Kevin B. Chamberlain, Pastor of Music and Worship, joined the Avenue staff in November 2008. Kevin grew up in Seaford, Delaware and has always been active in the United Methodist Church. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Music from Asbury University in Wilmore, Kentucky, and a Master of Music in Church Music with an emphasis in Organ Performance from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas. Kevin is working to complete his doctoral degree in Worship from the Institute for Worship Studies in Jacksonville, Florida in June 2024.
Kevin teaches several choral classes at POLYTECH High School in Woodside, DE throughout the year. He is the Artistic Director of Capital Ringers, a non-profit community handbell ensemble in Southern Delaware. Kevin serves as the Chair for the DelMarVa area of the Handbell Musicians of America working with all of the handbell organizations on the Delmarva Peninsula. Kevin serves as the co-Director of the Lay Servant Academy for the Dover District Board of Laity in the Peninsula-Delaware Conference of the United Methodist Church.
Kevin is involved with various professional music organizations where he serves in various capacities. He serves as an advisor for the Southern Delaware Chapter of the American Guild of Organists. He holds professional membership in The Fellowship of United Methodists in Music and Worship Arts, the American Choral Directors’ Association, and the Delaware Music Educators Association.