Welcome! Voices In Praise exists for the glory of God and in service to others. As the youth choir of Friendship United Methodist Church, the group is open to all youth in grades 6 -12 who have a desire to sing and a willingness to make the commitment to the group. Singers are not required to be a member of the church or to have any background in singing. Our doors are open to everyone!

The choir rehearses on Mondays. Girls rehearse from 6:30pm – 8pm; Guys rehearse from 7pm – 8:30pm.

New singers are welcome any time. Feel free to contact Director Holly Reynolds Lee at 301-728-1748 with questions!


Want to learn more about Voices In Praise? We made this video as part of a fundraising campaign in 2014. Meet Director Holly Reynolds Lee and learn more about our music and ministry.

Cereal Challenge -- and a Thank You!

VIP has been roped in invited to participate in a Cereal Challenge this month. It's us and the Children's Choir versus the Sanctuary Choir and Handbells, and the goal is to see who can bring in the most cereal boxes to benefit SCAN -- the South County Assistance Network. This food pantry feeds families in need all year long and we're committed to helping them!

At a recent music committee meeting, there were all sorts of suggestions about how we could raise support for this challenge... we could sing a "cereal song" (who knew that such a thing existed?) or write a script about the challenge. We didn't really decide anything but we had an entertaining time doing all this brainstorming.

Yesterday was the first Sunday of the month, I was delighted to hear that incoming VIP Rookie Josiah represented VIP and urged the Congregation to bring their cereal. Josiah and his brother, Nicholas, (who is in Children's Choir) got up together and started our campaign. I'm sure their Mom (Kristen) had something to do with it (she's cool like that), but I find it really, really awesome that Josiah isn't even a VIP just yet and he's already helping us. If this is any indication about how the Class of 2018 is going to be, VIP is in excellent shape. Thank you, Josiah!

If you'd like to help us win the cereal challenge, please bring a box (or more!) of cereal to church and put it in the marked bins in the Narthex (outside the sanctuary). Make sure you put it in the Children's Choir/VIP bin. :-)