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Our Biography and Mission Statement |
Dale Crawford - Lead
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Dale came to know the Lord at an early age of 6. He is originally from Lakeland, Florida and came to meet his wife Tammy while in College at Tennessee Temple University. He has always been involved in music and loves to praise our Lord in song and message. His hobbies include tractor restoration, building fast cars, farming and fixing backs as our resident Chiropractor. It always pays to have a doctor in the house. |
Mark Jackson - Baritone
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Mark is originally from St. Paul, Minnesota. Mark now lives in Chattanooga, TN with his wife, Vicki. Mark came to know the Lord as his Savior at the early age of 10. From that time on, it was clear that God had completely changed him. Mark grew up the youngest of six siblings. He has always loved music, and has sung most of his life. Mark’s hobbies include tennis, bowling, and camping. Mark says singing with The Bondservants is what he enjoys the most. |
John Metzger - Bass
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John is originally from Mansfield, Ohio and resides in Chattanooga, TN with his wife, Jean. John came to know the Lord in his early 20’s, and has been involved in different aspects of ministry for over thirty years. Music has always been a big part of John’s life and the opportunity to sing with the Bondservants has been a special blessing. John and Jean have four married children and ten grandchildren. John’s hobby is collecting gemstones, but his real joy is in serving his Lord and helping others to get close to the Savior. |
Ron Satterfield - Tenor
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Originally from Trenton, GA, Ron now lives in Chattanooga, TN, where he has worked for UPS for 40 years. He says “he’s thinking of making a career out of it”. Ron was raised in a Christian home and came to know the Lord at the age of 14. Ron has sung all his life in church, school quartets, and other numerous quartets as a lead and 1st tenor. Among them were the Gospel Harmony and Gospel Echoes. Ron and his twin brother, Lonnie, sang and traveled together for over 20 years. Ron has directed music in local churches for some 17 years and has been involved in the Barbershop quartets for about 10 years. Ron’s wife, and dear friend, Terri is very supportive of his love for music and quartet singing. Ron loves sports and working out in the gym. His hobbies include his music ministry and his desire to be a blessing to folks wherever he goes.
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Robert Kennedy/Sound Engineer
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Robert (Robbie) Kennedy is a native of Chattanooga, TN. He gave his life to the Lord at the age of five and has a strong enthusiasm for music based ministries such as The Bondservants. Robbie is a Pre-Med major at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. He enjoys outdoor activities such as hunting and fishing, and runs his own small business selling laptop computers. He plays the piano for the Woodland Park Baptist youth and college ministries. |
Bob Lisenba/Former Bass
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Bob is the original founder of The BondServants and has been singing bass for the group since 1983. Bob has decided to retire and spend more time with his family but will sing with
The BondServants on occasion. Bob will be greatly missed and it will take us some time to
realize that he is not always with us. Bob brought alot of humor to the group and his talent as a bass singer is unmatched. We will look forward to those times when he can join us for a few songs. |
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Sonny Raley sang tenor for The Bondservants from 2002 to 2010 and is now retired from the group. |
Our Mission Statement
A Bondservant or Slave: One who is in a permanent relation of servitude to the Master, his will altogether consumed in the will of God. A Greek understanding of the word reveals that it reflects our desire to follow our Master by choice and to make a lifelong commitment of surrender. II Corinthians 4:5, For we do not preach ourselves but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your bondservants for Jesus' sake.
We are The BondServants, a men’s vocal group that was formed in 1983 out of a group of guys from Chattanooga, Tennessee, who love to praise the Lord in song. Understanding and following the “Christ Life” as taught by our pastors, we seek out ways to serve in music and testimony, proclaiming the gospel and glorifying our Lord.
We accept ministry opportunities as the Lord leads, and have traveled in excess of 1200 miles for a single event. Our goals are to see lost people come to know Christ, encourage believers and change lives toward a more meaningful relationship with Him. In spite of and through the trials which we have experienced in our personal lives in the recent years, we have seen tremendous growth in our ministry for the cause of Christ.
We are a family oriented group and we enjoy taking our families with us to our concerts.
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