“Voices United” Podcast Season 5 Now Available
Produced and Hosted by Whitworth University church music professor Dr. Ben Brody, this podcast is supported by The Hymn Society in the United States and Canada and Whitworth University. As […]
30th of May 2023
New Bilingual Blog Post Available – Nueva publicación de blog lista
Our new bilingual Spanish/English blog Puentes has just published their latest entry entitled “Himnarios en español en Hymnary.org/Spanish Language Hymnals in Hymnary.org” authored by the library director at The Ohio […]
21st of April 2023
Introducing Our New Blog Team
Thank You One of the first things we did when launching The Center for Congregational Song in the Fall of 2017 was to put together a team of young bloggers […]
15th of March 2023
Press Release: THE HYMN SOCIETY HOLDS CONFERENCE IN MONTRÉAL
For immediate release February 27, 2023 THE HYMN SOCIETY HOLDS CONFERENCE IN MONTRÉAL The Hymn Society in the United States and Canada will hold its Annual Conference July 16-19, 2023, […]
27th of September 2022
Introducing “Puentes” – Our Spanish-Language Blog
Puentes (Bridges) is a Spanish-language blog featuring a core team of writers who care deeply about the voice of the congregation in the Spanish-speaking world and are looking to have deep […]
12th of August 2022
COVID & Congregational Song – Update 8-12-2022
The CDC released updated guidelines yesterday (Thursday, August 11th, 2022). Below are the links to the newest information we’re aware of and our renewed recommendations concerning congregational singing. RECENT […]
10th of August 2022
“Voices United” Podcast Season 4 Now Available
Produced and Hosted by Whitworth University church music professor Dr. Ben Brody, this podcast is supported by The Hymn Society in the United States and Canada and Whitworth University. As […]
8th of January 2022
Reparations Royalty Program Highlighted on NPR
Center Director Brian Hehn was featured on a story this morning on NPR’s Weekend Edition about the “Reparations Royalty” program: https://www.npr.org/2022/01/08/1071542936/some-white-congregations-are-paying-to-use-hymns-written-by-enslaved-african-peo For more information on the program, go to […]
8th of March 2021
Covid Updates – Congregational Song
This page will be updated regularly as a count-down to when singing together is safe again based on current recommendations from the CDC and other public health institutions. Total […]
1st of March 2021
Ambassadors Program Applications Now Open
Become a Center for Congregational Song Ambassador Applications are now being accepted for the next class of Deborah Carlton Loftis Ambassadors. Ambassador Programs are free church music workshops for students […]