Adult Music Ministry Opportunities
Ephesians 5:19-20 encourages believers to “Speak(ing) to one another with psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit. Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord, always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.”
We recognize that worship is not music alone, but musical offerings and congregational songs are important to our worship of the Lord. Therefore, in our services, we sing songs that fit the genres of Psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. We teach our children to sing using their voices to give God praise.
Our adults provide quality leadership in worship through our Sanctuary Choir and our Praise Band. We also help our 55+ adults to realize that their time for making music is not over through our Mellow Brook Singers choir. Our stringed instrumentalists find ways to praise the Lord through using their talents in our band for our second service, as well as woodwind and brass instrumentalists in our first service.
Whatever we do musically, we strive to do it with excellence, offered to God as an act of worship. What a privilege to serve the Lord in this way using our God-given talents for him! Take a moment to browse the page and find your place in the music ministry of our church. We have space for you!
Get Involved
Sanctuary Choir
Dr. Kely Hatley, director
The Sanctuary Choir provides leadership and music for the 9 a.m. worship service each week. Membership is open to ages 18 and up. We sing a variety of literature ranging from spirituals to hymn arrangements to classical anthems. Our rehearsals are held on Wednesday evenings from 7:15-8:45 p.m. in the Choir Suite. No audition is required, but some knowledge of music and its workings would be helpful to you.
You can listen to a few selections from our Sanctuary Choir by visiting this link.
You can listen to the choir via our archived services by visiting this link.
Mellow Brook Singers
Dr. Kely Hatley, director
If you love to sing and share God’s love, The Mellow Brook Singers is looking for you! We are a vibrant choir for adults aged 55 and better, dedicated to taking the joy of music outside our church walls. Through our music ministry, we bring hope and encouragement directly into our community by singing at local nursing homes and assisted living centers. We also share our songs during church worship services twice a year (fall and spring) and look forward to a fun, mini-choir tour each spring!
No audition or prior choir experience is needed—we just love singing about the Lord and sharing that joy with others.
Join Us for Rehearsal
When: Thursdays, 10:30–11:30 a.m. (September through May)
Where: The Chapel Music Suite
Praise Band
Libby Phillips, leader
Our praise band is responsible for the congregational music at our 11 a.m. Worship Service. The present instrumentation used at this service is acoustic guitar, electric lead, bass, keyboard, and drums. If you have experience playing one or more of these instruments and would like more information about the group, please contact Libby Phillip, our Associate Minister of Music, and she will be in touch with you.
Handbell Choir
Kely Hatley, director
Our church has five octaves of Schulmerich Handbells. Our Handbell Choir meets for specific time periods to prepare to ring for worship and other occasions. If you have previous experience with handbells and would like to be a part of this group, then please contact Dr. Hatley in the music office. If you would like to learn how to ring handbells, music reading skills are not entirely necessary, but a good sense of rhythm and recognition of notes is definitely needed.
MBBC Orchestra
Kely Hatley, director
During the summer months, when the children’s choirs do not meet, our orchestra gathers weekly during that Wednesday night time frame of 6-7 p.m. in the Sanctuary to prepare pieces to play in August. If you would like to dust off your instrument and join us for the summer orchestra, please contact Kely to let him know. It’s very rewarding to play for the Lord.
You can listen to the our orchestra via our archived services from this link:
http://mbbc.org/watch/recent (choose the service for August 23, 2026 from the archived services under the “watch recent” tab)
