Bob Olson grew up in the small town of Starbuck, Minnesota. In 1974, started his music career as a teacher of instrumental and choral music at the University of Minnesota, Crookston. After two USO tours to Germany and Alaska, he and his beautiful bride Chris enrolled at California State University, Long Beach in 1980 where he earned a Master’s degree in Choral Conducting. To supplement his income while in school, he accepted a job leading worship at Emmanuel Church. That job stuck, and for the past 28 years, Bob has helped grow the music ministry to include multiple choirs, an orchestra, sacred dance, drama, and worship bands. His wife Chris is an accompanist for the music ministry and business administrator for the After-School ministry of the church and they are watching their three children (Garrett, Angelique, and Arielle) excel in their schooling at Valley Christian Schools and Biola University.

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