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Song & Hymn Writers Foundation

The Song & Hymn Writers Foundation is a new charitable organisation, established in 2016 by Jubilate and Resound Worship to promote excellence in the writing of words and music for the worshipping church. We believe the church can and should resound with songs and hymns that:

  • enable the people of God to worship the Father through the Son in the Spirit, and thus be formed and built up as the Body of Christ
  • empower the Church to grow in their love for, and commitment to one other
  • ring with biblical truth in content and expression while inspiring hearts and minds to respond in faith
  • combine creativity and originality with the stability of familiar forms
  • are relevant and compelling in the contemporary world.

Vision & Aims

We aim to pursue this in four key areas of activity:

WRITE

  • Work with the Jubilate & Resound Worship writers to publish hymns and songs of quality
  • Continue the collective and mutual development of our writers in improving their craft
  • Write new songs and hymns to meet the specific needs of the local church, informed through research and relationship
  • Increase the profile, presence and reputation of Jubilate & Resound Worship as publishers of songs and hymns

DISCOVER

  • Seek out the best of the up-and-coming or unpublished song and hymn writers
  • Nurture and develop these writers through courses, workshops and peer-critique groups
  • Connect the new writers into our existing writer networks and agency
  • Publish the best of the new writers’ output through our Jubilate & Resound Worship labels

RESOURCE

  • Champion the role of the local church songwriter
  • Offer accessible and relevant events, courses and resources
  • Provide forums, groups and gatherings for interaction between songwriters
  • Encourage and educate churches in the choosing and introducing of new hymns and songs

 

INFLUENCE

  • Participate in the debate on music and worship across the Church
  • Partner with institutions to encourage theological and musical education for writers
  • Aim to become a model quality in song and hymn that sets a benchmark for other writers and publishers
  • Operate in partnership with other writing groups, labels and publishers for the benefit of the wider worship community

Who's who?

Staff
Joel Payne (Executive Director / Resound Worship Coordinator)
Chris Juby (Head of Publishing)
Roger Peach (Jubilate Coordinator)
Lindsay Harper (Administrator)

Trustees
Matthew Swires-Hennessy (Chair)
Mike Burn
Judy Gresham
Alex Guest
Sam Hargreaves
Nina Kurlberg
Noël Tredinnick
Simon Upcott

Patrons
Rev Prof Jeremy Begbie
Dr Noël Tredinnick


How is SHWF funded?

SHWF is funded through:

- profits from its subsidiary trading company
- sales and event fees
- grants
- donations from supporters

 

The Song & Hymn Writers Foundation CIO is a registered charity in England & Wales, no. 1170493. Jubilate and Resound Worship are working names of the charity.