Messiah Chancel Choir

The Messiah Chancel Choir is a community of singers committed to musical excellence and missional impact.

We extend a broad welcome to singers of varying age, experience, and training, with an emphasis on bringing our best as individuals–from those new to choral singing to singers with years of training and experience. We weave this all together in a beautiful and diverse expression of community. This is the power of a choral ensemble!

Our singers range in age from high school to 80+ and everything in between. We are truly a multi-generational team, and we all learn from each other.

Our primary focus is preparing music for Sundays at Messiah Church, supporting worship with liturgical leadership and beautiful choral expression. Our repertoire ranges from established, historical classics to music from a broad spectrum of living composers, including new works being written at Messiah Church!

From pieces by historical giants like Handel, Bach, Mozart, and Vivaldi, Modern compositions from composers like Copeland, Barber, and Britten, to the more contemporary works of living composers like John Rutter, Dan Forrest, Morten Lauridsen, Rosephanye Powell, Caroline Shaw, and Eric Whitacre, we find deep value in expressing the creative variety that is reflective of a timeless and still speaking God.

If all of this seems a little intimidating, don’t worry! We are passionate about bringing singers together of all levels to work hard, grow together, find meaning, and have fun!

You can learn more about our over-all approach to Sunday worship here.