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14th of December 2023

Podcast “Voices United” Moving Services

Our podcast, Voices United, is moving hosting platforms to now utilize Spotify. It will still be available via your favorite streaming platforms like Amazon, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, and more…but if […]


29th of June 2023

“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 […]