Music & Media
 The Music Ministry prepares those to whom God has given
the gift of music for leadership in the worship services of the
church. Training is offered to our children and youth to
give them a knowledge and love of music that allows them to fully
participate in worship as they grow to maturity. Training
and service is offered by the Music Ministry in these areas:
ADULT CHOIR - A
choir of more than one hundred voices leads in both morning services
of the church. At special services throughout the year the
choir sings the larger works of the great choral literature, accompanied
by orchestra and organ.
ADULT ENSEMBLES
- A number of different men’s, women’s, and mixed ensembles
are assembled on an on call basis to lead in the evening worship.
These offer members who are too busy to make a regular commitment
to the adult choir an opportunity to lead in worship.
CHOIRS FOR TEENAGERS
- Choral ensembles for junior highs and senior highs also assist
in worship. These groups rehearse on Sunday nights according to
seasonal arrangements.
CHILDREN’S CHOIRS
- As with every aspect of the church’s life, children receive
much attention in musical training. A full children’s choir
ministry, consisting of six choirs, is conducted on Wednesday
evenings from 7:00-7:30 for children from four years through sixth
grade. The program includes training in basic
musical concepts, instruction in singing, Bible stories, musical
recreation, and musical presentations.
RADIO
& TELEVISION -
Sunday Morning Worship Service.
10:00 am - 11:00 am Sunday. The complete Sunday morning
service, ususally recorded the previous week, is available on
Jackson television station WLBT Channel 3.
The Sunday morning service is closed captioned - the only church
service in the state providing this service - ministering to the
hearing impaired and the elderly. A large number of our church
members work in the television, radio, and sound ministries of
First Presbyterian Church using their gifts to further God’s
kingdom.
First Things.
9:00 am - 9:30 am Sunday. First Things
is the weekly radio program carried live on Jackson radio station
WJNT News/Talk 1180 AM. Format
consists of interviews, devotional messagesand panel discussion
of contemporary social and theological subjects. You will
need Real Audio to listen, which may be downloaded from the WJNT
web site.
HANDBELLS - Opportunities for adults and selected children
exist for playing handbells. The adults perform in the community
on many occasions and the children meet on Wednesday evenings.
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