New Harvest Church | Mona Dewease

m o n a d e w e a s e

Mona started a lifetime of service through church music as pianist

for her home church at age thirteen. She studied music at Jones

County Junior College. As a music major at William Carey

College, she met & married Bro. David in 1975. As a young

minister's wife in pursuit of greater counseling skills, she earned a

BS in Psychology at the University of Southern Mississippi. Mona

has continued to serve on staff with her husband as minister of

music throughout the majority of their ministry.

Since New Harvest Church started in 1993, she has led the church

into freedom through praise & worship. She and the Praise Team,

Brooke Smith, Bro. Brandon, Mickey Thompson, and Bro. David,

lead in a contemporary style of worship. Although Mona tries to

stay on the cutting edge of contemporary music, she doesn't get

too far from her roots, including the old classic hymns as the Spirit leads. Mona believes that

freedom in praise & worship is not just a new style of music. It is the by-product of a personal

encounter with Jesus. He can be worshiped in Spirit & in truth by all ages through all styles of

Christian music. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever, and He alone is worthy to be

praised.

Mona gives God all the glory for the opportunity she has had to serve Him through music. She

attributes her success to her parents, Myrtle Rushton of Laurel and the late Max Rushton for the

years of discipline & encouragement she received as a child. In addition to leading in Praise &

Worship, Mona leads the women's ministry at NHC. She has taught private music lessons in her

home for the last thirty-five years.

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