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Music
Mission and Ministry
At 94, he’s ‘Mr. Music of United Methodism’
The Rev. Carlton R. “Sam” Young — composer, arranger, scholar and two-time hymnal editor — is out with a new collection of sacred music.
Worship
Pandemic challenges music ministers, choirs
With singing identified as a spreader of COVID-19, there’s a scramble to keep church music going and choir members engaged.
Social Concerns
Pastor connects through protest hymn
Sparked by the death of George Floyd and others, the Rev. R. DeAndre Johnson shares his own anguished song and finds an internet audience.
Church History
From children’s song to church anthem
“We Are the Church” is a song for Pentecost, yet the popular hymn almost didn’t make it into The United Methodist Hymnal.
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