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This letter is to recommend Carl and Ruth Engstrom to you. I have known Carl and Ruth for over three years and had them share their music ministry in our church twice during these years.

If you & your people are blessed by hearing "the greats" in Christian hymns and songs, you will love the Engstroms' ministry. They have a variety of instrumental (piano & organ), solos, duets and congregational music. Personal testimonies and Scripture are interspersed to make the music challenging and comforting. You can trust their selection of music: it is conservative and biblical.

I have pastored Airport Blvd. Baptist for 22 years, and I am careful in choosing music groups to minister to my congregation. You will not be disappointed in the music or personal lives of the Engstroms. They live what they are singing and playing! Please consider inviting them to your church for a special service, perhaps with a meal. Carl and Ruth are very friendly and will enjoy interacting with your church family.

Pastor Douglas M. Wise
Airport Boulevard Baptist Church
1000 Airport Blvd.
Aurora, CO
303-745-7022

Dear Pastors,

Your congregation will be moved and encouraged spiritually by the music ministry of Carl and Ruth Engstrom. Using their voices, the Electronic Keyboard and organ, hymn stories, and your congregation in song, they present the joy of the gospel of Jesus Christ. They bring a blend of the traditional hymns along with more recently written music gathered and performed in order to proclaim the gospel of salvation by grace through faith.

The Engstroms come on a free will offering basis and demand very little from the host church as they travel in their own motor home, bringing their own instruments. We have enjoyed their ministry on two occasions, highly recommend them to you, and would invite them again.

Pastor Rudy Ringhoff
First Baptist Church
40401 MT HWY 35 , Polson, Montana 59860
Mailing Address
435 South Shore Route, Polson Montana 59860 (406-883-4174)

I am Pastor Morris Wright, pastor of the Key West Baptist Temple of Key West, Florida.
This letter is a testimonial to the ministry of Carl and Ruth Engstrom, musicians whom I recently had in my church.

I gave them the morning service with the usual reservations of a Baptist preacher. It is not my normal procedure to yield my morning service to musicians. But I am happy I did.

I can tell you my apprehensions were quickly allayed. Their music is extraordinary to say the least. Truly scriptural and presented with an evangelistic fervor, complete with a message of salvation and an encouragement to the believer.

You can call me at: 305-294-3411, or my cell phone: 305-923-4269. My home phone is: 305-294-2789. I will be happy to take your call.

Respectfully in Christ:

Pastor Wright
Pastor
Key West Baptist Temple
5727 Second Ave.
P.O. Box 2298
Key West, FL 33040

I want to take a moment to share with you the wonderful time we had with Carl & Ruth Engstrom.  The Engstroms were here with us at the Orchard Avenue Baptist Church on Sunday evening, Nov. 11, 2001.  The Engstroms presented a concert using their talents on the organ & keyboard, as well as singing solos & duets. The conservative traditional music, which they presented, was very pleasing to our congregation as well as glorifying to the Lord.  Several people in our church commented that their concert was “the best we ever had in our church.”

Carl & Ruth have a sweet spirit that will truly bless your church.  If you desire to have godly music in your church, I encourage you to schedule the Engstroms to be with you soon.

Pastor Ken Doan
Orchard Ave. Baptist Church
301 N. Orchard Avenue
Vacaville, CA 95688 (707 448-5848) 

Since the trendy thing today in Christian music is to have the same beat & style of the world, it is refreshing to hear Carl & Ruth Engstrom’s musical program.  They are accomplished musicians & their presentation honors Christ & His Word.  We have known the Engstroms for many years & appreciate their consistent Christian testimony.  We are pleased to recommend them to anyone who is looking for a quality music program.

Pastor Al Franklin & Dr. Leslie Kratz
Grace Baptist Church
3782 Churn Creek Rd
Redding, CA 96002 (530 222-2128)

 

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It was a pleasure to have Carl & Ruth Engstrom come back again to Carl's home church & present a sacred concert in August 2006.

As always, their homecoming concerts are well-received by the folks here at First Baptist as it gives everyone the opportunity to get reacquainted with them as well as enjoy the blessed music that they play & sing.

When it comes to music, Carl & Ruth are not performers, but worshippers. And as worshippers, they do not worship by themselves, rather they are most happy to lead all in worship.

I am pleased to recommend them to any church looking for musicians who honor God & desire to lead his people in worship.

Pastor Levi Durfey
First Baptist Church
116 E Kewanee Ave
Baker, MT 59313  (406 778-2246)

It was our privilege to have Carl & Ruth Engstrom in our church June 18, 2000.  They presented a one hour musical concert for us.  Having known the Engstroms for over forty years, I knew the quality of the music would be exceptional.  However, I must confess I did not expect the spiritual blessing that was to accompany the quality of their performance.  I believe God spoke to the hearts of both the saved & the lost during this time.

The selection of the songs was exceptional, covering the areas of God’s love, grace & faithfulness, the need of salvation, service to others, the coming of the Lord & much more.  Both Carl & Ruth gave their testimonies concerning their own salvation & shared with us their broken hearts over a wayward daughter.  Many were moved to tears as God spoke to hearts.

I would not only highly recommend Carl & Ruth’s ministry, but would greatly encourage you to have them in your churches.

After six years, we had the privilege of having Carl and Ruth in our church again this past August. As was expected, their music was again outstanding. With the selection of many of the old hymns of the faith and a few that were on the lighter side (not contemporary) the concert was a blessing to all. We had a very good attendance and people described the service as extremely rich.

If you desire to have quality music with a Biblical message to it, I would encourage you to have Carl and Ruth in your church.

Pastor Roy Monahan
Sandhills Baptist Church
Hyannis, Nebraska 69350  (308 458-2708)