New Hope Music

Our Home Team !!

 

The New Hope Music Team - May 2015: Richard Vemagiri, Wayne Dion,
Sarah Luther, Ralph Merrifield

 

The New Hope Music Team - November 2004: Bob Nute, Greg Russo, Julie Joyner,
Ralph Merrifield, Beth Ann Russo, Pastor Steve Misarski

 

Since 1978, a wonderful group of local musicians have given their God given talents to create  resources that bless believers around the world.

 

 

photo by Nancy

The "Body Builders" Team
Fall 1978

Jon Pierce, Bruce Mills, Ralph Merrifield, Don Burke, Barry Nilson
During the recording session in a basement Sunday School room
of the First Christian Church, West Mansfield MA.

 

photo by David Wells

Ralph Merrifield and Dena Rich sing
a duet on our "Closest Friends" recording,
with a few old friends cheering us on...

 

photo by David Wells

Things get a little crowded
when you record in the back room
of Dave Well's mobile home!

 


 

photo by David Wells

Ron Groleau and Bob Nute

 


 

The New Hope music team, circa 2004

 

photo by David Wells

Here's the fancy studio where we recorded "We Declare Your Glory".
We had to turn the tape cassette off each time
the toilet flushed or someone walked loudly upstairs!

 

photo by David Wells

The team who recorded "We Declare Your Glory"
Back Row: Zac Hendricks, Bob Nute, Ron Groleau
Front Row: Ralph Merrifield, Dave Wells, 
Julie Joyner Ben Morse

 

During our first 2 decades, this all-volunteer group (with almost no budget!) recorded over 100 songs, and distributed them to:

  • Worship leaders in all 50 states
  • Missionaries in over 230 countries (including the North & South Poles!)
  • Every Campus Crusade for Christ college ministry and summer project in America
  • Over 80 Youth With A Mission (YWAM) national or regional bases worldwide
  • Frontiers, World Servants, Operation Mobilization, Youth Specialties, Missions to Unreached Peoples, Chrysalis...
  • Prisons, Bible schools, military bases, churches, pastors, songwriters, musicians, teachers, radio stations, retreat centers, youth workers & students...


 

Meet the rest of the NHM Team

 

Thank you, my friends. 
Such an honor to serve the Lord with you.

 

Ralph Merrifield
Songwriter, Worship Leader,
Founder & Director of NHM