| Ed Smart joined the WPC family in 2009 shortly after moving to the Conejo Valley. After serving as the Contemporary Worship Leader, he stepped into his current role as Director of Music Ministries in 2017. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, alongside two older brothers, Ed went on to earn both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in music from the University of Miami (Go Canes!).
In addition to his ministry at WPC, Ed enjoys a diverse career as a composer, arranger, orchestrator, multi-instrumentalist, producer, conductor, vocalist, and music educator. His professional specialties include film and television scoring, touring with pop music groups, choral composition, and recording work.
Ed and his wife, Patricia, have been married for 39 years and have two grown daughters, Katie and Samantha. In his free time, Ed loves following sports—especially baseball and football—solving word puzzles, and diving into 20th-century fiction, a hobby he credits to his lovely wife.
What Ed loves most about WPC is the community. Every week, he feels deeply blessed by the willing hearts of the music ministry volunteers, and he considers it a special blessing and great joy to partner with others to help the church worship God.
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