Sunday Morning Worship
Due to the changing rates of infection in South Carolina, worship will return outdoors on Sunday, August 2. We will worship in the portico and surrounding areas at 9:00am. Please wear a mask, bring a chair, and plan to social distance. Sunday morning services will continue to be live streamed on Facebook and posted to the website. There will be no nursery or children's church.
When you arrive to worship, please practice the new "10 Commands for Worship" listed below. After service, the Upper Room Sunday school class will continue to meet on Zoom at 10:30 AM. We look forward to worshiping with you on Sunday.
"10 Commandments of Worship"
I. Do not touch anyone
II. Stay at least six feet from other people..
III. Wear a mask.
IV. Place offering in plates located near exits.
V. Do not use hymnals or pew Bibles.
VI. Pick up your own bulletins.
VII. Do not sing.
VIII. Do not mingle before or after worship.
IX. Sit every third pew.
X. Do not sit within 6 feet of anyone not in your family.
Audio and video versions of the services are posted here each week.
When you arrive to worship, please practice the new "10 Commands for Worship" listed below. After service, the Upper Room Sunday school class will continue to meet on Zoom at 10:30 AM. We look forward to worshiping with you on Sunday.
"10 Commandments of Worship"
I. Do not touch anyone
II. Stay at least six feet from other people..
III. Wear a mask.
IV. Place offering in plates located near exits.
V. Do not use hymnals or pew Bibles.
VI. Pick up your own bulletins.
VII. Do not sing.
VIII. Do not mingle before or after worship.
IX. Sit every third pew.
X. Do not sit within 6 feet of anyone not in your family.
Audio and video versions of the services are posted here each week.
Meditation and Mindfulness
with Dr. John Simmons
Feeling stressed about the virus and its health, economic and social effects? Join John Simmons for a time of meditation and mindfulness activity designed to deal with stress. These meditation sessions will meet on Sunday evenings at 7:00pm in Central Park, where there is room for social distancing.
John is certified as a Mind Body Skills Trainer by the Center for Mind Body Medicine in Washington DC. In the past 12 years, John has led dozens of workshops using mindfulness to help cancer patients, patients with chronic pain, patients with post traumatic stress disease and people with varying degrees of anxiety and mild to moderate depression. There will be no fee and no meditation experience is required. The experience will be open to anyone.
Past sessions are posted here.
with Dr. John Simmons
Feeling stressed about the virus and its health, economic and social effects? Join John Simmons for a time of meditation and mindfulness activity designed to deal with stress. These meditation sessions will meet on Sunday evenings at 7:00pm in Central Park, where there is room for social distancing.
John is certified as a Mind Body Skills Trainer by the Center for Mind Body Medicine in Washington DC. In the past 12 years, John has led dozens of workshops using mindfulness to help cancer patients, patients with chronic pain, patients with post traumatic stress disease and people with varying degrees of anxiety and mild to moderate depression. There will be no fee and no meditation experience is required. The experience will be open to anyone.
Past sessions are posted here.
Worship and Study Online
Unable to join us on Sunday morning? You can worship with us online here!
The Upper Room Sunday School class meets weekly on Zoom at 10:30am on Sunday mornings. If you would like to join this weekly Zoom gathering, please contact Paige Wolfe.
We also have a new resource for participating in Bible studies online! Amplify Media is a way we can interact with studies while away from the church building. Please use the website below to create your account. You can find our church's access code in an email from the church. If you are unable to find the code, send us a message.
my.amplifymedia.com/amplify
The Upper Room Sunday School class meets weekly on Zoom at 10:30am on Sunday mornings. If you would like to join this weekly Zoom gathering, please contact Paige Wolfe.
We also have a new resource for participating in Bible studies online! Amplify Media is a way we can interact with studies while away from the church building. Please use the website below to create your account. You can find our church's access code in an email from the church. If you are unable to find the code, send us a message.
my.amplifymedia.com/amplify
Central United Methodist Church is a vibrant downtown church located in Spartanburg, South Carolina. The historic building faces North Church Street and is located just south of the Marriott. For our address and a map, go here.
The histories of Spartanburg, Central UMC, and Wofford College have been closely intertwined since the church was founded 180 years ago. Today, Central is still a vital part of the community, ministering to our neighbors and friends while making and nurturing disciples of Jesus Christ.
The histories of Spartanburg, Central UMC, and Wofford College have been closely intertwined since the church was founded 180 years ago. Today, Central is still a vital part of the community, ministering to our neighbors and friends while making and nurturing disciples of Jesus Christ.
You are welcome here.
Central United Methodist Church is committed to loving God and loving neighbor with our whole selves--heart, mind, soul, and strength. We believe that all persons are of sacred worth and dignity as part of God's creation, as demonstrated by the ministry of Jesus Christ. We therefore welcome all persons into the life and ministry of our congregation. We welcome, affirm, and celebrate people of all races, cultures, ethnicities, ages, sexual orientations, gender identities, socioeconomic status, education, physical and mental abilities, or faith histories.
Central United Methodist Church is committed to loving God and loving neighbor with our whole selves--heart, mind, soul, and strength. We believe that all persons are of sacred worth and dignity as part of God's creation, as demonstrated by the ministry of Jesus Christ. We therefore welcome all persons into the life and ministry of our congregation. We welcome, affirm, and celebrate people of all races, cultures, ethnicities, ages, sexual orientations, gender identities, socioeconomic status, education, physical and mental abilities, or faith histories.
