Nicholas Costello

Nicholas Costello
Pastor of Worship Arts | Instrumental
Piano Instructor
Music Notation Instructor



Originally from Little Rock, Arkansas, Nicholas received his call to the ministry at an early age and began his vocational ministry in Louisiana at the age of 22. 
 

His stylistic approach to music is defined by a combination of influences ranging from southern and black gospel to jazz; all infused into hymns and music from the current worship genre.  In addition to his primary call to the local church, Nicholas has served as pianist for several national conferences and has arranged and performed for the Marshall Symphony Orchestra and the 1992 presidential inauguration. He also served the community on the board of directors for the Shreveport Summer Music Festival.  Nicholas has served churches in Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas.  In Louisiana, he served as the administrator and piano instructor for the Willow Point School of Performing Arts. Currently, he leads the instrumental arts ministry at The Metropolitan Baptist Church in Houston.  The multi-faceted ministry of The MET requires administration of multiple bands and instrumental ensembles, as well as extensive scoring of arrangements and orchestrations written exclusively with Finale Notation software.  Nicholas and his wife, Melissa have been married since 1994 and have two children, Kerrington (8) and Landon (3).