 ubilate! —
of the Pacific Northwest Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church — is a chapter
of the Fellowship of United Methodists in Music and Worship Arts (FUMMWA*).
Our mission is to create opportunities for people to experience and share the
interrelationship of community, worship, art and theology. We achieve this
by—
- Conducting annual summer festival/retreats that explore music, drama,
liturgical movement, visual arts, and spiritual disciplines as creative
worship forms.
- Sponsoring international trips for sharing a music and worship ministry
with other cultures.
- Providing counsel and leadership in worship, music and other arts to
local churches, districts, PNW Conferences, and other conferences as requested.
*Speaking of FUMMWA . . .
If you are not already a member of The Fellowship of United Methodists in Music and
Worship Arts (FUMMWA), you might be interested in joining. FUMMWA is an affiliate
organization of the General Board of Discipleship of The United Methodist Church.
Jubilate is the Pacific Northwest Chapter of FUMMWA.
FUMMWA membership benefits:
- Six bi-monthly issues of Worship Arts, which contains a broad range of articles,
resources, and a national calendar of events;
- A biennial National Conference on Music and Worship Arts (Jubilate hosted one in
1995 at PLU);
- A $10 discount on your summer Jubilate Festival Registration;
- A professional discount with Cokesbury on books and music.
For more information, visit their website: www.fummwa.org (opens in new window).
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Jubilate Board
Left to right: Len Hembd, Allen Wicklund, Marcy Ratzlaff, Phil Harrington, pj Kaiser, Linda Colman, Erin Walker,
Alice Vroman, Sharman Badgett-Young, Diane Walker, Kirstin Malm, Carol Mariano, and Bob Wright.
Not pictured: Myrna Overstreet
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Statement of Theology
The Jubilate community takes seriously the subtle and severe truth that shared
worship is near the center of every Christian act. We affirm that worship can
have integrity, vitality, and fire when people attend to God and to the gifts
God has given all people.
Brief History
| 1978 |
JUBILATE! created by Worship Section of the Board
of Discipleship of the United Methodist Church, Pacific Northwest Conference. |
| 1979 |
First summer Jubilate Festival & Retreat. |
| 1992 |
Tour to Africa University, Zimbabwe, at temporary campus. |
| 1994 |
Second tour to Africa University, Zimbabwe, at new campus
dedication. Jubilate was one of two choirs invited from the U.S. |
| 1994 |
PNWC Africa University Music Faculty Endowment Fund is established. |
| 1994 |
Jubilate Chapter named by Pacific Northwest Annual Conference
of the Fellowship of United Methodists in Music and Worship Arts (FUMMWA). |
| 1998 |
Third tour to Africa University, Zimbabwe, at new campus.
Included volunteer work for the university and for Old Mutare orphanage. |
| 2005 |
JUBILATE! gets its own website. You're looking at it. |
| 2006 |
First and hopefully not last tour to China. |
| 2009 |
JUBILATE! celebrates its 30th anniversary at the summer retreat in Spokane. |
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For Whom is Jubilate?
Actors craving an enthusiastic audience
Artists who like to innovate
Children-at-heart who like to play
Clergy in need of a spiritual retreat
Clowns who like to clown around
Music directors looking for new material
Musicians who like to perform
Worshippers wanting to let loose
Would-be singers who want a place they can't fail
Jubilate Logo
The logo you see at the top of this screen is based on an idea created
by Stephen Lyman in 1988, the summer he and his wife were on staff at Holy
Names in Spokane, WA. He is noted for his Western art, which is sold in
popular prints. Sadly, Lyman later fell to his death while filming in
Yosemite. The colorful evolution of Steve's idea has been used ever since.
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