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.

Change to Rehearsal on January 24

Dear Blog Readers - we have been quiet for a few weeks but there is so much to share with you: Madrigal Dinner success (with pictures! and many thank yous), Bring A Friend Night (happening on Jan. 31) and our spring performance schedule. But for now, we have a change to our rehearsal schedule for Monday, January 24 that we have to share. Be on the lookout for a newsy-posts and all sorts of info this week. Thanks!

REHEARSAL ON MONDAY, JANUARY 24:
  • Middle Schoolers - there are no changes for you! See you from 6:30pm - 8pm
  • HS Guys - there are no changes for you! See you from 7pm - 8:30pm
  • HS Girls - you have rehearsal with full VIP from 7pm - 8pm, and then you're done for the night. I'm going to rehearsal HS guys ONLY from 8pm-8:30pm.
We are singing on Sunday, Jan. 30. The introit is "Awake the Heart' (High Schoolers only) -- so high schoolers, even if you are absent from rehearsal on Jan. 24, please be ready to go on Sunday morning.

The anthem is "Come, Now is the Time to Worship" for everybody (middle and high school). We started this piece last week and will continue working on in tomorrow. It's unusual that we only have 2 weeks to prepare a piece but that's how the schedule worked out, and we'll be awesome. :-)

Singers, if you missed either last week or you will miss tomorrow - you may still perform both pieces on Sunday. We'll get music into your hands so you can review it and we'll go over it in warm-up.

If you missed last week AND you will miss tomorrow - you will not be prepared for "Come, Now is the Time to Worship." High Schoolers, we still need you to come for "Awake the Heart." Middle schoolers - it would be nice for you to come and be supportive, even if you are not singing. But remember -- if you missed LAST week, come tomorrow and you'll be a-ok for the performance.

If you have specific questions, please email Holly directly. Thanks!