Faith offers a wide variety of ways for musical gifts to lead and support the congregational song.
The Music Ministry at Faith has a long history of excellence. Music deepens Faith's worship life as it provides energy, excitement, peacefulness, and calm at different moments through out the church year.
Sanctuary Choir
Rehearses on Wednesday evenings from 7:30-9:00pm and sings on most Sundays September through May. A few times each year the Sanctuary Choir presents a major work by master composers including cantatas by J.S.Bach. The choir is usually accompanied by the Noack, 36-rank mechanical action organ.
Praise Band
The band leads a contemporary service two Sundays a month. It consists of a vocal team and instrumentalists. They rehearse Wednesdays from 6:30-7:30pm.
Joyful Noise
A Children's Music Ministry - Every child is welcome and invited to join! Good News Choir is for children in Kindergarten-2nd grade. New Song choir consists of children in Grade 3 through Grade 6. Both choirs rehearse Wednesdays from 4:45-6:00pm
Hallelujah Ringers
This handbell choir rehearses Mondays from 1:00-2:00pm
Glory Ringers
The evening rehearsal for handbells is 7:00-8:00pm.
Brass Choir
The Brass Choir plays for Festival Sundays. Trumpets, trombones, tubas and timpani are included in this group.
Faith Orchestra
The orchestra plays for Festival Sundays during the year and also accompanies the Sanctuary Choir in major works.
For questions about the Music Ministry please contact Todd Carrico at tcarrico@faithonline.org
Instruments used in Worship
Organ
- 36-rank Noack, mechanical action organ-1974, -2 manual with Ruck-Positiv, built in the style of Arp Schnitger-17th century builder from the Netherlands.
- Mason and Hamlin
- 1981 built by Arthur Halbardier, one manual, 8, 8, and 4 disposition
- 6 octaves of Schulmerich handbells
Drums - 3 African drums from the Ivory Coast
Congas
Timpani
Chimes
Schrudi Box