Music at Newton UMC

Minister of Music: Karen L. Popjes


Chancel Choir

Director: Karen L. Popjes

The Chancel Choir provides worship music for services throughout the year. Membership is open to all members of the congregation from high school age on up. The music performed ranges in styles from Classical (Bach, Mozart, Handel) to spirituals and gospel music to modern church music.

The choir performs special music for the Christmas season and participates in a community-wide combined choir for the Thanksgiving eve ecumenical service.

A Time for Alleluia performance

Senior Choir

Director: Mark and Stephanie Hontz

The Senior Choir is open to youth in the 7th through 12th grades. They perform during the Sunday worship service one Sunday every month.


Junior Choir

Director: Mark and Stephanie Hontz

The Junior Choir is open to youth from grade 4 through 8. They perform during the Sunday worship service one Sunday every month.


Cherub Choir

Director: Mark and Stephanie Hontz

The Cherub Choir is open to youth from age 4 through grade 3. They perform during the Sunday worship service one Sunday every month.


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Joyful Ringers Handbell Choir

Director: Daniel E. Rutan

The Joyful Ringers is open to any adult in the congregation. The Choir performs once a month during Sunday morning worship. Currently playing a four-and-a-half-plus-one octave set of Schulmerich handbells, the choir in the past has attended local bell festivals and performed concerts for the local congregation and groups outside of the church.

 


Bells of Peace

Directors: Shirley Spooner, Evelyn Cornwell

The Bells of Peace perform in worship once a month. Youth from grade 5 through 8 are welcome to join. Rehearsals are Thursdays at 5:00 P.M.


Handfull Of Bells Quintet

Consisting of five members of the Joyful Ringers, the ensemble gives them more of a challenge than regular handbell music. The group performs often in church but also has performed at local nursing and retirement homes.


The Church Band

Director: Mark Hontz

The First United Methodist Church Band in a multi-generational group, rehearsing weekly after worship and performing regularly in the 10:00 AM worship service and for special occasions such as Christmas, Easter, Palm Sunday and Thanksgiving.


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