Music
About
Communal worship is a focal point of our gathering together, and music provides ways in which we share our love for God, both through congregational singing and prepared pieces by our choir and instrumentalists. We worship at 11:00AM in our Sanctuary each Sunday morning, as well as in our Chapel at various times throughout the year. We also occasionally have special services outdoors. Our traditional services are “liturgical-lite,” honoring the beauty and majesty of worshiping God in the Sanctuary and following the Christian year together, but are also family-oriented and relaxed. Our worship music is led by our Interim Associate Pastor for Music & Worship Rev. John Fulcher, and Baxter Jennings (organist/pianist), along with gifted musicians in our church choir/ensembles and instrumentalists who play everything from keyboard to guitar to dulcimer to wind and percussion instruments.
Choirs & Ensembles
First Baptist Church has a Sanctuary choir that meets weekly and sings specially-prepared anthems for church services. Led by Rev. John Fulcher, the choir brings beauty and meaning to each of our worship experiences. Do you sing or want to learn how? We’d love to have you join our choir! Our music program also seeks out the musically talented for solos and smaller ensembles as well. FBC has a five-octave handbell set, various string instruments, and we are always seeking those who can read music to play our instruments.
Psalm 150: 3-6
Praise him with trumpet sound;
praise him with lute and harp!
Praise him with tambourine and dance;
praise him with strings and pipe!
Praise him with clanging cymbals;
praise him with loud clashing cymbals!
Let everything that breathes praise the Lord!
Praise the Lord!
First Music Academy
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Interim Associate Pastor for Music & Worship
Rev. John Fulcher
Rev. John Fulcher is a native of Martinsville. After graduating from MHS, he studied music at Wake Forest University and the NC School of the Arts, graduating in 1973. In 1996, after 25 years in music and youth ministry, John entered Duke Divinity School to study pastoral ministry, graduating in 2000. After serving as Associate Pastor and then Pastor of his home church, First Baptist Martinsville, he retired from full time ministry in 2017. Currently he teaches Bible study, Sunday School, directs choirs, plays piano whenever possible, handbells, and looks forward to singing with the Smith River Singers.