Mary Preus is a singer, teacher, worship leader, and choir director. She has been working in Lutheran, UCC, and ecumenical faith communities for fifteen years. Mary is currently the music director at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Minneapolis, MN and the worship coordinator for the ecumenical Community of St. Martin (also in Minneapolis). She is a member of two worship leading music groups: Bread for the Journey and Cross Culture. Mary helps to teach others how to enliven worship with her colleagues (and friends) Tom Witt, Susan Briehl, Daniel Erlander and Marty Haugen through a program called Living Liturgy. She is a member of the Hymnody Editorial Team for the ELCA’s Renewing Worship project.

(Bio from summer 2004)