Worship Arts with Youth (the WAY) includes a variety of worship including music, drama, dance, and visual arts. Throughout the week, opportunities exist to develop and use God-given artistic gifts. These include:
- Crescendo (Youth Choir)
- C.R.O.S.S. (Youth Praise Band)
- Drama
- Handbells
- Instrumentals
- Worship through Dance
Crescendo: Join us on Wednesday nights for Crescendo! We gather from 6:15 – 7:15 for a time filled
with music, devotions, and fellowship. Crescendo is open to any youth, 6th grade and up who loves to sing and lead worship.
C.R.O.S.S.: C.R.O.S.S. is Advent’s resident, youth-led, live worship band. Made up of area high school students, C.R.O.S.S. is designed to meet the needs of Advent’s ever growing youth ministry. The band consists of electric guitars, bass, drums, and vocalists who lead worship at youth events and travel anywhere an opportunity to minister leads them from local venues to the South Carolina United Methodist Annual Conference. These young people exhibit a high standard of maturity and dedication and share a love for music and a heart to serve. For more information about C.R.O.S.S., contact Chad Turner at chad(at)advent-umc.org
Drama: Throughout the year, there are opportunities to enhance our worship through dramatic interpretation of scripture. If you are interested in participating in our drama ministry, please sign up here.
- Advent Ringers: A beginning handbell ensemble, is a perfect way to begin playing even if you have never held a handbell or you can’t read music. This group meets Sundays from 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm in the Music Suite and is open to anyone 6th grade through adult. Sign up here.
Instrumentals: We us a variety of instruments in worship. If you play an instrument and would like to be a part of our instrumental music ministry as the opportunity arises, please sign up here.
Worship through Dance: Gathering periodically for special liturgical, stick, or interpretive dance, our Worship through Dance team helps reinterpret the music and text with beauty and power. Sign up here if you would like to participate!