About Christopher
In more than twenty years of coffee houses, local churches, benefit concerts and national church gatherings, Christopher Grundy had developed a combination of thoughtful folk and inclusive, singable, Christian music. The tunes are open and accessible -- sturdy, straightforward tunes that you could stand on if you needed to get something off the top shelf. With that music comes an ongoing exploration of both the details of life and the deeper possibilities below the surface.
Christopher was born in Naperville, Illinois. He grew up singing in church choirs and began performing his own songs in junior high. Eventually he found his way to coffee houses and local church basements.
In the late 80's he recorded a fledgling LP called "Simple Songs" while at Carleton College in Minnesota, "so I would have done it once." After a year of volunteer work in Japan (including several benefit concerts and a stint on the streets of Tokyo), he headed to New York City. While studying at Union Seminary in New York, Christopher played at local coffee houses, but also began leading music for regional youth events of the United Church of Christ. In 1991-92 he recorded "Lifted Into Dancing," mostly in his parents' family room. After moving to Iowa to serve as a local pastor, he recorded "In This Life" in 1995. "Here in Providence" was recorded in 1999 while he was serving a church in Lawrence, KS. By this time, Christopher had gained some notoriety at national church events, and in 2002 released "Come to the Feast," a CD of songs composed over the course of ten years of church events.
He currently lives in St. Louis, where he teaches at Eden Theological Seminary. He continues to write and perform for churches throughout the country.
