Rev. Daniel L. Sonnenberg, MDiv, BA, BS

Hi there! I’m Daniel L. Sonnenberg, an American husband, father, pastor, former missionary, and former church musician.

I’m also the guy behind We Are His Workmanship (DanSonnenberg.com).

This website is representative of much of my life’s work.

I write about congregational care, past missionary work in Latin America, missionary sending and support, theology, church life, church music and more.

And here I have published writings, sermons I have preached, as well as audio and video recordings of choral works I have conducted, and solo-duo vocal works I recorded together with my wife, Beth.

I served as a team member in Guatemala (1976) and as an Assistant Leader on the island of Anguilla (1977) with Teen Missions, International. I earned a BS in Marine Biology (1978) and a BA in Music (1983) from the University of North Carolina Wilmington. I served as the Director of Music and Arts at Myrtle Grove Presbyterian (EPC) in Wilmington, NC from 1982-2001. I earned a Master of Divinity (2004) from Reformed Theological Seminary Orlando. As an ordained Teaching Elder in the Evangelical Presbyterian Church (EPC), I served as a pastor of three churches in North Carolina and Ohio (2005-2015). My wife, Beth, and I served as a Global Missionaries in Latin America and the Caribbean with Timothy Two Project International training pastors and children’s ministry leaders (2016-2025). I currently serve and have served as the Congregational Care Coordinator of Myrtle Grove Presbyterian (EPC) in Wilmington, NC since 2019.

My wife, Elizabeth “Beth” (Stokley) Sonnenberg, and I make our home in Wilmington, North Carolina, and have two grown sons, Stephen and James. 

Quick Links

• Personal Website: We Are His Workmanship
• Missionary Blog
• Sermons
• Congregational Care
• Music Performances and Recordings
• Writings

Social Media

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• Instagram

Education

• MDiv, Reformed Theological Seminary, Orlando, FL, 2004
• Post-graduate work in the Master of Church Music (MCM) in Choral Conducting program, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, 1995-1997
• BA, cum laude, Vocal Music Performance, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, 1983
• BS, cum laude, with honors in Marine Biology, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, 1978
• Attended Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH, 1972-1974
• Diploma, Bowling Green High School, Bowling Green, OH, 1972

Ordination

• Ordained as a Pastor (Teaching Elder) in the Evangelical Presbyterian Church, October 2005.

Ministry Positions

• Congregational Care Coordinator, Myrtle Grove Presbyterian Church, Wilmington, NC, February 2019 – present
• Global Missionary in Latin America and the Caribbean, Timothy Two Project International, January 2016 – December 2025
• Senior Pastor, Stonebridge Church, Perrysburg, OH, 2011-2015
• Assistant Pastor of Worship and Discipleship, Myrtle Grove EPC, Wilmington, NC, 2007-2010
• Assistant Pastor of Worship and Discipleship, North Grove EPC, Wilmington, NC, 2005-2006
• Director of Music and Arts, Myrtle Grove EPC, Wilmington, NC, 1982-2001

Family

• Born in Napoleon, OH, 1954
• Parents Otis and Lois (Benzino) Sonnenberg
• Grandparents Ted and Amelia (Badenhop) Sonnenberg of Holgate, OH
• Grandparents Frank and Margaret (Cain) Benzino of Tonawanda, NY
• Married Elizabeth (Stokley) Sonnenberg at Myrtle Grove Presbyterian Church, Wilmington, NC, Rev. Horace Hilton officiating, 1978
• Two sons born 1986 and 1989

Hobbies

• Photography, music, bicycling, blogging, journaling, woodworking, home remodeling, painting and repairs