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The Children’s Choir Program at Westminster Presbyterian Church offers our children, Kindergarten through 5th graders, the perfect opportunity to experience the Christian year through music and to participate actively in our services of worship. The children sing the great hymns of our faith, learn music reading, and experience Orff instruments. It is our goal to develop each individual for a lifetime of service to the church and to encourage them to sing correctly with beauty and sincerity so that each choir might be a truly inspirational part of worship.
Alleluia Choir: Kindergarten
Sundays, 4:00 p.m. – 4:50 p.m.
Rm 208
Directors: Nancy Bieschke
The Alleluia Choir is taught by Nancy Bieschke, a highly gifted teacher who specializes in early music education. This choir develops musically through singing and rhythmic activities, games, movement, and the use of Orff instruments. The Alleluia Choir sings and leads worship for Children’s Sabbath, Christmas Eve, and Palm Sunday.
Gloria Choir: 1st through 2nd Grades
Sundays, 4:00 to 4:50 p.m.
Rm 224
Director: Roberta Rodgers
In the Gloria Choir, children continue to develop their singing voices and rhythmic skills. They learn to read music notation and participate in worship through the singing of hymns and anthems. Learning the hymns of our faith is a regular part of their rehearsals. The Gloria Choir always sings for Children’s Sabbath, Christmas Eve, and Palm Sunday. They also join the Jubilate Choir to sing several other Sundays throughout the year. The Gloria Choir is directed by Roberta Rodgers.
Jubilate Choir: 3rd-5th Grades
Sundays, 4:00 to 4:50 p.m.
Rm 218
Director: Ally Hard
The Jubilate Choir continues to build upon skills developed in the younger children’s choirs. More advanced music is offered to these children who sing in worship throughout the year. They join the other choirs for Children’s Sabbath, Christmas Eve, and Palm Sunday. Ally Hard is an experienced Choir Director and pedagogue and will be directing the Jubilate Choir.
Chiming Children Handbell Choir: 3rd-5th Grades
Sundays, 5:00 p.m. – 5:50 p.m.
Rm224
Director: Ally Hard
Children’s Handbells ensemble is a fantastic opportunity for older children to further develop their music skills. Directed by Ally Hard, they learn Handbell playing technique and focus on reading music notation. They rehearse on Sunday afternoons from 5:00-5:50PM in Room 224 and play for 11:00AM Worship on Children’s Sabbath as well as the 2:00PM Christmas Eve service.
Music Camp 2026: Rising 1st-7th Grades
Save the date for Monday through Sunday, June 8-14, 2026! Children enjoy an immersive musical week of singing, arts & crafts, bible stories, choreography, and staged theatre rehearsals, culminating in a Musical Performance for the congregation. Kids can take on roles with lines and solos for the Musical if interested. Children begin learning the music during Sunday afternoon rehearsals & auditions in April and May of 2025.
The week of Music Camp is 8:30AM-12:30AM (Monday-Friday), 9:30AM-11:30AM (Saturday dress rehearsal), 9:00AM warm up & 9:45AM performance (Sunday).