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.

The Power of One

Every now and again, someone will say to me, "You don't really more singers in VIP, do you?" The group is a great size, it has fantastic balance and blend (if I do say so myself -- haha), and it's a nice mesh of human beings who all pretty much get along. So, do you really need one more?

YES!

Let's talk about the power of one... how about one Alex Barron? Who's Alex Barron you ask? He's a Dallas Cowboys player who, on the last play of the Redskins/Cowboys game last night, made a mistake that helped the Redskins win. You can make the argument that teams win and lose together, that no individual is solely responsible for a game's outcome, and that had either team played just a little bit better, the outcome would have been different. At some level, all of that's true.

But here's the bottom line: one man made a choice, at one specific moment in time, that changed a game, that impacted a season, that just may alter the course of football history or least history for Alex Barron.

Tonight, dozens of young people will make a choice about VIP. They'll either come. Or they won't. But if they do, I know that each and every one of them will have the potential to make a play, change the game, impact the season and alter the course of Voices In Praise and their own lives.

So, you might ask, Well, are you worried that you might get a bunch of Alex Barrons - folks who make poor choices and unwise decisions?

No. Because I place my trust in God's perfect plans for this choir. I trust - fully and completely, and with a dozen years of VIP firmly under my belt - that every person who walks through the door is meant to be there. God's good like that! Through his son, he has moved more mountains, parted more seas, and changed more lives than anyone in the course of history (including Alex Barron).

And so, I place my hope, my trust, my faith, and my love for Voices In Praise into the hands of the most powerful force I know, trusting him when he said:

"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. (Jeremiah 29:11)