Chapters

The Fellowship has a number of chapter organizations located around the country. Many chapters sponsor their own regional events for members in the area.

To get involved in your regional chapter, check out the latest news and events linked below to interact with fellow chapter members. Contact information for each of our chapter leaders is also listed below.

Start a Chapter

Don’t see a chapter in your area? Contact Peggy Preston, Fellowship Chapter Coordinator, to learn how to start your own!

Chapter Events

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Chapter List

Florida

The Florida Chapter of The Fellowship is a group of musicians, artists, and dancers who are passionate about worship. Although most of us value so-called "traditional worship," and we all have our personal preferences, we are open to contemporary worship, emerging worship, and other styles of worship that give us opportunities to use our creative gifts to honor and present Jesus Christ.

The Florida Chapter is one of the largest Fellowship chapters and sponsors an annual multi-generational Church Music Workshop that emphasizes worship arts as well as spiritual renewal. Adults and youth from Florida and the Southeast join together for this summertime, week-long workshop that brings nationally known choral and handbell clinicians together with worship leaders, choir and handbell directors, visual artists, dancers, and youth and adult choir members.

The chapter's current president is Joan FitzGerald (half_note@verizon.net).

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Illinois Great Rivers

The purpose of the Illinois Great Rivers Conference chapter of the Fellowship is to transform the world through worship. We embrace the sacramental life and affirm that worship arts are a primary means of worshiping God.

The IGRC chapter seeks to be a resource to local churches and the annual conference in the areas of worship arts. Festivals and workshops in various worship arts areas (including an annual handbell festival, a choral festival, preaching, keyboard, and other workshops) allow the chapter to reach a variety of church worship staff and lay artists.

The current chapter contact is Doug Grogan (dgrogan@fumcpeoria.org).

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Michigan

The Michigan Chapter promotes worship in United Methodist congregations in the state of Michigan, provides training and enrichment opportunities for church musicians and worship artists, and encourages the creative use of music and arts to the glory of God.

The current chapter president is Sheila Huis (fellowshipsecty@gmail.com).

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New England

The Northern New England Chapter promotes worship in the New England Conference of the United Methodist Church, provides training and enrichment opportunities for church musicians and worship artists, and encourages the creative use of music and arts to the glory of God. If you would like more information about events sponsored by the Northern New England Chapter, please contact Sharon Walden (tempo449@msn.com), Chapter President.

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North Carolina

The North Carolina Chapter promotes worship in the North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church, provides training and enrichment opportunities for church musicians and worship artists, and encourages the creative use of music and arts to the glory of God. If you would like more information about events sponsored by the North Carolina Chapter, please contact Todd Arant (todd.arant@apexumc.org), Chapter President.

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South Carolina

The South Carolina Chapter of The Fellowship organizes and promotes workshops each year to help members better serve the local church.

The Church Music Workshop, held in February, features choral, organ and/or piano, handbell and liturgical dance clinicians. The workshop is held at Shandon United Methodist Church in Columbia.

If you would like additional information about the South Carolina Chapter, or specifics on upcoming events, please contact Debbie Bauer (dbauer@shandon-umc.org), Chapter President and Music Associate/Organist at Shandon UMC.

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Western North Carolina

The Western North Carolina Chapter promotes worship in the Western North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church, provides training and enrichment opportunities for church musicians and worship artists, and encourages the creative use of music and arts to the glory of God.

The current chapter president is Amberly Johnston (umfellowshipevents@gmail.com).

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