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"The Ministry of Christ"

Photography by Steve Payne.

Music & Arts Ministries

The Adult Choir provides musical leadership in our worship through the singing of hymns, psalms, responses and anthems. The Adult Choir rehearses each Sunday at 9:45 AM prior to the service which begins at 11:00 AM. The adult choir schedules extra rehearsals when necessary. All levels of musical ability are represented and welcomed, from professional operatic backgrounds, to those still learning to read music.

Our four octave Handbell Choir rehearses on Monday evenings at 4:45 PM, and plays in worship according to the full membership's availability in scheduling, which is usually at least once a month, and for special events or services. Music reading ability is highly desirable for this ensemble. We have four octaves of Schulmerich and Malmark handbells, and two octaves of Malmark handchimes.

The Children's Choir is open to all children who show enthusiasm and willingness to learn music by rote or who have developing music reading skills. Musicals are learned and presented in worship each year, with regular Children’s Choir rehearsals each Wednesday at 5:00 PM..

The Kanawha Forum is a Wednesday noontime concert series presented in March & April, and September & October. This highly popular series features a variety of the plentiful and diverse artistic talents in our community as well as some often from outside Charleston. The 25 minute concerts begin promptly at 12:05pm, in the Sanctuary, and are open to the public, free of charge. A gourmet luncheon follows in the Fellowship Hall, and is available by prepaid reservation.

Instrumental Music and Ensembles are a frequent part of our services, including solo instrumentalists, string quartets, brass quintets, and other ensembles as needed, depending on the musical work being rendered in worship or concert.

The Music & Arts Council works closely with the Worship Committee, and is comprised of energetic, arts enthusiast members who plan and produce a variety of special musical and artistic ventures including evening concerts, community opera productions, and benefit concerts for local charities.

The Facilities and Instruments at Kanawha Church greatly compliment our artistic efforts and include a lovely Sanctuary which possesses beautiful acoustics and a magnificent pipe organ which was built in 1995 by the Rieger-Kloss company of the Czech Republic, and a beautiful 6'2" Weinbach piano, specially voiced to our room's acoustics, and for our accompanying needs and preferences. We also occasionally make use of our Technics synthesizer/keyboard in worship which is also playable through one of the keyboards of our pipe organ!