Please email columbarium@christunitedjxn.org to purchase a niche.

Members or former members, pastors, and staff of the Church, their current or prior spouses, their children (natural or adopted), and step-children, their parents, and ordained United Methodist Church pastors and their current or prior spouses by be inured at the columbarium.

A full niche (maximum of two) total cost is $3,000. A half niche total cost is $1,500. This pricing includes the niche, and urn for each person inured, engraving the face plate, choice of niche location available at the time of purchase, inurnment by Christ United Methodist Church pastoral staff, opening and closing of the inurnment space, record keeping, and maintenance in perpetuity. 

The person’s or persons’ full name(s) with month and year of birth and death. For an additional cost, military service emblems are available. 

A brief service will be held at the time of each inurnment by a member of the clergy staff. 

At the time of death, the family, funeral home, and a designated church staff member will communicate with each other. The church will make provision for the delivery of the urn to the funeral home. The funeral home will arrange for the cremation and delivery of the ashes to the family or the church, as directed. The cremains will be retained in a safe place until the time of inurnment.

Inurnment or other services will be made when reasonably feasible after the church has received adequate notice from you or your heirs or personal representative. Often, inurnment will take place immediately before or after a memorial service. In the event of inclement weather, inurnment may be delayed until practical. If so, the church staff administration may suggest an alternative time or day. 

Yes, but only if you obtain prior permission. The sale, transfer, or re-assignment of the niche without prior counseling and written consent of the church administration is not allowed.

Yes, you may opt to share a niche with another person; if so please make arrangement separately while jointly completing the certificate of ownership. 

No, payment for the niche(s) must be paid in full at the time of purchase. If afford-ability is an issue please speak directly with one of our clergy staff or columbarium committee members. 

The staff of Christ United Methodist Church maintains all files and records for the columbarium, including the identity and location of cremains inured in or removed. Funds are appropriated for the perpetual care and maintenance of the columbarium including architecture and landscaping, and supervises all service providers.