Connor Fancher
Lockport,NY
Summary
Electric guitarist and worship leader with 9 years of experience and preparation for leading worship services, fostering team collaboration, and achieving impactful results. Skilled in musical direction, vocal and instrumental performance, and spiritual guidance. Reliable and adaptable, ensuring seamless coordination with changing needs and priorities. Revered for strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Electric Guitarist and Sound Engineer
Youth Quest - Liberty University
01.2024 - Current
- Sound engineer for entirety of spring semester.
- Currently the electric guitarist.
- 4-8 times a semester the team travels to a church in the region and runs a camp/conference for students.
- Lead small groups of students, run games, and have 4 teams that run more specific aspects like, worship, teaching, media, and hosting.
- Lead worship for Liberty University School of Divinity chapels.
- Team based out of school of divinity and are sponsored by them.
- Paid position.
Golf Caddie
Country Club Of Buffalo
06.2020 - Current
- Assisted golfers in maintaining a steady pace of play, contributing to a more enjoyable round for all participants.
- Developed strong relationships with golfers through exceptional interpersonal skills and superior caddie services.
- Built relationships with many successful businessmen, athletes, Doctors, Lawyers, etc.
- Enhanced golfer experience by providing strategic advice on course layout and shot selection.
- Carried two bags of clubs for full 18-hole rounds of golf.
- Worked 4-7 tournaments each year with amateur and professional golfers.
- Consistently requested and recommended by many of the clubs' top players.
- Paid Position.
Student Worship Leader
The Chapel at Crosspoint
06.2021 - Current
- Played Electric Guitar on The Chapel's Sunday team at main campus from 11th grade to now.
- I was one of the only students to be called up to Sunday team.
- I played lead guitar the vast majority of the time that I led worship.
- Developed in worship leadership skills by people with a lot of experience in worship ministry.
- I've had the blessing with playing with a few artists and in front of thousands of people consistently through this team.
- Volunteer Position.
Worship Leader - College Youth Group
The Chapel at Crosspoint
06.2022 - Current
- Played Electric Guitar at The Chapel's College school youth group, Vintage, from 11th to 12th grade.
- Second student to be called up to our college team from high school.
- Continued to grow in ability, tone, and equipment.
- Played with older and more experienced musicians.
- Poured into by college students and learned from them.
- Volunteer position.
Worship Leader
The Hope Company Church
05.2024 - Current
- Played Electric Guitar at The Hope Company Church once the spring semester of freshman year and play consistently now.
- Get to lead with extremely talented and experienced people who have or are getting degrees in music and worship.
- Volunteer position.
Worship Leader
Thomas Road Baptist Church - Middle/High School
09.2023 - Current
- Played Electric Guitar at Thomas Road Baptist's High school and Middle School youth group, TRS, since freshman year of college.
- Play about 2-4 times a month.
- Grown in skills, musicianship, tone, and equipment.
- Volunteer position.
Camp Counselor
Never The Same Camp
07.2024 - 07.2024
- Led group of middle school guys at a summer camp for one week.
- Ensured camper safety by enforcing camp rules, supervising group activities, and responding promptly to incidents or concerns.
- Acted as a positive role model, demonstrating strong leadership skills and exemplifying the camp's core values.
- Got to watch many students be deeply impacted by the Gospel and had multiple students in my group rededicate their lives to Christ!
- Volunteer Position
Small Group Leader
Thomas Road Baptist Church
09.2023 - 05.2024
- Led a 6th grade boys' small group for first year of college
- Learned a lot about conflict resolution and how to lead and disciple a younger group of guys.
- Volunteer position.
Electric Guitarist
Enlightened Students
07.2022 - 07.2023
- Played Electric Guitar on tour with a ministry called Enlightened Students.
- Toured twice and went on a songwriting retreat. Wrote music and recorded 3 songs.
- First tour was 10 days across 6 states.
- Second tour was 8 days across 4 states.
