Music Ministry

The Music Ministry of Wilkesboro Baptist Church provides worship leadership and opportunities for spiritual growth for all age groups.

Adult Choir

The primary choir for the 11:00 worship service, the Adult Choir also serves as the worship choir for the 8:30 service once a month (generally the 3rd Sunday). The choir also presents special services of worship at Easter and during the Christmas season, often with live orchestra. The WBC Adult Choir sings a wide variety of styles and is open to new members at any time. Adult Choir rehearses in the sanctuary each Wednesday at 7:30 pm. Contact Mike Norman for details.

Youth Choir

Youth Choir enrollment is always open to any interested 7th-12th grade student. In addition to singing for 11:00am Sunday Worship service on occasion, this group presents music for special events such as "Youth Sunday" each spring. Youth Choir rehearses at 5:45pm each Sunday evening throughout the school year in the choir room.

Children's Choirs

The WBC Children's Choirs are divided according to age, and provide musical training and opportunity for children from age 4 through 6th grade. All the choirs participate in special evening worship services at Christmas and at the end of the choir year. They also lead in worship in the spring for Children's Day in Worship. The Young Musicians choir occasionally sings for morning worship and presents a fully staged musical every few years. All the choirs meet on Wednesday evenings from 6:00 to 6:40, as listed below:

Choir Age/Grade Location Director
Preschool Choir 4s & 5s Room G11 Susan McUmber
Music Makers Choir Grades 1 - 2 Room G14 Julie Smith
Young Musicians Choir Grades 3 - 6 Room G21 (Choir Room) Mike Norman


Handbell Choirs

There are four handbell choirs that meet each week during the school year at Wilkesboro Baptist Church. The Adult Handbell Choir meets at 5:00 on Sunday evenings. Youth Handbells meet at 5:30 on Wednesday evenings. Membership in both Youth and Adult Handbell choirs is by invitation. Contact Mike Norman for details. The highlight of the year for each choir is participating in the NC State Handbell Festivals.

Children's Handbells and Children's Chimes meet on Wednesday afternoons at 4:15 and are open to any interested 1-6 grader. Children's Chimes uses melody chimes to introduce bell ringing to children and presents music for worship a few times a year. Music reading is not required. Children's Handbells is open to older children who have had ringing experience or who are music readers. This group currently rings three octaves of bells.



Men's Ensemble

The Wilkesboro Baptist Church Men's Ensemble leads in the 8:30 worship service on the first Sunday of each month (the same Sunday as Baptist Men's Breakfast). The Men's Ensemble rehearses in the choir room on Wednesday evenings at 6:45 p.m. Membership is always open.

Women's Ensemble

The Women's Ensemble meets in the sanctuary every Wednesday at 6:45 p.m. Membership is always open. They present music for worship as opportunities arise throughout the year, usually on Sunday mornings.