CC Barnard Music Ministry

CAROLINE C. BARNARD

9203 Dewberry Lane, College Park, Maryland 20740

202 431 1755 (Cell)

www.ccbarnard.com – mahvlenh@ccbarnard.com

Career Summary

Objective

To fulfill my calling by using my God given talents to Evangelize, Inspire, Encourage and Educate all God’s people.                                

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• African Christian Song writer, Pianist and Singer

• Produced four CD albums

• God Sends Angels

• One Way Ticket

• We Will Make It

• Produced three song books

• God Sends Angels

• One Way Ticket

• We will make it

• 71 songs composed

• 42 songs recorded

• 34 plus Prose & Poetry

•  More than 40 Live performances since 2005

Works In Progress

• All Hail, Liberia Hail and other Liberian Anthems and Folk songs

• Why is Africa Still Broke

• A Po zuo A – A Collection of Liberian Native Christian Songs

• Liberian Praises – Contemporay and Tradition Gospel songs

• Casualty of War, But God sent Angels – Excerpts from a Liberian Diary

TRAINING

1977 to 1980 - Mrs. Agnes A. Gasu - Agnes A. Gasu School of Music Paynesville, Monrovia, Liberia,     

 okgasu@yahoo.com, resident in Accra, Ghana, West Africa

1975 to 1977 - Mrs. Maude Parker Dennis - 410 730 0277 - Maude Dennis Music School – Sinkor,

Monrovia, Liberia. Resident in USA

1974 to 1975 - Mrs. Georgia Payne Cooper (deceased) Georgia Payne Cooper School of Music, Sinkor,

 Monrovia, Liberia

1980 – 1981 – Mr. Walter Moore – Captain National Police Band of the Republic of Liberia (deceased)

2001 – Mr. Bud Allison – Voice Training, a few lessons - Langley Park, Maryland, (Deceased)

SERVICE

1996 to Present  - Recording  and Performing Artist beginning in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, West Africa and now in the United States of America traveling to more than 10 States in the USA

September 2006 – Consecrated Music Minister, University Baptist Church, College Park, Maryland 20740, Pastors John Burns and Mark McIntyre Tel.  301 422 1430 – www.weareubc.org

2000 to Present - Member, Choir Member, now ministers in Solo Selections -University Baptist Church, College Park, Maryland 20740, Pastor John Burns, and Tel.  301 422 1430 – www.weareubc.org

1998 to 1999 - Pianist - United Christian Church, Pastor Hne Nyemah, Tel. 301 792 1887

1996 to 1996 – Pianist – All Nations Baptist Church, Washington, DC.

1997 to 1998 – Pianist - Whosoever Will Christian Church, Beltsville, Maryland, Pastor Edwin Lloyd, 

Tel. 301 257 2264

1992 to 1996 –Choir Director & Organist -  Protestant Church of Plateau, Abidjan, Ivory Coast, West Africa. Priscilla Walker, Past Choir President – Tel. 301 570 1668

1991 to 1995 – Founding Member, Pianist and Lead Soloist -Agape Fellowship Choir, Abidjan, Ivory Coast, West Africa, Founding Member, Lead Soloist and Organist. Consisting of Liberian Refugees in the Ivory Coast. Rev. Moses Punni - former member – Tel. 612 251 1607,  Rev. Lawrence Kennedy, Agape Fellowship Ministry for Liberian Refugees – Tel. 770 416 9640

July 2, 1990  - First husband, Emmanuel Siafa Cooper killed in an ambush on Duport during the Fall of Paynesville to the Taylor Rebels, leaving CC with child Korpo.

1980 to 1990 – Musician & Lead Soloist - Effort Baptist Church,  Paynesville, City,  Monrovia Liberia West Africa -  Rev. Trokon Langford, Pastor, effortbaptist1875@yahoo.com, Rev. Johnathan  Johnson former member- Tel. 240 888-4575

Community Service      

• Treasurer, Mars Maximore Family Reunion, 2008 - 2010
• Secretary Mars-Maximore Family Reunion, 2006 -2008
• Coordinator, Liberian Development Tax -2006 to present
• President, Effort Baptist Church & Friends USA, 2006 -  2007

Professional Memberships

• Fellowship of Liberian Gospel Artists

• Association of Liberian Christian Ministers

• Gospel Music Association of America

• Washington Area Music Association

Press Coverage

• September, 2006                                             Washington Post,  Washington, DC

• November, 2005                                               Diamondback, University of Maryland

• October, 2005                                                   Washington Informer,, Washington, DC

• September, 2006                                                 TLC Africa