ÿþ<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <!-- CHANGE THE NEXT THREE LINES --> <title>The Home of Whitten Baptist Church</title> <meta name="Description" content="Whitten Baptist Church in Memphis Tennessee - OneSoul Purpose...for All Walks of Life."> <meta name="KeyWords" content="Whitten Baptist,Memphis Baptist,6773 Macon Road,Baptist Church,RAs,Royal Ambassadors,GAs,Girls In Action,"> <!-- CHANGE THE ABOVE THREE LINES --> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <meta name="Copyright @2011" content="Whitten Baptist Church http://www.whittenbaptist.org/"> <!-- ICON IN URL --> <link rel="shortcut icon" href="favicon.ico" /> <link rel="icon" href="favicon.ico" /> <link rel="StyleSheet" href="coolstyle.css" type="text/css"> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="pop-closeup.js"></script> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="javascripts.js"></script> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="mouseover.js"></script> </head> <body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000" class="background-main"> <!-- START PAGE TABLE --> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"> <tr> <td align="center" valign="top"> <!-- LOGO AND MENU --> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="header.js"></script> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="menu.js"></script> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="home_menu.js"></script> <br /> <!-- SPLIT TABLE --> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"> <tr> <td align="center" valign="top" class="sidebarwidth"> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="sidebars/sidebar-music.js"></script> <br /> </td> <td align="center" valign="top"> <!-- CONTENT TABLE --> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="10" border="0" width="565"> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top" class="just"> <!-- PARAGRAPH 1 --> <span class="title">Music Ministries<br /> </span> <br /> The purpose of the music ministry at Whitten Baptist Church is to glorify God through song. We do this through theologically rich hymns to the latest contemporary praise songs of today. We are group of devoted members with diverse talents, dedicated to using those God-given instrumental and vocal abilities to prepare and direct weekly worship for the congregation. <br /> <br /> "Music ministry" is leading God's people in worship ... As a musician, there really isn't a higher calling, because you're playing music that has eternal significance. What an honor to be someone God has led to direct the eyes of the church to Him!<br /> <br /> If you re someone God has called to the worship ministry, there comes a huge responsibility ... a responsibility to constantly evaluate & re-evaluate ourselves to ensure God is on the throne of our lives. Praise band members should always keep in the forefront of their minds, the honor and responsibility God has given them to participate in a ministry that aids the church in focusing their eyes upon Him! Participation in the Whitten Baptist Church Praise Band is by audition only. You must also be an active member of the church, and must commit and be faithful to the band s rehearsal and performance schedule. <br /> <br /> <table style="width: 565px"> <tr> <td colspan="5"> <hr class="heavy-page-splits" /> <span class="small-subtitle">Choir</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="4"> <hr class="heavy-page-splits" /> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="goldfont" style="width: 24px"> <img src="picts/adultchoir.jpg" style="border-right: 1px solid; border-top: 1px solid; border-left: 1px solid; border-bottom: 1px solid" /></td> <td class="goldfont" nowrap="nowrap" style="width: 104px"> Adult Choir</td> <td class="goldfont" colspan="2"> The Whitten Baptist Church Adult Choir is comprised of Men & Women who love the Lord and are willing to work hard to express that love through music. The Choir sings not for entertainment but for exaltation. We sing for an audience of One. Our primary purpose is to lift up the name of Christ, while encouraging others who might hear us. <br /> <br /> Hear, O ye kings; give ear, O ye princes; I, even I, will sing unto the LORD; I will sing praise to the LORD God of Israel. Judges 5:3<br /> <br /> The adult choir meets each Wednesday night at 7:30 pm</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="4"> <hr class="page-splits" /> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="goldfont" style="width: 24px"> <img src="picts/childrenschoir.jpg" style="border-right: 1px solid; border-top: 1px solid; border-left: 1px solid; border-bottom: 1px solid" /></td> <td class="goldfont" nowrap="nowrap" style="width: 104px"> Children's Choir</td> <td class="goldfont" colspan="2"> Our children's choirs are designed for children to express their faith through a musical experience! <br /> <br /> The children's choirs are an extension of Christian education. Christian character is taught and developed through participation in the Children's Choir Program.</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="4"> <hr class="heavy-page-splits" /> <span class="small-subtitle">Instrumental</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="4"> <hr class="heavy-page-splits" /> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="goldfont" style="width: 24px"> <img src="picts/praiseband.jpg" style="border-right: 1px solid; border-top: 1px solid; border-left: 1px solid; border-bottom: 1px solid" /></td> <td class="goldfont" nowrap="nowrap" style="width: 104px"> Praise Band</td> <td class="goldfont" colspan="2"> Whitten Baptists Praise Band seeks to create an atmosphere for worship, bringing our own spirituality, talents, and time together, to praise God. It is our intention to bring a truly blended service so everyone can come to the throne of Jesus, on bended knee, and praise Him, who is worthy of praise. <br /> <br /> We worship for God's benefit. It is the Praise Band's ministry to focus Whitten s attention on coming together as a unified body, lifting our hearts to God. <br /> <br /> Want to join? Just let us know. All applicants must go through a try-out session. </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="4"> <hr class="page-splits" /> </td> </tr> <!-- <tr> <td class="goldfont" style="width: 24px"> <img src="picts/drums.jpg" style="border-right: 1px solid; border-top: 1px solid; border-left: 1px solid; border-bottom: 1px solid" /></td> <td class="goldfont" nowrap="nowrap"> Academy Of Percussive Arts</td> <td class="goldfont" colspan="2"> ???</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="4"> <hr class="page-splits" /> </td> </tr>--> <tr> <td class="goldfont" style="width: 24px"> <img src="picts/violin.jpg" style="border-right: 1px solid; border-top: 1px solid; border-left: 1px solid; border-bottom: 1px solid" /></td> <td class="goldfont" style="width: 104px"> Violin</td> <td class="goldfont" colspan="2"> The Whitten-Grove Music Academy string program<br /> <br /> This ministry provides violin and viola instructions to students for all ages. Our mission is to develop skills of self-discipline, mental activity and musical excellence. Fostering a love and joy of making music, we work together to serve God by sharing our musical gifts with others.<br /> <br /> Lord, please guide our hands, hearts and minds so that all we do may glorify You. Melanie Franklin<br /> 901.517.5489 cell<br /> 901.377.2296 home<br /> Symphony1973@bellsouth.net </td> </tr> </table> <a href="sundayschool.htm"></a> </td> </tr> </table> <!-- END CONTENT TABLE --> </td> <td valign="top" width="40"> <!-- SPLIT TABLE --> <img src="picts/spacer.gif" border="0" width="20" height="30" alt="image"><br /> </td> </tr> </table> <!-- SPLIT TABLE --> <br /> <br /> <br /> <!-- COPYRIGHT FOOTER --> <span class="footer"> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="footer.js"></script> </span> <!-- COPYRIGHT FOOTER --> </td> </tr> </table> <!-- END PAGE TABLE--> </body> </html>