National Christian Choir

General
The National Christian Choir (NCC), directed by C. Harry Causey, is a 501(c)(3) religious organization based out of the greater
Washington, DC, area. More than 150 volunteer members from Pennsylvania, Washington D.C., Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia gather to rehearse on Monday nights throughout the school year to present between from 10 to 12 concerts annually.
How it all got started
Harry Causey wanted to create a National Christian Choir for over 12 years before 1983, when Ron Doucette contacted Causey and asked him conduct a concert at Constitution hall in the following year. Causey agreed but asked that the choir be named The National Christian Choir. The first concert of the NCC was on January 28th, 1984.
Early years
During the first years, the NCC sang in many prestigious places such as Constitution Hall, the Washington Convention Center, and the Washington National Cathedral. The NCC also sang with major recording artists including Steve Green, Sandi Patti, and Michael W. Smith. In 1986, just two years after its start, the NCC was invited to sing in Manger Square in Bethlehem on Christmas Eve.
Tours
The NCC tries to take one tour a year to somewhere in the United States. Besides the Washington Area, the NCC has visited Florida (5 times), California (2 times), Colorado, Washington, Texas, Illinois, and Indiana. All the volunteer choir members of The National Christian Choir pay their own way on all of our tours. This includes transportation (often by air), bus transportation after arrival, and food. The concert hosts often help by offering a church dinner.
Other Ventures
Music for Overseas Military (MOM)
The NCC sponsors Music for Overseas Military (MOM), a ministry to send CDs of recordings of their music to worldwide military personal during the Christmas Season. It costs $7 for one CD to be sent overseas. The NCC asks that all donations made to this ministry be labeled “MOM”.
Psalm 95: Radio Ministry
Psalm 95 is a 55-minute radio ministry consisting of recordings of the NCC, passages from the Bible, and inspirational commentary. Psalm 95 started on one radio station out of Baltimore, Maryland, in 2002 and grew to nearly 400 stations in all of North America and internationally.
CDs
The NCC produces at least one new recording (CD) a year: (note: the CDs listed below are in chronological order)
*Christmas with the NCC (1985)
*Great Is Thy Faithfulness (1987)
*Blessed is the Nation (1989)
*You Are My Hiding Place (1991)
*Magnify the Lord (1993)
*10th Anniversary (1994)
*O Holy Night (1995)
*Hymns Alive! (1996)
*Wonderful Peace (1997)
*Song for the Savior (1998)
*Holy, Holy, Holy (1999)
*Wondrous Cross, The (2000)
*This Is My Father’s World (2001)
*Birthday of a King (2002)
*Praise Him! (2003)
*Heart of a Child, The (2004)
*Balm in the Gilead (2005)
*Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Vol. 1 (2005)
*Every Time I Feel the Spirit (2006)
*People Need the Lord (2007)
*Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Vol. 2 (2007)
*Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Vol. 3 (2008)
*25th Anniversary (2009)
Music Team
:C. Harry Causey, Conductor (founded, 1984-present)
:Kathy Bowman, Pianist (1984-1997,2002-present)
:Judy Hooks, Organist (1984-1997, 2002-present);
:::Pianist (1997-2002)
:Mary Abernathy, Visual Communicator (1990-present)
:Valerie Baker, Percussionist (1998-present)
:Joan Carlson, Bass (2006-present)
:RB Hooks III, Audio/Recording Engineer (1984-present)

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