- Saw many students get saved, find freedom from sin, and be sent back to their schools for change.
- Volunteer position.
Worship Leader
Kenmore Alliance Church
09.2019 - 07.2023
- Played Electric Guitar at Kenmore Alliance's youth group from 9th to 12th grade.
- Didn't play here often as it wasn't my home church, occasionally helped out when needed at youth group.
- Led worship on Sunday multiple times.
- Helped plan and lead a worship night called United at this church. Invited every single youth group in the Buffalo area to come because the goal was to bring unity among the youth groups of Buffalo. 800 students showed up and it was incredible!
- Volunteer position.
Serve Team Leader and Assistant Band Director
Fellowship of Christian Athletes Buffalo
01.2022 - 06.2023
- Led a team of students that served at FCA Training Camp.
- Assisted in planning and leading the worship team for training camp.
- NFL players, coaches, media personalities, NHL players, etc. spoke at the events and the team led worship.
- Coordinated graduation to be at the Buffalo Bills stadium multiple years in a row.
- Awarded the Chick-Fil-A Servant leadership award for this.
- Volunteer position.
Youth Worship Director - High School Youth Group
The Chapel at Crosspoint
09.2019 - 05.2023
- Played Electric Guitar at The Chapel's high school youth group, Movi, from 9th to 12th grade.
- Began playing lead electric guitar and grew in skills, tone, and equipment.
- Student Worship Director in senior year of high school.
- Experience in set planning, coordinating rehearsals, leading a team of students, planning center, tracks, etc.
- Built relationships with students and led Bible study and community events with them.
- Experience with MD and leading the band during the set.
- Volunteer Position.
Student Worship Leader - Middle School
The Chapel at Crosspoint
09.2016 - 05.2022
- Played Electric Guitar at The Chapel's middle school youth group, Shine, from 6th to 11th grade.
- Began learning how to lead worship and work with a team.
- Learned how to play in front of people.
- Led peers in worship consistently on Sunday mornings for many years.
- Started building pedal board and gaining experience with worship guitar.
- Experience with click, tracks, and in ears.
- Volunteer position.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Music And Worship
Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA05-2026
High School Diploma -
Liberty University Online Academy
Lynchburg, VA05-2023
Skills
- Electric Guitar proficiency
- Worship planning
- Spiritual leadership
- Biblical Knowledge
- Vocal experience
- Music leadership
Accomplishments
- Supervised multiple teams of 5-30 volunteers in various ministry contexts.
- Performed in front of 9,000 people one time and several thousand many times.
- Played guitar on multiple songs and have experience writing electric guitar parts.
- Have auditioned for and made multiple worship teams and bands.
Timeline
Camp Counselor
Never The Same Camp
07.2024 - 07.2024
Worship Leader
The Hope Company Church
05.2024 - Current
Electric Guitarist and Sound Engineer
Youth Quest - Liberty University
01.2024 - Current
Worship Leader
Thomas Road Baptist Church - Middle/High School
09.2023 - Current
Small Group Leader
Thomas Road Baptist Church
09.2023 - 05.2024
Electric Guitarist
Enlightened Students
07.2022 - 07.2023
Worship Leader - College Youth Group
The Chapel at Crosspoint
06.2022 - Current
Serve Team Leader and Assistant Band Director
Fellowship of Christian Athletes Buffalo
01.2022 - 06.2023
Student Worship Leader
The Chapel at Crosspoint
06.2021 - Current
Golf Caddie
Country Club Of Buffalo
06.2020 - Current
Worship Leader
Kenmore Alliance Church
09.2019 - 07.2023
Youth Worship Director - High School Youth Group
The Chapel at Crosspoint
09.2019 - 05.2023
Student Worship Leader - Middle School
The Chapel at Crosspoint
09.2016 - 05.2022
Bachelor of Science - Music And Worship
Liberty University
High School Diploma -
Liberty University Online Academy
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