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WORSHIP

The basic order of worship in the United Methodist Church focuses on the proclamation of the Word and the celebration of the Lord's Supper. The United Methodist Hymnal provides the following order:

Entrance

The people come together in the Lord's name. There may be greetings, music and song, prayer and praise.

Proclamation and Response

The Scriptures are opened to the people through the readings of lessons, witnessing, music or other arts and media. Interspersed may be psalms, anthems, and hymns. Responses to God's Word include acts of commitment and faith, with offerings of concerns, prayers, gifts, and service for the world and for one another.

Thanksgiving and Communion

In services with Communion, the actions of Jesus in the Upper Room are reenacted: taking the bread and cup, giving thanks over the bread and cup, breaking the bread, and giving the bread and cup.

In services without Communion, thanks are given for God's mighty acts in Jesus Christ.

Sending Forth

The people are sent into ministry with the Lord's blessing.

A Short History

Order of Worship

Baptism, Communion, Weddings, and Funerals

Liturgical Colors