About Us

At Hernando Methodist Church we seek to join God in a journey of bringing new life, reconciliation, and the presence of Christ to all people. Our teachings are built around connecting people to the life found in Christ and to each other.


We are a welcoming and open church that encourages people to come and share in the love of Jesus. Come join our community and grow in your faith alongside others who have the same beliefs and values.

Vision

Our Vision is simple: KNOW CHRIST & MAKE HIM KNOWN


Through our ministries, we desire to share the whole counsel of God with all peoples and to advance the presence and fulfillment of the Kingdom of God in every part of the world and at all levels of societies and cultures. The Global Methodist Church is committed to the Lordship of Jesus Christ, the inspiration and authority of the Scriptures, and the work of the Holy Spirit in conveying God’s truth and grace to all people.


We are a global church that recognizes and deploys the gifts and contributions of each part of the church, working as partners in the gospel with equal voice and leadership. Our witness to the world is marked by mutual love, concern, sharing, and a focus on those who are most vulnerable. We watch over one another in love and bear witness to the transforming power of the Good News as we humbly, but boldly, strive to serve others as ambassadors of Christ!

Mission

Our Mission is to make disciples of Jesus Christ who worship passionately, love extravagantly, and witness boldly.


In our worship, we desire to surrender to and be fully devoted to one God—the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. We are passionate about what is important to God.


Jesus calls those who follow Him to love God wholeheartedly and love their neighbors as themselves. Our desire is to demonstrate to the world the extravagant love of God in the person of Jesus Christ.


We have been entrusted with a lifesaving and transforming message that we must share with others. Our witness is bold, compelling and fearless. Our mission advances when individuals become disciples of Jesus Christ and join God’s mission to make more disciples.

Beliefs & Governance



Since its inception, God’s Spirit has enlivened the Methodist movement. In the 1720s John and Charles Wesley and friends at Oxford University met together to deepen their Christian faith through daily, practical spiritual disciplines. Derided by others as a “new sect of Methodists” for their “methodical” ways of practicing the faith and holding one another accountable to it, the small group embraced the insult and persevered in their fellowship. And so they and the millions who followed after them have ever since been known as “the people called Methodists.”


In that spirit, this Transitional Book of Doctrines and Discipline of the Global Methodist Church is intended to serve as a resource for all who wish to join in a “methodical,” practical, and warm- hearted pursuit of loving God and serving others as Jesus’ disciples in the world.


Beginning with confessions rooted in Scripture and shaped by the great teaching of the Church universal, the Transitional Book of Doctrines and Discipline provides the essential structure for the Global Methodist Church from its official launch on May 1, 2022 until its convening General Conference twelve to eighteen months later. It is offered with the prayer that it will help guide us in a new season of the church’s life as we make disciples of Jesus Christ who worship passionately, love extravagantly, and witness boldly.

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Open Ministry Positions

For all positions, you may view the drop-down list for full details. If you have any question or wish to apply to any open positions, please send cover letter, resume and references to office@hernandomethodist.org

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  • Choir Director


    Title: Choir Director


    The Choir Director is an integral part of the ministry of the church. The Choir Director’s primary

    focus is to prepare the choir and handbell choir for their active participation and leadership role

    in the Sunday traditional worship services and other special services as required.


    Accountability: To the Pastor and Staff Parish Relations committee


    Responsibilities:

    • Direct the hymns and Chancel Choir anthems for the Sunday morning traditional worship

    services.

    • Select choir anthem music and early service specials for the Sunday morning traditional

    worship services. Selections should provide a variety of music, including traditional,

    praise and contemporary music, and should be appropriately coordinated with the

    liturgical calendar.

    • Submit anthem titles and special music titles for each Sunday’s worship services to the

    church secretary by 8:00 am on Thursday morning.


    • Rehearse the choir weekly (either Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday evenings from 7:00-

    8:00 pm) and at additional times as identified by special needs.

    • Work closely with accompanists. Music selections should be given to the accompanists

    well in advance of their rehearsal and performance by the choir. Practice with

    accompanists before choir practices and/or before each Sunday worship service.

    • Arrange for special soloists, accompanists, instrumentalists and section leaders when

    needed and use the music budget for their payment, upon approval from Senior Pastor.

    • Actively involve youth, college and young adults in musical programming.

    • Maintain both choir and handbell music library and keep the music rooms orderly and

    neat.


    Handbells

    • Organize and lead the handbell choir to lead traditional worship 2-4 times per year.

    Special Service Responsibilities:

    • Select and arrange for musical presentations at additional services during Holy Week

    (Ash Wednesday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday), Easter cantata and Advent/Christmas

    season (Christmas cantata).

    • Meet with the Pastor before the Christmas and Easter seasons to coordinate and plan

    special music presentations.

    • Coordinate specials


    Budget Duties:

    • Maintain choir music budget and coordinate purchases with the church secretary or

    pastor.

    • Arrange for purchase of new music and supplies within budget limitations.

    • Present annual budget requests to the Finance Committee.

    Other Responsibilities:

    • Attend Worship Committee meetings to facilitate communication and planning. Meetings

    are usually held either monthly or bi-monthly before choir practice.

    • Actively recruit new choir members, specifically targeting youth, college and younger

    members of the church.

    • Be responsible for finding a substitute when absent and informing the Pastor of absence

    beforehand.


    Qualifications:

    • A demonstrative life of Christian faith and practice, and holds a commitment to Christian

    theology that is compatible with the doctrine, values and traditions of The Global

    Methodist Church.


    • High level of overall musicianship with experience leading choirs and congregations.

    • Instrumental skills are desired but not required. Preferred instruments are organ, piano,

    and guitar.

    • Preferred- Bachelor’s degree with a music major or minor.

    • Solo vocal performance experience is desired.

    • Ability to lead and perform various styles of music.

    • Enthusiastic, positive, and organized. Excellent personal communication skills are

    essential.


    Evaluation:

    • First three (3) months will be a probationary period with required weekly communication

    (either in person or by phone or email) with the Pastor/SPRC Chair or his/her appointee.

    • Annual evaluation will be conducted each calendar year by the Pastor or

    the Staff-Parish Relations Committee and reported to the Church Council.

    Terms of Employment:

    • Compensation: commensurate with time committed and experience.

    • Vacation days: 4 Sundays per year (prior notification given to Pastor)

    • Planning/preparation time: 2-4 hours per week


    Weekly breakdown:

    -Office/rehearsal hours 5:00-8:30 pm once per week (coinciding with rehearsal date)

    -Choir practice: 7:00-8:00 pm, or 8:30pm leading up to Easter/Cantata services.

    -Bell choir 6:00-7:00pm with minimum of 6 rehearsals prior to each worship service.

    -8:00 am -12:30pm each Sunday. Early service 8:45 – 9:45 am

    (choir typically rehearses at 10:40 am prior to service; service begins at 10:55 am and

    ends approximately at noon)


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