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First Church has many ongoing children’s programs including a graded choir program for children Kindergarten through Sixth Grade, and two handbell choirs for children in 4th - 6th Grades.

CLICK HERE for the Children's Choirs and Handbells/Registration Form
  Elijah! Children's Musical

Singing Choirs:
Counterpoint Choir (Grades 4 - 6)
Older elementary children join together to make music in this choir. They sing at least once per month in our Worship services with special emphasis during Advent. They are featured in the spring Children's Choir musical.

Director: Janet Slaughter
Accompanist: Karla Wintle
Rehearsal: Sunday, 4:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Location: Choir Room (2nd floor of the Crossroads Building)

Cantate Choir (Grades 2 & 3)
Children in Grades 2 & 3 participate in this choir. They sing frequently for Worship and are included in the spring Children's Choir Musical.

Director: Kathy Mallick
Accompanist: Karla Wintle
Rehearsal: Sunday, 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Location: Patio Room

Carol Choir (Grades K&1)
Children in Kindergarten and First Grade participate in this choir. They sing on Children’s Sunday at Christmas and Palm Sunday. They also open the Children’s Choir Musical program in the spring.

Director: Lindsey Mason
Rehearsal: Sunday, 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Location: Room 207 (Third Grade Classroom)
  Orff Class

Orff Class (Grades 2 & 3)
Children in grades 2 & 3 experience a fun way to learn, grow and develop musically! The children will use xylophones, metalophones, glockenspiels, drums, triangles, finger cymbals and other percussion instruments as they weave their creative ideas into real music.

Director: Lindsey Mason
Rehearsal: Sunday, 3:15 – 4:00 p.m.
Location: Church Library (2nd floor, Education Bldg.)

CLICK HERE to download Curriculum Goals for Children's Choir.

Handbell Choirs
First Church offers two handbell choirs for older elementary children. These choirs rehearse weekly and ring for worship several times each year. Many of the children continue to ring handbells in our junior high and senior high school bell choirs.
  Handbell Choir

Steeple Ringers (Grades 4 - 6)
Director: Marjorie Taylor
Rehearsal: Sunday 3:15 – 4:00 p.m.
Location: Room 315 (Handbell Room)

Cymbala Ringers (Grades 4 - 6)
Director: Karen Mangum
Rehearsal: Sunday 3:15 – 4:00 p.m.
Location: Room 213

CLICK HERE to download Curriculum Goals for Children's Handbell Choirs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   
 
 
 

 

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