Sunday Morning Worship
Important Update
Beginning Sunday, September 20, Central will worship outdoors at 11:00am. We will worship in the portico and surrounding areas, weather permitting. 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 at this time.
The Upper Room Sunday school class will meet on Zoom at 9:30am.
When you arrive to worship, please practice the new "10 Commands for Worship" listed below. We look forward to worshiping with you!
"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.
Click here for a recording of Drew Land's memorial service.
Beginning Sunday, September 20, Central will worship outdoors at 11:00am. We will worship in the portico and surrounding areas, weather permitting. 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 at this time.
The Upper Room Sunday school class will meet on Zoom at 9:30am.
When you arrive to worship, please practice the new "10 Commands for Worship" listed below. We look forward to worshiping with you!
"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.
Click here for a recording of Drew Land's memorial service.
Music for at Home Devotions
Members of the Chancel Choir have begun recording music for your home devotional use. Every Wednesday night, starting September 16th, we meet in the sanctuary from 7:30-9:00PM, socially distanced and masked, and record a couple of hymns and an anthem, and then Brian records a prelude and postlude. All of the music is chosen with the idea of elucidating the Gospel reading for the following Sunday. So grab your Bible, read the scripture verses for the coming Sunday, and then sit back and enjoy the musical responses we have recorded for your use. You can sing the hymns along with us at home. Sing like no one is listening! And if you are alone or with your significant other, sing without a mask!
These recordings will be posted on Friday each week on the church’s website here and on our Facebook page. Look for “Music for Home Devotions” and the date.
Members of the Chancel Choir have begun recording music for your home devotional use. Every Wednesday night, starting September 16th, we meet in the sanctuary from 7:30-9:00PM, socially distanced and masked, and record a couple of hymns and an anthem, and then Brian records a prelude and postlude. All of the music is chosen with the idea of elucidating the Gospel reading for the following Sunday. So grab your Bible, read the scripture verses for the coming Sunday, and then sit back and enjoy the musical responses we have recorded for your use. You can sing the hymns along with us at home. Sing like no one is listening! And if you are alone or with your significant other, sing without a mask!
These recordings will be posted on Friday each week on the church’s website here and on our Facebook page. Look for “Music for Home Devotions” and the date.
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 5:00 pm in Central Park, where there is room for social distancing. Click here for last week's session and more information.
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 5:00 pm in Central Park, where there is room for social distancing. Click here for last week's session and more information.
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 9:30 am 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. Contact Paige for the church's access code.
my.amplifymedia.com/amplify
The Upper Room Sunday School class meets weekly on Zoom at 9:30 am 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. Contact Paige for the church's access code.
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.
