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Holiday Season

The Holiday Season is rapidly approaching.  ACHPC is blessed with an abundance of talented musicians and they are busy preparing holiday music for all to enjoy.   

December 15  during the 11:00 a.m. worship service.

Our Director of Music, Karen Gibson, stated, "The choir is preparing a Christmas Program entitled Hope by Joel Raney.  It is advertised as a gospel Christmas Celeberation.  The music is over 50% original music and the rest is traditional tunes.  For example, we sing "What Child is This" in a totally new setting with the piano part adding a rhythmic accompaniment."  

December 24  music beginning at 3:15 p.m. with the serivce beginning at 4:00 p.m.

Christmas Eve Service begins with 45 minutes of music performed by the Appomattox Court House Dulicmers and Friends.  The dulcimer music has become a tradition over the past six years or more.  The music will begin at 3:15 p.m. and play until the service starts at 4:00 p.m.   Attendees are welcome to enter and be seated at any time during the musical program.

Karen Gibson

On October 6 Karen Gibson was presented with a plaque honoring her for 30 years of service as Music Director.  Karen was educated at Longwood College receiving a Bachelor Degree in Music Education and a Masters of Science Degree, in which she was allowed to take all electives in music. (No Masters of Music was available at that time at Longwood.)  She later studied voice under Tucker Keiser at the community college, singing Italian opera.  Karen sang for 15 years in the Southside Chorale that Keiser directed.  Later she sang with the Jefferson Choral in Lynchburg.  Currently, she sings with the Virginia Baptist Women's Chorale, which gives four concerts a year statewide.  Karen's interest in Appalachian music and the dulcimer started in Boone, NC.  Under her leadership  the group Appomattox Court House Dulcimers was formed and currently consist of nine musicians.  We thank Karen for sharing her musical talents, for her dedication, and for her encouragement.  We look forward to another thirty years.

Our Mission

We seek to glorify God through Jesus Christ by reverent and joyous worship and faithful service. Inspired by the Holy Word and empowered by the Holy Spirit, we lift up Jesus Christ in our worship; trying to follow His example of love and forgiveness of one another and providing opportunities for spiritual growth in faith. Using the special talents and gifts of our congregation’s members and leaders, we present worship opportunities in a loving and caring atmosphere, providing for the study and instruction of God’s word, ministering to the spiritual and physical needs of the congregationand community, and promoting cross-generational family involvement in the church.

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