Kids Worship
At First Baptist Jacksonville, children begin learning about worship early in life. Children’s Choirs begin at four years old. Our Children’s Choirs consist of PreK – 5th grades. Children learn to worship through music, drama instruction, leading worship, and more. Our desire is to instill a love for Jesus and praising our Lord that will impact their lives for eternity. In addition to our concert celebrations presented twice a year, children have the opportunity to lead in worship in Sunday services. Check out the details below and make plans to be a part of Kids Worship. You’ll be forever glad you did!
Sundays, 6:00 – 7:30pm
Rehearsal Locations:
Pre-K Choir (4 years old by August 30) – West Building, 3rd Floor
Angela Ryan, Director
Kindergarten Choir - East Building, 2nd Floor
Charles Birchwood, Director
1st Grade Choir – East Building, 2nd Floor
Room 209 – Tiffany Vickery, Director
2nd Grade Choir – Children’s Building, 2nd Floor
Room 221 – Erica Crabtree, Director
3rd Grade Choir – East Building, 2nd Floor
Room 221 – Tina Wilsey, Director
4th Grade Choir – East Building, 2nd Floor
Room 222 – Angela Williams, Director
5th Grade Choir – East Building, 2nd Floor
Room 222 – Teri Van Duyn, Director
Hymn Memory Program
Our Hymn Memory Program is an important component of Children’s Choir. The Hymns of the faith teach doctrine and connect the next generation to the great traditions of the church. Our Hymn Memory Program is a resource to be incorporated in Family Worship at home. All choirs will learn the same hymns during the year, allowing older children to help younger children as they learn.
Each child receives a "hymn book" and each family will receive one CD. Hymn Memory songs are available on PCO for downloading. Every child who sings all their hymns (first verse & chorus) by memory will receive a Hymn Memory collector pin for their grade level. One of these special hymns will be sung for our Children’s Choir Celebration in the spring.
Each Christmas and each spring all choirs present a concert. 2nd – 5th Grade concerts are on a Sunday evening followed by a Life Together Fellowship. These older choirs have two full rehearsals prior to the concert. Pre-K – 1st grade presents a concert the Wednesday following the older choir concert. These younger choirs have one full rehearsal the day before the concert. Older Children audition for solos, speaking, or routine parts and will have rehearsals outside of the regular choir time. Detailed information is given at the beginning of each semester regarding these concerts and parts.
Click HERE to register for 2021-2022 First Kids Worship.
