Music & Worship Ministries

From congregational singing to choir and orchestra, special groups to soloists, music is an integral part of WHFC. We welcome your participation in these areas as we sing our praise to the Lord and lift up Jesus Christ through voice and instrument.

There are many opportunities at WHFC to use your musical gifts and abilities to glorify the Lord. We offer several different vocal groups as well as groups for those who are instrumentally inclined. Below you will find more details on the different areas of involvement available.

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Praise Teams

Praise teams lead worship on Sunday mornings, Sunday evenings and Saturday evenings. In addition to using vocalists, most of our praise teams utilize drums, keyboard, bass, and guitar when possible. Some teams also use other instruments.

Unless the Worship Department or a particular praise team already knows about your skills and Christian testimony, an informal audition/interview would be required to participate in a team, if there is an opening.

Contact: Pastor Randy Thornburg

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Teen Choir

The teen choir is for grades 7 thru 12. They sing occassional specials and present dramatic musicals.

Contact: Pastor Randy Thornburg

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Children's Music

We offer children's music for grades 1-6. The Joyful Noise children's choir performs special musical performances for the entire congregation. There is also a preschool bell choir which performs periodically.

Contact: Cathy Rush

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Orchestra

Our church orchestra is comprised of instrumentalists from high school age through adulthood, who are reasonably proficient. In addition to the regular orchestra instruments, we utilize players on keyboards, bass, drums, and hand-held percussion instruments.

Players may choose to play for Sunday mornings or only for special events. Rehearsal times vary but are usually on Sunday mornings.

Contact: Pastor Randy Thornburg

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Adult Choir

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Our Adult Choir participates in the 9:30am and 11:00am Sunday morning worship services in addition to offering special concerts and musicals throughout the year. No auditions are required, however, an information form needs to be completed to participate.

The choir has regular rehearsals on Wednesdays from 7:00pm to 8:30pm. Childcare is provided as part of the regular Wednesday night opportunities for children. If you sang in your high school choir or just enjoy singing to the car radio, please consider adding your voice to this ministry!

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Special Music

We are always on the lookout at WHFC for musicians whose musical gifts move other people's hearts!

Singing or playing in small groups, ensembles, and/or solos usually requires an informal audition before selected members of the Music Committee.

Contact: Pastor Randy Thornburg

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Drama Team

Are you a ham with a desire to reach others for Christ? We have the place for you! The WHFC Drama Team prepares short skits to be used during the regular church services.

Contact: Pastor Walt Scheiman

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Lighting Ministry

The lighting ministry is responsible for programming and running the lights in both the Activity Center and Worship center for services and special programs. Various levels of technical expertise are needed during all worship services. Training is offered for simple operation of the lighting board or more advanced programming.

Contact: Pastor Randy Thornburg

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Sound Ministry

People with a good ear and alert mind are neeeded to be trained on the digital mixer boards. Sound techs are utilized at all worship services and often at rehearsals.

Contact: Greg Saive

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Sermon CD & DVD Duplication Ministry

The Sermon CD & DVD Duplication Ministry is responsible for recording the Sunday 9:30am service and making CDs and a MP3 version for distribution. The CDs can be picked up in the Holiness Resource Center by the time the Sunday 11:00am service has completed. The MP3 format is published on the Sermon Cloud website and accessible from the church website.

Contact: Don Reynolds

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Set Design & Construction Ministry

The Set Design and Construction Ministry helps with musicals that require props and sets, some of which need to be constructed, designed and/or painted.

Contact: Pastor Randy Thornburg

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Stage Hands Ministry

We have a full blown stage in the Activity Center and several times a year we put on musical productions. For these producations, we need people to operate the stage curtains and manage the props.

Contact: Pastor Randy Thornburg

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Videography Ministry

The Videography Minsitry runs cameras during services or special events. Training is available to assist in related areas such as video mixing and editing.

Contact: Pastor Randy Thornburg

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Computer Song Projection

The Computer Song Projection ministry used computer technicians to show the song lyrics on the projector screens during the services. This requires someone who is alert, focused and calm under pressure. Training will be offered on MediaShout (used in the Activity Center) and PowerPoint (used in the Worship Center) if you are interested in being part of this ministry.

Contact: Pastor Randy Thornburg

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For more information on a Music and Worship Ministry, or to request advertisement of your music event, please contact the WHFC church office or contact Pastor Randy Thornburg, Pastor of Music and Worship.

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