Angela Thompson
Organist/Pianist/Handbell Director

Angela has been a member of First Christian Church and Unity Christian Church for 42 years. As the Organist/Pianist/Handbell Director, she collaborates with JC Hamilton on praise music and with David Thompson on choir music selections.

Angela's degrees include a BS in Music Education, a BMT in Music Therapy, an MS in School Counseling, and a License in School Administration and Leadership.

In addition to making music come to life at UCC, Angela has spent the last 27 years working full time at Radford City Schools as a School Counselor. Early in her career, she spent 12 years working as a Music Therapist at the Department of Veteran Affairs. She has professional publications in Music Therapy and Counseling.

Angela has been married to David Thompson (the Choir Director at UCC) for 29 years. They have two children, Chris and Amanda, as well as a wonderful son-in-law, Alex and two grandsons, Demi and Beckhan. Their church family is also a beautiful part of their daily gifts.

“God does not care about the style of music; complicated or simple; loud or soft music that your musicians play: God cares about the hearts of the people singing and making a joyful noise.”