Celebration | Sunday | 9:30am | Auditorium

Worship led in a modern, contemporary style can be found on Sunday mornings at 9:30. Praise bands, complete with a rocking rhythm section and brass ensemble, lead intense and meaningful worship. Jeff Carnie, our Contemporary Worship Pastor, and his team of accomplished musicians are committed to creating an energetic environment that encourages freedom of expression, adding to the authenticity of worship. Music is taken from Israel Houghton, Hillsongs Australia, Travis Cottrell, Tommy Walker, the Brooklyn Tabernacle and Chris Tomlin, just to name a few. You will find if difficult to resist tapping your feet to the beat and raising your hands to the Lord.

All of this, interspersed with the use other artistic forms and a meaningful message by Senior Pastor Jason Whalen, is intended to make remembering, learning about and responding to God authentic, meaningful and significant for those whose worship language flows best through modern Praise and Worship.

Jeff Carnie and Spectrum

Pastor Jeff has a heart for music and ministry. His heart’s desire is to lead a worship team/band that touches, changes, and transforms lives for Christ. He has composed a band comprised of musicians from First Baptist Church and the community, with the core group being The Carnie Ministry (Jeff & Carole Carnie, Richard Riley, and Debra Griffin) who have ministered together for over twenty years. Jeff Carnie and Spectrum are outward focused musicians serving as ambassadors for First Baptist Church of Elk Grove. The group is dedicated to winning souls for the Kingdom. While on tour or in concert, they willingly and lovingly share their testimonies.