When Fletcher Clark first appeared at Emmanuel Episcopal Church, it soon became clear he was a musician. He began to play with our small band in church, adding to their hymns songs he and others had written. I told him that his ministry was to share his talent with others. The church began to grow and I believe that much of the growth is the result of Fletcher and our music. Recently, I urged him to collect his songs into a personal hymnal to share with the congregation.

The Rev. Tom C. Bruns

Veteran Texas songwriter Fletcher Clark brings his music ministry to congregations and groups throughout Texas: participation in services, performance concerts, workshops, guiding community songwriter series, and through his substantial catalogue of hymns and faith-based songs. In 2025, he is releasing and promoting the complete song book of his Sung Eucharist, a 188 page collection of 64 selections in both voiced and leadsheet versions for use by churches with choirs and organists, as well as for those who rely on congregational singing and string ensembles.

As a performer, Fletcher draws on this repertoire of faith-based songs written for his home church, Emmanuel Episcopal in Lockhart, weaving the back-stories of the songs into programs which are both entertaining and enlightening. Such presentations are commonly open to the public as a community outreach event, especially for smaller congregations which lack the resources for a more diverse music ministry. Larger congregations already accustomed to a wider range of music and presentation may already have their own concert series, and welcome the refreshing style and message of this seasoned professional.

His composed Sung Eucharist, all or in part, is often presented for a Sunday morning service, followed later in the afternoon or evening by a concert in the parish hall or Sanctuary.

Fletcher has appeared for congregations in Alice, Blanco, Brady, Cuero, Gonzales, Kerrville, Luling, Marble Falls, New Braunfels, Port Aransas, Round Top, San Marcos, Spring, and Episcopal Diocese of West Texas retreats at Camp Capers in Waring, Mustand Island Conference Center in Port Aransas, and Duncan Park in Ward, CO. There will be upcoming appearances at dozens od other communities and congregations. Fletcher's CDs are available at the social receptions which regularly follow each concert.

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Choral & Hymnal Music

Fletcher Clark brings his far-ranging musical experience to the genre of hymnwriting - these songs are fresh takes on the shared, familiar vocabulary of the Christian spiritual tradition.
The Very Reverend Cynthia Briggs Kittredge, President emeritus/poet
Episcopal Seminary of the Southwest, Austin, Texas

This is an impressive blend of the personal, the human, the devotional, and the spiritual. Open Up the Doors should appeal to all music directors and congregations interested in music that successfully combines contemporary expression with traditional themes.
Kevin Mooney, Assistant Professor of Music
Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas

Fletcher has truly been inspired by a living and loving God to compose this hymnal collection. It is a blessing that it is now available for all to use.
Chuck Parsons, author/historian
Review Editor - The Journal of South Texas

What I like about them is their simple clarity. Good strong, clear lyrics matched to singable, rhythmically stable tunes. I would expect your songs would be very popular in some of the more mainstream, evangelical, and even conservative churches.
Mark Evans, Professor/author/
'Open Up the Doors: Music in the Modern Church'
Macquarie University, Sydney

We do indeed have a ministry of music, and I am thankful to share mine with you!
Julie Michie, organist/pianist
Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Lockhart, Texas

If you love music and desire to have it interwoven into your worship service, I highly recommend this collection of hymns to add to the spiritual and inspirational aspect of your religious life.
Donaly Brice, author/historian
Texas State Archivist emeritus

When I settled in Lockhart, Texas, I had the intention of visiting a different church each Sunday. I began with Emmanuel Episcopal, the denomination in which I was raised. I was captivated by the simple elegance of this small chapel, its modest wooden pews, and the casual yet pious demeanor of the congregants. The organist played well the church music on a vintage Hammond, but her phrasing made clear the unmistakable depth of her musicality. There was no choir, but everyone sang uninhibitedly. The service seemed familiar, but then the kindly rector completed his straight-forward and meaningful sermon in seven minutes! There was a folk trio making a joyful noise with a simple version of an old standard. I was hooked, and set aside my plan of visiting other churches. I had come home. The doors had opened and I walked in.

Fr. Tom Bruns told me in his gentle yet firm voice that music was my ministry - a viewpoint I had never considered. I had written some faith-based songs, but when he asked me to join the Original Sinners, our folk group, I discovered that every note I played on my mandolin had an angelic resonance with the acoustics of the chapel. I seized the opportunity to apply my God-given creative gifts with the guidance of my Higher Power, my muse.

Fletcher Clark