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 The worship ministries of the Grantham Church exist to bring honor and glory to God. We believe that God has provided the way for relationship with Him through the sacrifice of Jesus. In Worship, we celebrate and enact this relationship which is empowered by the presence of the Holy Spirit in our midst. We confidently come together as a community of faith, anticipating God's presence with us as we open our hearts before Him through song, prayer, silence, communion, testimony, drama, scripture and sermon. As we encounter the transforming presence of God in corporate worship, we are sent to be His reconciling presence in our world.
From time to time the artists among us work individually or together to incorporate visual arts into the worship services. A group of interested persons helps plan and set up our art gallery with a yearly calendar of exhibitions designed to encourage, inform, educated and inspire.
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Monthly Taize Prayer Services in 2010
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- February 21
- March 21
- April 2, Good Friday
6:30 p.m. in the Grantham Church Sanctuary
We invite you to set aside a time of "sanctuary" and join us for this hour of contemplative prayer through this beautiful form of singing.
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 Taizé music is a form of sung prayer which has captured the hearts of many young and old. The songs were developed for the thousands of people who visit the Community of Taizé in France each year. Loved for the beauty of their short, repetitive, accessible, Scripture-based worship songs; the music lends itself to repetition and development -- unison, two-voice, three-voice and so on -- and the eventual over layering of instruments. The simplicity of the music is accessible and textually uncomplicated, thus uniting the entire gathered assembly in a single communal song while at the same time freeing the individual to lift his or her heart to the Lord in prayer. |
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| Chancel Choir is open to all adults including college and senior high school students. Directed by Karen Durbin, rehearsals are each Wednesday evening, from 6:45 – 8:00. |
Handbells for Youth
Our Junior Ringers will be rehearsing on Sundays, 4:15 - 5:00 p.m., beginning September 27. We meet every Sunday except the third Sunday (Taizé Sunday). This group will perform at our Christmas and Spring concerts, and in an occasional Sunday morning worship service. This group is open to anyone in Grades 5-9. |
Brass Choir
Karen Durbin directs this group of people who play brass instruments with rehearsals on Tuesdays, from 6:45 – 8:00 p.m. |
Handbell Learning Session
Anyone interested in a quick handbell tutorial is welcome on Wednesday September 9 at 5:30 p.m. Chrissy will teach you the basics of ringing and answer any questions you may have about our choirs. |
Grantham Church Handbell Choir
The Grantham Ringers under the direction of Chrissy Hoffner will rehearse from 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. each Wednesday. This group is open to anyone in high school or older. Previous ringing experience is a plus, but not necessary. All we require is a willing attitude! We play during the Sunday Worship services once a month and during the Christmas and Spring concerts. |
Catalyst Method
Youth worship band, led by Renee Durbin. If you are a teen and interested in participation in a worship band, please contact Renee Durbin (691-1823). |
Kingdom Singers
For children in grades K-3, we rehearse on Sunday mornings, from 9:50 – 10:15. Sherri Wolgemuth and Lisa Luft will direct. |
Worship Teams
Let us know if you have interest in serving on any of our worship teams. Vocalists and instrumentals are needed. |
Sr. High Girls Vocal Ensemble (grades 9-12)
Directed by Melissa Shumaker |
Worship Planning Team
This group of people meets twice a month to actively plan Sunday morning worship. Additional planners are always welcome.
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Youth Vocal Ensemble
(for grades 7 – 12)
Let us know if you have interest in participating in directing this ministry. |
Worship Support Teams
- Projection Team coordinated by Jon Anderson
- Sound Technicians
led by Jonathan Owen
- Ushering Staff
coordinated by David Durbin (691-1823)
- Visual Arts & Art Gallery
led by Geoff Isley
- Drama
We are currently in need of a person to give leadership to drama ministries.
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| Contact Karen Durbin kdurbin@granthamchurch.org through the church office at 766-0531 (ext.7078), with any inquiries or to express your interest in being involved in any of our worship ministry opportunities. |
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The Kingdom Singers This group is for children in Grades K-4 and is directed by Sherri Wolgemuth and Lisa Luft. This group rehearses on Sunday mornings from 9:50 – 10:15
Junior Ringers is our handbell choir for ringers in grades 4 - 9 They are directed by Chrissy Hoffner. Rehearsals are from 5:30 – 6:15 on the 1st 2nd & 3rd Sunday evenings of each month,
Chancel Choir is open to all adults including college and senior high school students. They are directed by Karen Durbin. Rehearsals are Wednesday evenings, 6:45 – 8:00
The Grantham Ringers is directed by Chrissy Hoffner and Tim Long. Rehearsals are Wednesday evenings, 5:30 – 6:30
Brass Choir is Directed by Karen Durbin. This group rehearses on Tuesday evenings 6:45 – 8:00 p.m.
Worship Teams. There are always great opportunities for new leaders and instrumentalists to lead worship.
Please contact Karen Durbin at kdurbin@granthamchurch.org or through the church office at 766-0531, ext. 7078 with any inquiries or to express your interest in being a new member of one of these groups.
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As God-Focused, Christ-Centered, Trinitarian
1. We value the dynamic Trinitarian aspect of worship. Each service acknowledges and incorporates Trinitarian components.
2. We value glorifying God for His many attributes and we give thanks for the gifts of salvation through Jesus Christ and the work of the Holy Spirit.
3. We value worship that helps us experience God as both intimate and transcendent.
4. We value a progression in worship that celebrates the story of God. In worship, we understand that we are on a journey together; theme-based planning is helpful in focusing our thoughts and actions.
5. We understand that the proclamation of the Word through preaching and scripture reading are vital for the edification of the gathered community.
6. We understand that we are part of the on-going, dramatic narrative of God’s work. We value items in worship that give us a sense of time and space. Newer and older songs, hymns, readings and prayers reflect saints through the ages to the present. The Christian Year is a helpful rhythm as we identify our lives with the life of Christ.
7. We value Biblical Worship. This is consistent with the theology of the Brethren in Christ Church
8. We value the corporate nature of worship. Since we are called to community, times of greeting one another, passing the peace of Christ and ministry to one another through testimony, prayer and communion are vital.
9. We value times of prayer that offer a variety of formats for the congregation to actively engage in conversation w/ God.
10. We value inter-generational worship since all ages are part of our community. Care is taken to include all ages in both leadership and participation. Limitations of different generations are considered in planning. Care is taken to not design services on a purely generational basis.
11. We strive to create an atmosphere for congregational involvement in which leaders are prompters, not entertainers.
12. We value the inclusion of global music and experiences. Frequent inclusions of this type express the hospitality of a loving God and help us maintain a sense of the world community of which we are a part.
13. We value varied expressions and authentic human emotion in worship such as reflection, silence, exuberance and grief
14. We value worship that calls us to serve God in ministry to one another through various gifts such as music, drama, art, prayer and our finances.
15. We value worship that is welcoming to visitors.
Life Changing/ Incarnational/Spiritually Formative
16. We understand that worship is both a responding and a shaping experience (activity)
17. We value times of confession and commitment in worship as we respond to the movement of the Holy Spirit among us.
18. We understand that in worship, we participate in the divine actions of God
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