Join us! All are welcome to participate, regardless of age or musical ability. We work hard and strive for excellence, searching for wonder and beauty in the music we carefully prepare. Singing is the most obvious and visible activity, but making music is only the beginning of what we do. As choir members we are invited to be worship-leaders, partners in music ministry on Sunday mornings and beyond the walls of our building; we each strive to be a pastoral musician, inspiring through music, serving others, encouraging all to sing and feel like they belong.

Children singing Our music ministries include:

Children - musical opportunities during the Education hour (Sunday mornings at 11:15) in 3-8 week segments throughout the year. Lead worship on Children’s Sabbath (October 23), Christmas Eve 4:00 pm service and Mother’s Day (May 13, 2012).

Middle-school thru adults:
Sanctuary and Praise Choirs, directed by Linda Mays, rehearse on Wednesdays, 6:30 to 8 pm. Sing regularly on Sunday mornings.
Sanctuary Belles, our Handbell Choir, directed by Shira Fadeley rehearses on Thursdays, 5:15-6:30. Ring on the first Sunday of each month.
Ten to Ten Band, led by Shira Fadeley and Michael Macemon.

Concerts at First continues to connect us with the larger community, bringing musicians from near and far, giving us another opportunity to open our doors to all. Click here for details on the 2011-2012 schedule.

Music at Eugene FUMC

Won’t you join us? For more information, please contact one of our music staff:

Julia Brown (Music Director and Organist)
541-345-8764 ext. 16 julia@eugenefumc.org

Linda Duffendack Mays (Choir Director)
541-554-3276 ldmays.fumc@gmail.com

Shira Fadeley (Handbell Director & Ten to Ten Band)
503- 569-1249 shirafadeley@yahoo.com

God of Beauty
We give thanks for the gift of music as it moves and shapes us.
We thank you for the ways in which the poetry expresses our faith,
The melody our longing, the harmony our hope.
May our lives and our ministries nurture the gift of music. Amen.