Dave Phillips (Interim Tenor): As a teenager, Dave was introduced to bluegrass music and developed a big attraction to acoustic instruments and an even bigger attraction to the 3 & 4 part harmony vocals of bluegrass music, By 19, Dave was asked to sing tenor for a local bluegrass group who he performed with until age 21 when he was diagnosed with oral cancer which resulted in him losing a portion of his tongue and causing him to step away from the group. After several months of healing and discovering he could still sing, Dave and three friends formed another group who performed together for over two years until another bout with cancer occurred at the age of 24. The surgeon told Donna, his wife of just 2 years at the time, that Dave would never sing again and that he would need extreme speech therapy. Shortly after, Dave was invited to church by a co-worker and accepted Christ as his personal Savior. After an even longer recovery, he found that God, The Great Physician, had preserved his voice. He joined and performed with another group until 1987, shortly after his daughter was born. Dave chose to glorify God by singing in the church choir, an ensemble group called “Living Praise”, trios, and a quartet over the years. He has sang with the church praise team, served as a deacon and trustee, taught Sunday School, served as part of the youth leadership team, and has gone on several missions trips since he joined his church 37 years ago. Dave, along with other song writers, recorded their original gospel music as a bluegrass group, Appalachia. He still performs with Appalachia in addition to filling in as the interim tenor singer for Fellowship Quartet. Dave and his wife Donna have been married for 44 yrs, have 3 children, Jenna, Danny, and Marc, and blessed with 5 grandkids.
Brad Lowery (Lead): Since the age of 5, Brad has been fulfilling God’s purpose in his life to sing. Brad’s family first sang Southern Gospel music with another family and called themselves The Seekers. At the age of 16, Brad’s family started singing as The Lowery Family, which sang for 30 years in western Maryland and surrounding areas. Brad joined the Fellowship Quartet in 2016, where he continues to use his singing ability to bring honor and glory to God.
Brad accepted Christ as his savior at a young age. He was raised in the church and has always been active in church ministries. He has served as Sunday School Teacher, Youth Leader, and board member. He is currently a member of the choir and the Praise and Worship Team. Outside the church, Brad has also served his community, coaching youth sports and as the treasurer for his town. He and his wife, Paula, live in Ellerslie, MD, where they raised two sons, Steven and Lucas. Brad is currently employed by Northrop Grumman as a Quality Engineer.
Mark Berkey (baritone): Mark is from Windber, PA, where he and his wife Annette have raised 4 children and now have 7 grandchildren. He has been involved with music ministry for over 25 years and has sung with the Four For One Quartet, and the Good News Quartet. He has served in his home church, Windber Church of the Brethren since he was a teenager and continues to serve there as a Deacon and multiple other offices and positions. He has been in the elevator industry since 1993 and currently is co-owner/President of Right Elevator, LLC, which he operates with his sons.
Mark accepted Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior of his life at the age of 12 and has strived to serve him faithfully ever since. Being involved in music ministry is a blessing to him and he considers it a privilege to minister in this way while traveling with the quartet. “Choose for yourself this day whom you will serve” ….. “but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord”. Joshua 24:15
Nick Berkey (bass): Nick resides in Stoystown, PA with his wife, Maggie (m. 2008), and three children, Josie, Mack, and Travis. He was honorably discharged from the United States Coast Guard in August 2011, and currently works as co-owner/Vice-President of Right Elevator, LLC. He enjoys spending time with his family, playing golf, and hunting. Nick has always had a desire to serve the Lord, and has been able to do so by teaching Sunday School, singing in the church choir, serving on boards and commissions, and filling the pulpit from time to time. While he has loved Southern Gospel music since his youth, this is his first opportunity to serve as a part of a music ministry. He looks forward to fulfilling God’s call for him as the bass singer with the Fellowship Quartet.
“I will sing unto the LORD as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.” – Psalm 104:33
“For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.” – Romans 10:13