was born in Goessel, Kansas but has spent most of her life in the Denver area.  Her ‘menno-music’ roots go way back:  her father graduated from Bethel College with an MBA in music and taught high school vocal music in Goessel, Kansas , Ardmore, Oklahoma and Arvada, Colorado until he retired.  Her mother had a lovely alto voice and hailed from a Kansas Mennonite family where church and music were central to their family life.  Continuing the family tradition, Beth was a music major at Adams State College in Alamosa, Colorado; toured Europe with the Adams State Choir; was very active with Spirituals Project in Denver, as a choir member, member of the Board of Directors and held the Choir Committee Chair position for several years; and is currently a member of the Front Range Mennonite Choir.  “I remember standing between my mom and my dad singing hymns in church.  I wanted to sing soprano, but dad kept telling me I was an alto and gently poked me in the ribs with his elbow if I strayed from the part.  I’d giggle, mom would poke me on the other side - each Sunday it was the same.  It may sound silly, but it was all great fun!  I never feel closer to God than I do when I’m singing those familiar hymns that take me back to my childhood.”

Beth, her mother, father and 3 brothers were charter members of the Arvada Mennonite Church .  Some years after she married, Beth and her husband began attending Peace Mennonite Church and are members there today.