Many members of the OCBC community participate in our choir, which provides music at most of our worship services.  The above photograph shows the OCBC choir (with brass ensemble) under the direction of our Minister of Music Thomas Jones on Easter Sunday, 2010.

All are welcome to participate in the OCBC choir, regardless of their past musical experience.  Most choir practices are on Sundays from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM (i.e., before the worship service).  If you are interested in joining or would like more information, please speak to a member after Sunday worship or contact the church office.

In 2008, under the direction of Thomas Jones, the OCBC choir recorded a CD titled Total Praise.  The eleven tracks (listed below) cover a wide range of musical genres; some are a cappella while others include the accompaniment of Kathy Maskell.  If you are interested in purchasing this CD (for yourself or as a gift), please contact us, stop by our office, or visit us for Sunday worship.

List of Tracks:

1. Be still and know that I am God (John Bell)
2. Lead Me, Lord (Samuel Wesley)
3. Glorious Is Your Name, O Jesus (Robert Fryson)
4. Total Praise (Richard Smallwood, Patsy F. Simms)
5. Psalm 42 (Dana Harkin)
6. God Is Able (Chris Machen, Robert Sterling)
7. Send Down Your Spirit (Kathy Maskell)
8. Calvary's Love (Greg Nelson, Phill McHugh)
9. The Name of the Lord (Clinton Utterbach)
10. Praise You (Elizabeth Goodine, Carol Cymbala)
11. Hallelu (Ron Williams, Carol Cymbala)

Excerpts of Select Tracks:

In 2010, (in keeping with tradition) our Minister of Music Thomas Jones lead the OCBC choir and instrumental ensemble in providing music for our Christmas Eve worship service. A photograph of the choir from that evening is shown above. Below, you can listen to live recordings from that service.

Click here for video and more materials from this benefit concert.