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Music is an important part of the WEBC experience. Our Sunday morning worship service offers a blend of traditional hymns and piano-led praise and worship music. The church offers opportunities for adults, youth and childdren to be part of the music program. Here is a quick summary of our music organization:
Adult Choir--Open to adults who love to sing and are willing to work hard to learn challenging music for presentation during Sunday morning worship. We sing a variety of musical styles, from arrangements of traditional hymns to beautiful priase and worship ballads and even the "occasional" foot-tapping, hand-clapping number. The Adult Choir meets to practice each Wednesday evening at 6:30 PM.
Youth Choir--This choir meets on Wednesday evenings at 6:00 just before the Adult Choir. We have a great time singing praise & worship and other upbeat worship songs as an expression of our faith.
Junior Choir--All children in first through sixth grade are encouraged to participate in the Junior Choir. Children get a great introduction to music and musical perforemance. This choir rehearses from 6:30 to 7:00 PM each Wednesday evening.
Preschool Praisers--This choir, especially for the wee ones in preschool and kindergarten, meets on Wednesday evenings from 6:00 to 6:30 PM to learn to express themselves through song. If you want you child to have fun, learn to sing with others, and to develop the most basic singing skills, then this is the place for your child to be on Wednesday evenings.
Our Handbell Choirs We have five full octaves of handbells and three octaves of handchimes.
The West End Ringers--This advanced handbell choir plays a variety of styles of music ranging from classical to contemporary, including traditional Christian, but don't be surprised if you even hear a Disney tune! Practice is held every Sunday evening from 4:30 to 5:30 PM.
The West End Crescendos--This intermediate handbell choir is for anyone who wants to ring--fifth grade through age 140! Think you might like to ring those bells? Come give it try. We practice on Sunday evenings from 5:30 to 6:15 PM.
Children Chimes Choir--All children, ages first grade through sixth grade are invited to join the Children Chimes Choir. In a fun-filled half hour, they are taught the basics of music including following notes, counting, and chime ringing. Practice is from 6:00 to 6:30 PM on Wednesday evenings.
Just for your enjoyment: "Amazing Grace" by Judy Collins
Handbell Festivals
The West End Crescendos (our intermediate handbell choir) will be away at Eagle Eyrie, February 5 and 6 to be a part of the 2-3 Octive Handbell Festival hosted by Virginia Baptist Missions Board. The West End Ringers will enjoy their time away at Mt. Vernon Baptist Church in Richmond on February 19 and 20 as they play in the 3-5 Octive Handbell Festival hosted by VBMB. These are wonderful opportunities for WEBC bell ringers to represent WEBC in other places as they play to honor God.
Anthem Plans
If you are currently logged into the website, you can follow the link below to see what the choir is working on for future worship services. Since this information is subject to change and is primarily for choir members and worship leaders, it is not available to the site guests who are not registered.
Music is an important part of the WEBC experience. Our Sunday morning worship service offers a blend of traditional hymns and piano-led praise and worship music. The church offers opportunities for adults, youth and childdren to be part of the music program. Here is a quick summary of our music organization: