First Presbyterian Church of Oskaloosa
Meet Our Music Ministry Team!
Sarah Mcgriff - Music Director
Sarah McGriff is a classically trained trumpet player and holds a degree in Music Performance from Texas State University.
She studied Historical Musicology at Florida State University, before completing a Master’s in Business at Maryville University.
Sarah worked as a producer and on-air personality for KTSW radio station in 2012 and received awards from the Technical Image Press Association and the Broadcast Education Association.
In 2013 she was as a sound engineer under Kent Finley at the famous Cheatham Street Warehouse, the venue where George Strait began his career. Sarah has worked with artists such as Whiskey Myers, Cody Johnson, and Randy Rogers Band and previously wrote for On Vinyl Music out of Austin, TX.
Sarah is presently the Director of Music for the First Presbyterian Church and Director of Finance for
the Oskaloosa Community School District.
Anita Meinert - Organist & Pianist
Anita Meinert is an Assistant Teaching Professor of Music at William Penn University and is the organist/pianist
for the 1st Presbyterian church of Oskaloosa. She holds a BA in music education from William Penn University
and an MME from Boston University. A native of Ottumwa, Iowa, she is a music theatre enthusiast and has been the director of music for many of the musical theatre productions put on by the Oskaloosa Community Theatre organization. As an accompanist, Ms. Meinert has performed with Lou Rawls and Simon Estes, in conjunction
with the Greater Ottumwa Vocal Arts Project (GOVAP) as well as accompanying the Oskaloosa Community
Schools and Belle Plaine Community schools vocal ensembles. An active musician, she has also played clarinet
for the Oskaloosa City Band, Wm Penn Concert band jazz piano with the Smokey Row jazz combo.
Praise & Music Opportunities
If you have a desire to sing or play music in the church, we have a place for you!
We offer an adult choir, children's choir, handbell choir and time of praise
spots for everyone!
Please call the church and leave a message at 641-673-8879
Our church pipe organ is over 70 years old and we are in the process of a two-phase project to repair components of the organ and expose the hidden pipes that are located in the ceiling of our chancel. Our worship committee has hosted many awareness campaigns to offer a fun and exciting way for the church and community to come together in fundraising, including an annual concert in February and in 2025 we hosted our first annual classic car show!
Join us for our next event, a community concert being held Sunday, February 15th, 2026 at 2pm. Free will offering to Save the Sound.
If you would like to donate at any time, check out the QR code above.
Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your support!
The Worship Committee
Online Giving through Zeffy
We’re excited to introduce Zeffy, our new online giving platform! Zeffy is designed specifically for non-profit organizations and does not charge any service fees, so 100% of your offering goes directly to the church. When giving, you’ll see an option to leave Zeffy a tip to support their work—this tip is completely optional and
can be set to $0. You can give by scanning the QR code below.
Thank you for your generosity!
For more information contact our
Church Financial Secretary,
Tianna Shepherd
Email: opresby1@gmail.com
PH. 641-673-8879
