illinois, where he is working on his master of arts degree in music ministry. After graduating, he will seek ordination as a deacon in the area of music in The United Methodist Church. Ryan received his bachelor’s degree in music composition and theory in 1989 from Illinois Wesleyan University.
       Ryan has served churches in the area of music ministry for over twenty years. He was the Minister of Music at Grace United Methodist Church in Decatur, Illinois, from 2002 to 2007; the music director at First United Methodist Church in Urbana, Illinois, from 1997 to 2002; organist at Temple Baptist Church in Champaign, Illinois, from 1996 to 1997; and the music director at Eureka United Methodist Church in Eureka, Illinois, from 1989 to 1995.
       Ryan is an accomplished composer and arranger with a number of pieces published by Hinshaw Music, Inc., Theodore Presser Co., Concordia Publishing House, and Abingdon Press.
       He is a member of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers; the American Choral Directors Association; the American Guild of English Handbell Ringers; the Fellowship of United Methodists in Music and Worship Arts; and the Order of St. Luke. He is also a certified Lay Speaker in The United Methodist Church.
       Ryan lives in Champaign, Illinois, with his wife, Jodi, and his two children, Levi and Lena.