Our Ministries

Audio Ministry
Operates and maintains the sound equipment to ensure clarity during the worship experience. This ministry ensures that the Word of God is accurately represented, amplified and recorded through sound reinforcement that is both audible and comfortable to those listening.

Media Ministry
Duplicates, distributes and archives recordings of all worship experiences, conferences, workshops, seminars, and special events sponsored solely by or in conjunction with Upper Room Christian Cathedral.

Ministerial Staff
Assists Pastor in ministering to the various needs of our growing congregation. Staff currently oversees other areas of ministry, including, but not limited to: Ministers-in-training, Deacons-in-training, New Disciples Orientation, facilitation of Men’s and Women’s Ministries, New Converts Class, Outreach/Evangelism)

Accounting Stewards
Appointed by the Pastor, the Accounting Stewards are responsible for oversight of the financial management of ministry funds. They ensure that monies are verified, counted and recorded for the building and advancement of God’s Kingdom. Meticulous bookkeeping and reverential stewardship of tithes, offerings, and sacrificial gifts given unto the Lord are handled here. Reports are accurately completed and forwarded to the church administrator or designee for archive and proper distribution.

P.I.T. (Put It Together) Crew
These “ministers of muscle” are responsible for the set up and break down of ministry events.

Ministry of Helps
Serving the Body (the church) is how we minister to the Lord Jesus. We are honored to serve through greeting all those who enter the sanctuary; caring for the temporal needs of our pastor, the ministerial staff and music ministry during the worship experience; assisting to minimize disturbances during the worship experience. As the congregation and its temporal needs grow, so shall our opportunities to serve.

Evangelism/Outreach
Coordinate and implement effective ways to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ into our community and throughout the entire city so that men might be saved and brought back to God. Tape Ministry Stations, quarterly mass mailings and “Friday Tape Tosses” are a few ways we get the message out.

Guest Follow-Up
First time guests are looked at as distant relatives that you see once a year at family reunions. Sundays are considered family reunions at the Upper Room because this is where we are “Celebrating God’s Family Reunion”. This ministry honors our first time guests by contacting them after their Sunday visit with us and thanking them for blessing us with their presence. All guests are family at the Upper Room!

Men's Ministry "Mighty Men of Valor"
Underneath the gruff, rough and tough exterior of a man, beats the heart of a little boy trying to make sense out of what he’s been thrust in to. How do you become a man? The best-kept secret to becoming a man is COMMUNICATION! Men typically don't talk. Pride, shame, anger, frustration, and distrust are just a few reasons why men don't talk, but man's deliverance is found in his ability to open his mouth! When Mighty Men of Valor get together, wear a hard hat because something is always going to come down! Issues that directly effect and infect men's lives are discussed and addressed from a Biblical stand point. All fellowships are rated "R" -- REAL!

Women's Ministry "Just Women "
Just Women Ministries blends together the talents and abilities of all women in the church to minister as unto Christ in prayer, practical ministry, spiritual growth, and evangelistic/missionary outreach. We also seek to minister to the women within the local congregation, giving opportunity for Christian fellowship, spiritual growth, and the development of talents and gifts. Our primary goal is to energize (stimulate/activate) the ladies to help fulfill the vision of the Upper Room by reaching out in ministry within their church, their community and the world.

Youth Department "T.A.G. Team" (This Anointed Generation)
1 Peter 2:9 says: "But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that you should show forth the praises of him who has called you out of darkness into his marvelous light." It is the desire of the Upper Room Youth Ministry to provide a firm foundation of Biblical teaching for youth ages 3-18. We seek to provide them with an understanding of salvation, and their assurance of it; enable them to build strong relationships with Christ; and nurture and nourish their character development.

T.A.G. participates in the Drama Ministry which performs skits and plays bringing to life spiritual truths in a relevant and tangible manner. T.A.G. also participates in the Step Team, an evangelistic tool utilizing their creative ability and youthful vigor to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Each of these activities are used as ministry/outreach tools.
Excellence in the church and outside the church is promoted by encouraging academic success and achievement in the development of good study habits and the refinement of good oral and written communication skills.

Music Ministry
An important component of the worship experience is ministry through music. This was David’s ministry in the palace with King Saul. Elisha, the prophet, called for the minstrel (the musician) to play and as he played, the hand of the Lord moved and the Word of God came forth. The Ministry of Music consists of the Praise Ensemble, URCC Chorale, Youthful Soul Sounds for Christ youth choir and a male chorus.  This ministry ushers us into the presence of the Lord by creating an atmosphere that welcomes and blesses Him. This atmosphere or “flow” that the music ministry helps to create allows intimacy and love to “flow” from the heart of the Father (God) to the hearts of His children.

Disciple Builders Ministry
In obedience to the great commission of our Lord Jesus Christ to make disciples of all men and women, who have by faith believed on him and received His free gift of eternal life, this ministry vows to take “church membership” a step further. Here Biblical foundations are laid, strengthened and further built upon. Biblical principles and fundamentals of faith are presented and made applicable in such a way that disciples emerge equipped to do the work of the ministry placed before them.

Various components make up this ministry. They include, but are not limited to:

“Soul Food” Bible Study: A weekly interactive Bible study facilitated primarily by the Pastor where the Word of God is examined for its applicable use in day to day life.

Intercessory Prayer: Weekly prayer session where intercession is made on behalf of others within and outside the Body of Christ.

Covenant Partnership: This is one of the most important yet highly underrated ministries within the Body of Christ. All disciples who have completed New Disciples Orientation belong to this ministry! New Christians, perspective church family members, backsliders who've found their way back home or anyone else that makes a conscious decision to give God the reigns of their life automatically are put on the devils "hit" list. Because of this they need someone to encourage, agree and pray with them that their decision for Christ was indeed the right one. This partnership is the third component of that 3-fold chord that is not so easily broken. Information is exchanged and contact is made regularly to encourage and promote fellowship in order that those coming into our family don't feel alone. Without this ministry our churches might as well install revolving doors.

New Converts Class: Class for new and young believers designed to make the transition from darkness to light a smooth one, by outlining and explaining the important truths about this new life in Christ. This class teaches fundamental aspects of salvation and sets forth a proper foundation for healthy spiritual growth.

New Disciples Orientation: Orientation consists of nine informative and interactive sessions outlining the structural nature of the Upper Room Christian Cathedral and gives a description of the various ministries in operation. This component of ministry exists to familiarize those who've expressed a desire to become a part of the Upper Room church family with who we are, why we're here, where we're going and how we plan on getting there. Sessions currently include: Official Welcome, Purpose and Vision Statements; the Holy Spirit and A Call to Holiness; Tithes and Offerings, Spiritual Gift Assessment, "Where Do I Fit In?" and details of the URCC Constitution/Beliefs. Those who successfully complete orientation receive a Discipleship Certificate along with all rights and privileges of a URCC Family Member.