CREATIVE REUNION: WHAT A GREAT IDEA!

 



A trumpet trio called The Anchormen traveled for Baptist Bible College of Pennsylvania from 1967-1970. The name reflected the theme verse of the college, “Holding Fast the Faithful Word.” The trio included Chirs Hindal, Roger Kilian, and Fred Whitman, with accompanist Paul Plew.

Fast forward to 2026. The Anchormen planned a cruise reunion to the Caribbean Islands, the Bahamas, and the Dominican Republic.

Chirs had been a pastor and the head of Gospel Literature. Roger served in church music first in Ohio and then at Fourth Baptist Church of Plymouth, Minnesota. Fred became a missionary to Italy with BMM and still lives there. Paul served as head of the music department of the Master’s University.

After the cruise they returned to Fort Myers, Florida. The Daniel’s Road Baptist Church, where Chirs had been pastor and was still serving part-time, invited them to provide special music at their Missions Conference. Arrangements of their trumpet trio songs from the 60s had been resurrected and revived.

Roger Kilian reported that “the highlight of the reunion was the opportunity to spend time together as couples recalling the memories and blessings of God’s faithfulness and provision for us over the last 55 years.”

How about it all you others who traveled with music groups from Bible colleges? Are you ready for a reunion?

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