“Lord please use me as your instrument to touch others’ lives,” is what the Mount Ararat Baptist Church Male Chorus repeats before they sing or practice. On June 14, at the Doubletree Hotel in Monroeville, nearly 450 attended and were touched by the male chorus as they presented their second Annual Concert and Dinner. Michelyn Hood-Tinor served as the host for the evening. Hood-Tinor is normally seen on the “big screen” doing the announcements from The Mount, on this evening she was live and in person.
The Mount Ararat Male Chorus was founded in March 1974 under the direction of Earl King. Eighteen years ago Tony Mitchell took over the reins of the choir and with his writing and performance skills Mitchell taught the male chorus how to bring joy and the love of Christ to thousands over the years.
Through Mitchell’s work in the Gospel Music Writers Association, the Male Chorus began attending and ministering at the Gospel Music Workshop of America’s Annual Convention.
They attended their first convention in 2013, they learned as a choir and grew as brothers. Last year they attended the convention in Atlanta and knew before they left that they would head as group at the convention scheduled for July 26-31 of this year in New Orleans.
The Male chorus is privileged to serve under the pastorship of Rev. Dr. William H. Curtis, the leadership of Minister Dwayne Fulton and the directorship of Anthony “Pops” Mitchell. The Male Chorus sings in praise every second weekend during services at Mount Ararat Baptist Church.
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