The following is a list of the various choral and instrumental opportunities at MRPC. Prayerfully consider how you and your family may serve the Lord and His people.

Cherubs-in-Training Choir (K4)
Taught weekly by Mr. Lawton, the K4 Cherubs meet in F-207 during the fall semester on Wednesday at 6:45 pm, after supper. Contact Steve Lawton at slawton@mrpca.org or at (864) 268-2218/ext. 203.

Cherubs Choir (K5 and grade 1)
Meets in the Music Room during the school year on Wednesday at 6:45 pm after supper. This training choir sings in the evening worship service. Directed by Gary and Ruth Whitley. Contact the Whitleys at garywhitley@juno.com

Kingdom Kids (Grades 2-6)
Meets Sundays at 4:30 p.m. in W-102 during the school year. This choir performs not only for our worship services, in special Christmas and Palm Sunday programs, but also for community service, such as the CEF banquet. A select ensemble from this choir has made several CD recordings, including nationally distributed recordings for Great Commissions Publications and for the Reach Out Adventures VBS songs. Contact Director Sheryl Farquhar at geoshefar@bellsouth.net or (864) 989-1990.

Vox Angeli Singers
A teen girls ensemble, grades 7-12, meeting on Wednesdays at 6:00 pm in the Music Room with Mrs. Lawton. They sing at the Christmas Madrigal Feaste and for many worship, outreach and community events. They also enjoy fellowship, outings and an annual overnight event. Contact Cathy Lawton at slawton@mrpca.org or at (864) 268-2218/ext. 224.

The Sanctuary Choir
This fine adult choir provides the core of our congregation's choral worship music. It meets on Sunday afternoons in the Music Room at 4:30 p.m. New members are welcomed without audition. Contact director Steve Lawton at slawton@mrpca.org or at (864) 268-2218/ext. 203.

Oratorio Chorus
An expanded version of the Sanctuary Choir, this chorus prepares large-scale choral works, with orchestra, for festival occasions. We have presented Vivaldi's Gloria, Handel's Messiah, Mendelssohnn's Elijah, Brahm's German Requiem, Bach's monumental Magnificat in D, and the contemporary oratorio, Saviour. This group meets in the Music Room, seasonally, Sundays at 4:30 pm.

Madrigal Singers
Formed each fall, by audition, this select group prepares for the annual Christmas Madrigal Feaste, which is held in early December. For more than just musicians, we also need wenches, footmen, scullery maids, cooks, trougadours, minstrels, magicians, jugglers, and actors. Those interested in volunteering should contact Steve Lawton at slawton@mrpca.org or at (864) 268-2218, ext 203.

Orchestra
Most notably during Advent and Christmas we assemble an orchestra of professional and advanced amateur players. Church members are welcomed to participate, especially in the Family Christmas Eve orchestra. The Orchestra meets in the sanctuary.

Instrumental Ensembles
By audition, rehearses Wednesday nights in the Music Office. Various instrumental ensembles prepare music for congregational worship as well as special music for worship. Strings, woodwinds, brass, guitars, and percussionists are welcome to audition.

New Bells
Meeting on Wednesday afternoons at 4:30 p.m. in the Sanctuary, this is a youth bell choir for students who can read music. New members are welcome. Contact Sheryl Farquhar at geoshe@aol.com or at (864)989-1990.

King's Ringers
Meeting on Wednesday nights at 6:30 p.m. in the sanctuary, this adult bell choir rings 5 octaves of lovely, Schulmerich bells, frequently performing in worship, as well as in off campus presentations. New members are welcomed as spaces open, by audition, with director Sheryl Farquhar. Contact Sheryl at geoshefar@aol.com or at (864) 989-1990.


What should I do? Well, don't wait until you are a "pro." Participate fully, right now, to the best of your ability. Be an active worshiper, engaged in heart and mind. Expand your ability to worship by learning about, enjoying and using the worship offerings of other believers as if they were your own. Prayerfully consider participating in a musical ensemble, a choir, or as a choir helper. With several organizations, there is likely a place for everyone. And by all means, put your children on the right track by enrolling them in one of our age-appropriate choirs.

To get started, please speak to one of the directors, or speak to Steve Lawton, Director of Music and Worship, at slawton@mrpca.org or at (864) 268-2218/ext. 203.