Music | Hickory Neck Episcopal Church

Music is an important expression of faith in our spiritual life at Hickory Neck. We sing traditional hymns and service music from The Hymnal 1982, supplemented with praise and Taize songs, gospel music and contemporary hymns from various sources that are covered by our music license subscriptions. Our 10:00 service is a blend of traditional and contemporary music. Our worship occasionally welcomes guest instrumentalists, primarily student musicians from William & Mary. Choral ensembles from William & Mary also lead us in Choral Evensong a couple of times during the year.

Adult Parish Choir

Our Parish Choir consists of 20 to 25 dedicated volunteers. Some have an extensive choral or instrumental music background. Others have little, if any, musical training. The anthem repertoire is largely contemporary but includes some of the formal music of the Episcopal Church. Three to four Sundays a month the choir sings an offertory anthem and leads congregational singing incl…

Choral Scholars

For the past year four Choral Scholars, student singers from William & Mary, have served as section leaders/staff singers for the Parish Choir during the academic year. They occasionally sing as an ensemble to give the Parish Choir a Sunday off. Their repertoire is more standard and by such composers as Gibbons, Tallis, Bach, Handel, Vaughan Williams and Rutter. Hickory Neck has …

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Stephen Trumbull

Minister of Music

Music Adult Parish Choir Choral Scholars

Finding a church home is challenging. You want a place where you can be yourself, where you can bring your doubts, questions, and concerns, where you can be inspired and uplifted, and where you can find a greater purpose. Hickory Neck Episcopal Church does that and so much more. After you've taken some time to get to know us through our website, I hope you'll come and meet us in person. You are welcome here!

The Reverend Jennifer Andrews-Weckerly

What should I expect?

We want you to come just as you are. When you walk through our doors you may see people in suits and ties, but you will also see people in jeans and t-shirts. We want to make sure when you visit you are comfortable and that is all that matters to us. As long you come through our doors, we want to make sure you feel loved and welcomed. If you ever need anything, always feel free to connect with us. We love to hear from our new visitors.

Worship, spiritual direction, pastoral care, and Christian formation are primary responsibilities of our priests. In addition, all baptized persons are ministers in the Church and we enjoy a strong partnership between ordained and lay persons at Hickory Neck. This passion for leadership thrives in our Vestry as well.

Worship Services

We are a group of dedicated individuals passionate about serving the Lord.

Worship, spiritual direction, pastoral care, and Christian formation are primary responsibilities of our priests. In addition, all baptized persons are ministers in the Church and we enjoy a strong partnership between ordained and lay persons at Hickory Neck. This passion for leadership thrives in our Vestry as well.

We give thanks for your presence among us!

We would be honored to have you join Hickory Neck Episcopal Church. We hope that the following information will be helpful in understanding membership at Hickory Neck Episcopal Church.

Joining Hickory Neck Church

“Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.”

2 Corinthians 9:7-8

Hickory Neck parishioners pledge to the General Fund which supports our annual operating budget. Our annual operating budget allows us to provide weekly worship, education, fellowship, pastoral care, and outreach to our community on a weekly basis. This weekly offering can only happen when we financially support the costs of administration, buildings and grounds maintenance, supplies, and salaries. We at Hickory Neck Church support working toward tithing, so the annual budget can be fully funded, providing support for our growing, thriving congregation.

Stewardship is about being grateful, responsible stewards of the gifts we receive from God. The tradition of giving back to God and to the church comes from the Biblical practice of “tithing,” which means to give back a tenth of our earnings to God (Numbers 18:26). The Episcopal Church sees stewardship as more than simply contributing money to the church; it’s also about contributing time and talents and volunteering for ministry and mission. It’s about reaching out to build relationships from a perspective of abundance instead of scarcity.

Stewardship Campaign 2022

In addition to supporting the general operating budget and ministries, there are other ways to contribute to Hickory Neck so that future generations can enjoy the blessing of our property and facilities. Check out the various funds that you can support.

Building Fund Endowment & Covenant Funds

Historic Chapel Preservation Fund