Our worship here at Friday Harbor Presbyterian Church includes a diversity of people who are touched by different styles of music.  Here’s a brief description of our different offerings of worship through music.

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The Praise Band - The Praise Band started many years ago across the street in the old church with the intent of offering more contemporary music for a younger section of the congregation.  It has evolved through the years into what we see today, but the intent is the same, although the younger section of the congregation is now the older section of the congregation.  We still strive to offer a different style of worship music, realizing that a variety of music reaches a variety of individuals.  We are supporting the new worship style of music in our lyric video songs and the offerings of other individuals and groups.  We would welcome new members to the Praise Band and encourage anyone interested to approach any of our current members. We rehearse after choir practice on the Thursdays before we play and Laura has the schedule in the office.

 

Bryan and Jennifer Johnson, Bryan Leighton, Sylvia Sullard - we embrace the diversity of music in this congregation, and hope to lead the congregation into communion with God. We bring a worship style that resonates with us, that could be described as millennial and GenX acoustic worship, including an appreciation of hymns. We mostly use chord sheets and learning by ear, which provides a lot of flexibility in arrangements. If you have musical skills and would like to participate in some way, contact Jennifer.

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The Choir – The Choir is the longest running part of our music here at the church.  We are very blessed to have Amber Lauridsen as our accompanist.  Singing together, praising God, uplifting our congregation is our goal.  We are always open to people joining us in this goal.  If you would like to join the choir, please contact Laura at the church Monday through Thursday 8:30-3:00 or call 360-378-4544.

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Organist – Terry Forsyth is our organist and plays for different parts of almost every service.  He often is joined by Charley O’Kelly playing trumpet.

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Jim Moe - Periodically we are blessed by the leading of worship music by Jim Moe.  He describes his music style as “Eclectic.  Retro and sometimes recent.  I strive for a cornucopia because God’s people have very diverse backgrounds.” 

 

Jazz Band - We also are blessed periodically by a Jazz Band that helps “the saints go marching in” with joy.

We pray that God will bless you through the music of this congregation.  “Praise the Lord, oh my soul and all that is within me praise His holy name!”