The Staff-Parish Relations Committee of Brighton First is pleased to welcome Mr. Michael Tooman to the Brighton First community beginning April 1. Michael has been hired to team with staff and church members to redevelop the Sunday 11:00 worship service. Michael will be introduced to the congregation on Sunday, April 17. Tentative plans are for a "re-launch" of the worship service in October 2016. Michael will be working with a worship band and other teams in preparation for the worship launch. Please pray for him as he begins this important ministry.
Michael is thrilled to be the worship leader for the 11:00 worship service at Brighton First! Growing up down the road in South Lyon, Mike was raised in the United Methodist church there. He began singing in the children's choir and taking piano lessons at just four years old, going on to play in, and eventually lead, the worship band there.
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| Michael Tooman, Brighton First 11:00 Worship Leader |
Mike has always been an avid musician. In high school, he was a participant of the concert band, concert choir, marching band, jazz band, jazz choir, and theater programs. After high school, Michael's band, Avienne, achieved regional success in the metro-Detroit area following the release of their album, "Dreams. Lies. Revolution."
Michael has also written three musicals with his writing partner, Tyler Dean. Their third musical, "Sea Legs," which premiered at the University of Michigan in 2014, was picked up for an Off-Broadway production in the fall of the same year. He is looking forward to writing many, many more.
Michael is a graduate of Wayne State University, where he studied music theory and composition. Mike would consider himself quite a "music geek" and welcomes any questions or conversation regarding the subject.
Mike is ecstatic to be leading worship again. Music has always been a constant reminder to him of the absolutely wonderful grace of God and he looks forward to rediscovering that with you every week.
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