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Conference 2026

UCCMA CONFERENCE 2026

United in Spirit: Diverse in Sound

July 8 – 11, 2026
First Community Church
Columbus, Ohio

The conference was a great success! Everyone is pictured above.

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Saturday Sharing

Next Saturday Sharing -- Infusing Life Into Your Worship Service

Church musicians work hard to create excellent worship music in praise of God and in commitment to human well-being, but how can we make sure our music is life-giving as well as high-quality? Join pastor, musician, and UCCMA chaplain Peter Stickney and pastor, musician, and UCCMA Director of DEI and Member Education Amanda Udis-Kessler as they talk about how they approach worship music in their dual roles as pastors and church musicians.

Saturday, September 26, 2026 at 12 Noon ET / 9 AM PT and all times in between. Free and open to all. Please register to receive the Zoom link.

Saturday Sharing is a series of free, once-a-month, one hour conversations on topics of interest to church musicians and others. All are welcome.

SATURDAY SHARING RECORDINGS

View our previously recorded conversations:

Improving Congregational Singing: Best Practices - May 2026

Sweet Harmonies: Church Music Staff Relations - April 2026

Conference 2026: The Inside Scoop - March 2026

Inclusive Liturgy: Why and How - February 2026

Then Let Us SING! New Hymnal - January 2026

The Convergence Music Project - October 2025

Justice in Worship and Music, Part 1 - September 2025

We Shall Not Be Moved: Songs for These Times - March 2025

Remembering Ruth Duck - January 2025

Where Did You Get That Song? - November 2024

Paperless Singing - September 2024

Children in Worship: Open Forum - May 2024

Hearing Health: What Your Ears Want You to Know - April 2024

Doing More with Less: Open Forum - March 2024
Royalties for Spirituals: Where Are We Now? - February 2024
Singing Welcome as an Antiracist Practice - January 2024

Music Copyright for Churches - September 2023
Finding a New Balance: Adapting Your Program to Post-COVID Times - May 2023
Gussy Up Your Music, Part 2 - April 2023
Gussy Up Your Music, Part 1 - March 2023

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Celebrate

30 Years!

▲ Enjoy reading a year's worth of Worship, Music & Ministry, our online journal available for free. To highlight our history and to let you see what we have to offer, we have publicly shared our three issues in celebration of 30 years of God’s blessings.

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Rev. Dr. Peter Stickney's monthly insights come from his home in rural Maine. Keep up with his commentary on his Epiphanies blog page or just click on Insights in the main menu. UCCMA members are welcome to respond with comments by logging in.