Gayle Smith, the daughter of a Southern Baptist pastor, became involved in ministry at an early age. While she played the piano for services, she also saw social ministry modeled for her by her parents. Upon graduation from high school, she immediately began youth and mission work. After college, following in her Dad’s footsteps, Gayle has worked in church ministry as the Director of Music and/or Missions for 35 years where she has planned events and pageants, cantatas and concerts for as many as 800 people, mostly in Charlotte. Gayle’s roles have spanned programming, writing, and catering. She founded a music camp program in Charlotte, NC that enabled175 children in lower socio–economic areas to be able to take private lessons in piano, violin, guitar, and drums. She later facilitated Project Harmony to begin at St. Andrew’s United Methodist Church in Charlotte, NC. These two programs were in addition to the usual ministry work of providing worship music for three services, dir