Our vision is to sing the world God imagines.
We believe that the holy act of singing together shapes faith, heals brokenness, transforms lives, and renews peace.
Our mission is to encourage, promote, and enliven congregational singing.
Learn MoreFor those who work for the church week in and week out, time away to rest, reflect, and re-inspire is important. Writing the Church’s Song is a three-day writing retreat for beginner and intermediate hymn writers.
Learn MoreFollowing from our centennial celebration in 2022, we will be conducting a sixth series of nine online interviews with Hymn Society Fellows and leaders during the coming year. Each one will share their story along with their experience and perspectives on the study and practice of congregational song.
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AAR Pub Sing – Singing Resistance Nov 20 at 6PM A free pub sing entitled “Singing Resistance” in conjunction with the AAR (American Academy of Religion)’s Fall Conference. Location: The Celtic on Market, 1400 Market St., Denver, C0 80202 RSVP HERE
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The Hymn Society in the United States and Canada has released its long-awaited collection of hymns and songs in celebration of its centennial in 2022. In his introduction to the collection, editorial committee member Andrew Donaldson, FHS, describes the guiding vision for this Storehouse of Song: “The Centennial Committee charged the editorial team to use the themes […]
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October 25, 2026 Revised Common Lectionary Deuteronomy 34:1-12 or Leviticus 19:1-2, 15-18 Psalm 90:1-6, 13-17 or Psalm 1 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8 Matthew 22:34-46 Lectionary for Mass (RC) Exodus 22:20-26 Psalm 18:2-3, 3-4, 47, 51 (2) 1 Thessalonians 1:5c-10 Matthew 22:34-40 Who or what is the GOAT? No, not the animal, but “the greatest of all […]
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October 18, 2026 Revised Common Lectionary Exodus 33:12-23 or Isaiah 45:1-7 Psalm 99 or Psalm 96:1-9 (10-13) 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 Matthew 22:15-22 Lectionary for Mass (RC) Isaiah 45:1, 4-6 Psalm 96:1, 3, 4-5, 7-8, 9-10 (7b) 1 Thessalonians 1:1-5b Matthew 22:15-21 On this Sunday in the United States, we find ourselves just over two weeks […]
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