Sydney Congress Hall is a Salvation Army Corps situated in the Sydney's central business district. It is a local expression of The Salvation Army, an international movement which is an evangelical part of the universal Christian Church. [1]
Sydney Congress Hall is a Salvation Army Corps situated in the Sydney's central business district. It is a local expression of The Salvation Army, an international movement which is an evangelical part of the universal Christian Church. [1]
Sydney Congress Hall holds three Christian worship services throughout the week - two on Sunday and one on Wednesday. Each service includes Bible readings, music, preaching, prayer and sharing.
Music has always played a significant role in the life of Sydney Congress Hall. Each Sunday Meeting involves various types of musical expression.
The band utilises a variety of brass instruments. The band supports the Corps in its worship, as well as undertaking various outreach activities. [2] The band has released numerous CDs which are used in worship in many smaller Corps.
The Songster Brigade is an 'adult choir' and is made up of men and women of all ages. They participate in Sunday meetings as an expression of and aid to worship. The Songsters have undertaken numerous tours of different parts of Australia, and have joined with other Songster groups on occasions, as part of a massed chorus and as a solo choir at events at the Sydney Opera House, and the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre.
Sydney Congress Hall Timbrel Brigade is used regularly in worship at the Corps as well as during Outreach activities. This group uses the timbrel to express the joy of the Lord, as well as to attract attention in crowded spaces. They are regulars on the Sydney Anzac March, and are one of the last remaining Timbrel Brigades in New South Wales.
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