Activity Update
All activities at the church are suspended through May 1.
The church office will be opened most office work days until 12 noon. Pastor Tom will be around the church some mornings to keep you posted. Please don't hesitate to call with questions and concerns, even suggestions.
Remember to call Pastor Tom on his cell phone for any pastoral issue that comes up.
We will keep you posted in regard to Worship Services on Sundays. Remember that the sermons are recorded and posted online. We urge you to pray for those who are sick or impacted by the Coronavirus. In these days of uncertainty please devote yourself to prayer and reflection. We hope that activities at the church will resume by May 2.
Join our community online here and for Sunday worship here. Other ministry opportunities in this time are located in the sections below.
The church office will be opened most office work days until 12 noon. Pastor Tom will be around the church some mornings to keep you posted. Please don't hesitate to call with questions and concerns, even suggestions.
Remember to call Pastor Tom on his cell phone for any pastoral issue that comes up.
We will keep you posted in regard to Worship Services on Sundays. Remember that the sermons are recorded and posted online. We urge you to pray for those who are sick or impacted by the Coronavirus. In these days of uncertainty please devote yourself to prayer and reflection. We hope that activities at the church will resume by May 2.
Join our community online here and for Sunday worship here. Other ministry opportunities in this time are located in the sections below.
Sunday Morning Worship
During this time of social distancing, our Sunday morning worship services are being held online. Audio and video versions of the services will be posted here each week.
We invite you to reflect on Good Friday with the chancel choir's musical offering of “Kyrie” from Solemn Mass, by Louis Vierne and
The Seven Last Words of Jesus On the Cross, by Heinrich Schutz. It is posted here.
We invite you to reflect on Good Friday with the chancel choir's musical offering of “Kyrie” from Solemn Mass, by Louis Vierne and
The Seven Last Words of Jesus On the Cross, by Heinrich Schutz. It is posted here.
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.
While the in person meetings are currently suspended, we are working to make these sessions available online. An update will be posted when these meditations are posted and when the gatherings resume at the park.
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.
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.
While the in person meetings are currently suspended, we are working to make these sessions available online. An update will be posted when these meditations are posted and when the gatherings resume at the park.
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.
Worship and Study Online
Unable to join us on Sunday morning? You can worship with us online here!
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
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.
