Central United Methodist Church is a vibrant, Christ-centered, family-friendly worshiping community. Sunday sermons engage the Bible through the lenses of tradition, reason, and experience-all under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, so that we may gain wisdom and insight for representing Christ in our day-to-day living.

Our congregation travels from all corners of metropolitan Phoenix to experience a variety of worship styles, one of which is sure to meet YOUR spiritual needs.

Our Music Ministry

Sanctuary Choir

This is the principal choir for the 11:00 AM Sunday Worship Service. They perform at festival services and in concert each year. This is an ensemble of volunteer singers who support and promote high standards of commitment and dedication to excellence in choral music for worship. This is their first priority, however, they appear frequently as performers at conventions of The American Choral Directors Associations, The American Guild of Organists, with The Phoenix Symphony, and at denominational gatherings. They sing the third Sunday of August through Pentecost.

Summer Choir
Ages 15 to adult.

Chamber Choir
The Chamber Choir is a highly select group of singers from the ranks of the Sanctuary Choir.

New Generations
New Generations is an ensemble of High School Singers and their parents or sponsors.

Tour Choir
The Tour Choir is a special ensemble formed through audition. This choir has traveled throughout the Americas, Europe, Pacific Islands, and the West Indies. It's most recent tour to Scotland and England included concerts at St. Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh, Durham Cathedral, York Cathedral, Most Holy Trinity in Stratford Upon Avon, and St. James Piccadilly in London.

Children's Choirs
The Chorister Choir and Rejoice Singers include children ages 3 - 11 years. They provide anthems in worship once each month, September through May.

The Cathedral Handbell Choir
Plays in worship once each month, for special services throughout the year, and in off campus concerts.

Tintinnabulators
A handbell choir for students in grades 6 through High School that ring in worship 7 times each year.

Praise Band
Music for Central Connections is provided by the Praise Band. This ensemble of musicians performs a variety of vocal arrangements - accompanied by guitars, bass, piano, and percussion -- of Gospel and contemporary Christian songs. The Praise Band has also provided music for various Sunday luncheons, Easter Sunrise services, Walk to Emmaus/Chrysalis events, and special services.

The Organs of Central Church

A 5-rank Schlicker pipe organ originally built in 1971 by the now closed Schlicker Organ of Buffalo, New York. The new organ for Central United Methodist Church, Taylor and Boody's Opus 62, will be used to work with instrumental ensembles, to provide continuo in symphonic and chamber music, to accompany in choral repertoire, as well as to serve in a musical leadership role during the period between the removal of the Reuter instrument and the arrival of the new Glatter-Götz/Rosales pipe organ.

A 1993 Dobson - a 9 Rank, 10 stop mechanical action instrument provides music for smaller worship services, weddings and memorial services.

The Music Ministry of Central United Methodist Church is pleased to announce the naming of the Sonoran Brass Quintet as "Artists in Residence."

This ensemble will play in the 11:00 am Worship Service once each month, offering solo literature, accompaniments for choral works, works for organ and brass, as well as hymn accompaniments at the normal places for music within the worship service. The Sonoran Brass Quintet is comprised of musicians who met through their associations with Arizona State University. They have performed with and held positions in major orchestras throughout the United States and internationally, including the Detroit Symphony, New Mexico Symphony, Swedish Radio Symphony and Monterrey Symphony in Mexico. The group's musicians pride themselves on versatility. They are all active musicians across the state, performing frequently with every major musical ensemble in Arizona, including the Phoenix, Tucson and Flagstaff Symphonies and the Arizona Opera. Members are also in high demand in the theater, sought out to perform with nationally touring Broadway productions from The Producers to The Lion King and dozens of others, and in concert appearances with popular music icons from Barry Manilow to Mannheim Steamroller to Clay Aiken.

Visit our web site for information on current and upcoming musical events and our organ recital series.

We will be honored by your visit to worship with us this Sunday at Central!

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Central United Methodist Church
1875 North Central Avenue
Phoenix, Arizona 85004
Phone: 602-258-8048

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