It took two interviews, a technological lesson  or two for the blogger to get this interview posted.  Yet Pastor Capers showed me the patience he gave to the people he served in multiple locations in the ELCA as a Lay Associate, Seminarian, Mission Developer, Staff Person, Composer, Collaborator and small town pastor in central Indiana…in retirement…Ha…….

A member of the Association of Lutheran Church Musicians (ELCM), Pr. Capers died on January 23, 2025 at the age of 76. He served as interim pastor at Salem Lutheran Church In Indianapolis, Indiana, from December 2016 until he joined the Church Triumphant on January 23, 2025.

From the obituary on the ALCM website: Pastor Capers is probably best known in Lutheran circles as the composer of setting II in This Far by Faith, an African American worship resource. Published in 1999 as a joint project of the ELCA and LCMS, This Far by Faith was conceived as a worship resource that would supplement the principal worship books in use at the time within those denominations as well as future resources that might be developed. In addition to composing setting II, Pastor Capers served on the project’s music subcommittee.