Make a Joyful Noise: Celebrating Choirs' Legacy

scripture also, and I think it's one that you. He's already read. But And make a joyful noise to the Lord all the earth. Serve the Lord with gladness. Come into his presence with singing. And I was just discussing this morning with someone about coming to sing with one of the choirs, and they're like, I like to I said, do you like to sing? Well, yeah, alone. And I'm like, but if you like to sing, [00:53:16] (23 seconds)  #MakeJoyfulNoise

but if you like to sing, come and come and sing. You know, he made Len and I always say, he made the sparrow and the crow, and he likes to hear a bow sing. That's right. So bring it. If you like to sing, it doesn't it doesn't matter what you sound like. It's it's that you wanna sing and you wanna praise him You through come and find a choir or you start something else, but whatever. Okay? Amen. Alright. So today, we have some trivia for you. [00:53:38] (27 seconds)  #EveryVoiceSings

I've been in this church a long time, but not as long as some of the others. So we're gonna start off with you know, we've been singing in this well, how long have we been singing in this church? How Eighteen fifty two. Who can do the math in the head? Hundred and seventy four. There you go. Alright. King William, baby. So, yes, in this sanctuary, we've been singing for a hundred and seventy four years. Alright? [00:54:05] (39 seconds)  #SingingSince1852

So, yes, in this sanctuary, we've been singing for a hundred and seventy four years. Alright? And in a certain year now I I don't have prizes. So if you know the answer, just share. We dedicated a music room. We used to practice choir in here and everything. So we built a room, and we dedicated towards music. Does anybody know what year that was? No. You I you I already gave you the quiz. [00:54:38] (27 seconds)  #MusicRoomDedication2004

But you're close. 17. 16. 16. Hey. Why? Who said 15? I know it's 15. Somebody said 15. Didn't you hear 15? Rodney said 15. Alright. So here's another math question. So how long has she been playing in this church? How old? Old? Who knows how old Daniel is? Really wanna answer that. Go ahead. Answer. Seventy years. Seventy years. Yeah. [00:55:40] (31 seconds)  #GenerationsOfMusic

Alright. So almost as old. When did Robbie start playing the organ? Oh, wow. Oh, seventy years. Let me tell you how old Robbie is. He doesn't know. Robbie doesn't know. He's alright. Robbie doesn't know when he started playing the organ, do you? Thousand and three. Alright. So I'm just gonna give you a little bit of trivia over the different groups that we have singing here in the church. [00:56:12] (32 seconds)  #OrganistLegacy

Alright. We can go we can go to the pre go to preschool, Robin. Alright. Preschool. And she already told you who's the director? Blair. Blair. And who was the previous leader? Stephanie. Stephanie. Alright. So I'm gonna ask you if you were ever in a preschool choir in Colossi Baptist Church, would you stand up? Alright. Thank you. Alright. Children's choir. Now Karen is the leader. [00:56:48] (37 seconds)  #PreschoolChoirPride

Now Karen is the leader. When did Karen take over as the children's choir director? 1996. No. But you're close. '95. '95. Karen's been doing the the choir for how many years? Thirty years. Thirty one. Thirty one. Yeah. And who was the choir director the children's choir director before Karen? Anybody know? Nick, you here? Because I have a picture of you singing with this person. [00:57:23] (34 seconds)  #KidsChoirLegacy