Porter First CREATIVE ARTS
CREATIVE ARTS Ministry
The purpose of the Creative Arts ministry is to inspire all people to worship God, and to bring glory to Him through the use of the creative talents He has given us.
Worship Choir
The Worship Choir is for adults who enjoy singing with others and are willing to attend weekly rehearsals. This choir sings most Sundays as well as for special seasonal events. The Worship Choir rehearses on Wednesdays at 6:30 PM in the Choir Room.
Student Choir
Student Choir is for grades 6-12 and meets on Sunday afternoons at 5:00 PM in the Choir Room. This choir meets from September until May, sings in worship periodically and joins the Worship Choir on some songs. Soloists in our multi-generational worship times are chosen out of this ensemble.
Children's Choir
Children's Choir is for grades 1-5 and our Preschool Choir is for 4 & 5 years through Kindergarten. These groups meet on Wednesdays at 6 PM. These choirs meet from September until May and present a Christmas musical, sing in worship periodically and join the Worship Choir on some songs. Soloists in our multi-generational worship times are chosen out of these ensembles.
Praise Team
Vocalists from our Worship Choir are chosen by the Worship Pastor to provide vocal leadership during congregational worship. These teams sing on a rotation basis and rehearse on Wednesday nights following Worship Choir rehearsal.
Band
The Worship Band plays for congregational worship and accompanies the choir. This group rehearses at 7:30 PM on Wednesdays and on Sunday mornings at 8:30 AM. Participation is by invitation following an interview with the Worship Pastor. Please contact troy@porterfirst.org for more information.
Tech Team
The technical arts team is comprised of volunteers running the sound, lights, lyric computer, cameras, and video production console. If you are interested in being trained in one or more of these areas, please contact troy@porterfirst.org
Drama
If you have talents in acting or writing, we would love to have you use these abilities as we have need in our worship. Please contact
troy@porterfirst.org to get more information about how you can serve.
FAQ
Choirs are age-graded. There is no audition process for our choirs. To be a part of a praise team or band, email Troy for an interview and audition.
We sing a variety of styles here at Porter First - traditional, contemporary, Southern Gospel, etc. On any given Sunday you might hear hymns mixed with contemporary worship songs. Our congregation (and our worship pastor) loves all types of music and so our worship sound reflects that eclectic style.
While reading music is a helpful skill, none of our choirs require you to read music. We will teach you your part.
We use a variety of instruments including piano, keyboard, bass guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, and drums. We also welcome wind and stringed instruments to become part of our ensemble!
Most of our groups rehearse once a week. Check our weekly schedule to find rehearsal times for the group you are interested in.
Our worship services each week require many people working behind the scenes running all of our technology. We need sound board operators, lyric computer operators, light board operators, camera people, and live stream directors. We also need music librarians and helpers in preschool and children's choirs. For seasonal events we need decorators, painters, carpenters, seamstresses and artists.