Worshippers gather every Sunday morning to lift our congregational voice in praise to God.
Our Sunday Morning Worship at 10:30 a.m. incorporates a variety of congregational and choral material, but leans toward time-honored and contemporary hymnody. Our sanctuary is a wonderfully resonant room that encourages strong congregational singing.
Organized choirs and ensembles for every age rehearse weekly. There is no audition required for the groups listed below in bold print. We want everyone to have an opportunity to excercise their gifts to God in music.
For college students and adults: |
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| Sanctuary Choir | Wednesday | 7:05 p.m. |
| Adult Handbells | Sunday | 4:00 p.m. |
| Sanctuary Singers | Wednesday | 6:15 p.m. |
For students (grades 7 through 12): |
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| SMART | Sunday | 5:00-7:00 p.m. |
| Student Ministry Arts and Resource Team--Chapel Choir, Chapel Ringers, Visual fX, Rhythm fX, Media Workshop, etc. | ||
For children (age 4 through grade 6): |
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| Children's Handbells | Sunday | 6:15 p.m. |
| Graded Choirs | Wednesday | 5:25 p.m. |
Each year the music ministry presents special programs throughout the year. The Easter and Christmas seasons include several major events - some with orchestra, some ith drama, some elaborate, some very simply; but all thoughtfully prepared and appropriately presented.
The 59-rank Schantz organ and 100-voice choir provide strong support to our majestic song of praise.
The sanctuary pipe organ is a 59-rank* instrument built by the Schantz Organ Company, in Orrville, Ohio. It was designed specifically for our church sanctuary and was installed when the sanctuary was built in the late '60s. This instrument consists of 3,236 pipes. The largest is 32 feet long and the shortest is 3/8 inch.
The organ was refurbished in 2005 by Milnar Organ Company in Eagleville, Tennessee. Air-powered pneumatics were changed to solid state, the memory system was expanded, MIDI capability was added to the console, and the leather was replaced on all 18 bellows, stabilizing the air pressure and air flow to the pipes.
*A rank is a set of pipes that make the same sound and there are 61 notes in most ranks.
