Great D.C. area church bands
Howdy there-
Welcome to my blog about Washington, D.C. area church bands!
I've set a goal this year to visit 25 churches that have "contemporary music" in the Washington, D.C. area. So far I've visited mostly churches in Northern Virginia that feature the basic rock band set-up: electric guitars, bass and drums, and keys/piano. This blog will log my journeys and describe what I find. Churches will not be rated - it's not a contest! It's just a way to get folks thinking about going to church by telling about the musical happenings.
I will post my findings - how the band was set up, how many members the group had, how many songs they played, how the service was structured, size of church, ethnic makeup, musical styles, etc.
I've met lots of great players and singers so far and have heard NO bad bands. (Can anyone say that about bar bands? I didn't think so!)
If you've got a band at your church, invite me and I'll try to come! That's about it. God bless!
Chris Anderson
posted by Church Lady at 12:08 PM
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McLean Bible Church, 8925 Leesburg Pike, Vienna, VA (West of Tysons Corner)
Services:
Saturday, 6:30 pm,
Sunday, 9:00 am, 10:45am, 12:30 pm
Frontline: Sunday; 5:30, 7:30 pm
When visited: Saturday night service, 6:30 pm
Congregation: Mixed ages, mostly Caucasian, mostly and 30+ middle-aged
Overall Church: Huge congregation and great new facility, with parking garage. Two campuses. Radio broadcasts. Mission of bringing the gospel to D.C. area rather than foreign countries.
Band set-up: Drums, synth, guitars, bass, lead & back-up, singers
Words projected onto screen, use of video
Overall band: No bad notes or look-at-me-showmanship here! The very competent band apparently rotates players; the night I heard them they were extremely professional, which is rumored to be the norm. The music was mainstream contemporary praise and worship in style. The service I attended seems to be geared towards 30+ baby boomers. Different styles of music apparently at different services designed to interest varying generations and worship styles.
Would I go back? Yes. It’s so big that I think assessing the music based on one service probably doesn’t do it justice. And Frontline, the Young Adult ministry is a whole different thing. There’s a lot of good music going on here!
Learn more: http://www.mcleanbible.org
http://www.frontline.to
Phone: 703-790-5590
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