What Are Our Goals?

 Who Are We?

Establish integrity and standards of excellence in the practice of our vocation.
 

Provide a network of communication to share ideas throughout our denomination.
 

Foster a relationship of mutual respect and trust between clergy, musicians and other professional church staff members.
 

Encourage equitable compensation and benefits for musicians working in churches.
 

Support the creation of new musical works for use in sacred worship services.

Click here for bylaws.

Our mailing address is:

UCCMA, Inc.
P.O. Box 370631
West Hartford, CT 06137

We are located nationally on the web and locally as close as your mailbox. The members of our board of directors come from Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, Nebraska, New York and Texas. Our current membership represents over 30 states. Our goal is to continue to develop nationally.

The members of our Board of Directors come from Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, New York and Texas. They include both musicians and clergy. Click here for names, photos and contact information.

For any questions not answered on these pages, you are welcome to contact our president Jim Larrabee or any of the board members.

The United Church of Christ Musicians Association, Incorporated  is a non-profit, national organization with a membership made up of musicians, clergy and interested laity. We were founded 15 years ago to provide mutual support for those involved in music in UCC churches in the Northeast. As we have grown both in membership and mission our focus broadened to include individuals from many different denominations and with many different roles (formal and informal) in their churches’ music and worship.

We are a grassroots, member-supported association run entirely by volunteers and organized for educational and religious purposes. We offer professional development and support, education programs, networking, resources , publications and conferences.

We are located nationally on the web and locally as close your mailbox. Here’s how to find out key information:

Membership

Composers forum

Education and Professional Development

Mailing address:

UCC Musicians Association

P.O. Box 370631

West Hartford, CT 06137

To those who join UCC Musicians Association, we provide:

UCC Musicians Association is guided by a volunteer board of directors supported by various committees. Our primary financial support comes from the annual dues of our members. We are a working association that welcomes the input and initiatives of our members. Our by-laws are available by clicking here

We began as the dream of a small group of musicians in Connecticut who felt a strong need for professional support from colleagues in our denomination. In 1993, this group banded together and launched the United Church of Christ Musicians Association as an independent, incorporated organization in 1994. A year later, the first newsletter was issued. In 1999, we began publishing Worship, Music and Ministry, a journal that offers in-depth analysis of current music issues and resources for music and worship. Our website was added in 2001.

In 1998, the UCC Musicians Association took an important step forward in its development. The organization initiated a four-day national conference to be held biennially in the summer. The first was held at the Trinity Conference Center in Cornwall, Connecticut and was deemed a critical success and set the model and tone for conferences to follow. Subsequent conferences have been held in Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Rhode Island and twice in Pennsylvania and have drawn participants from coast to coast.