Northlawn United Methodist Church in Grand Rapids is seeking a part-time Family Ministries Director. The Director will plan and oversee Kids Connection and Summer programming for kids birth-18. Northlawn has a growing kids ministry (avg. 20 kids per Sunday) with a fun working environment and a passion to help people connect to Jesus! Join us in the fun! Click here to read the full job description.
Youth Ministry Director – Grand Rapids First UMC
Grand Rapids First United Methodist Church is looking for a part-time Youth Ministry Director. Learn more at GRFUMC.org or click here for a detailed job description. Please send résumé and employment application to samim@grfumc.org.
Voters prepare to ratify amendments
~ MIphoto/Jonathan Trites
This article summarizes three of the four proposed UMC constitutional amendments that eligible voting members will vote to ratify at the 2025 Michigan Annual Conference.Continue Reading Voters prepare to ratify amendments
June grant and funding workshops
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In June, the Michigan Conference will host several online workshops and trainings on grant writing and nontraditional funding sources.Continue Reading June grant and funding workshops
Bay View celebrates jubilee season
~ photo courtesy Jack Harnish
The Bay View Association, a historic summer community near Petoskey with United Methodist roots, will celebrate its sesquicentennial with a lineup of events and guest preachers, including Bishop David Bard.Continue Reading Bay View celebrates jubilee season
We can do this!
Rev. Kevin Smalls speaks at the 2024 Michigan Annual Conference. He is a co-convener of the Michigan Conference’s Anti-Bias/Anti-Racism Working Group. ~ MIphoto/Jonathan Trites
In this op-ed, Rev. Kevin Smalls says voting yes on Ballot #3 will make necessary changes to the United Methodist Constitution and strengthen the church’s commitment to becoming an anti-racist church.Continue Reading We can do this!
Mini golf outing added for AC
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In addition to the 9-hole Golf Scramble on Friday, a miniature golf fundraiser supporting our UM campus ministries will be held on Thursday, May 29, at Pirate’s Cove in Traverse City from 4:30 to 5:30 pm ET.Continue Reading Mini golf outing added for AC
Ever heard of Euphemia?
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Retired pastor John E. Harnish reflects on the long history of Christianity following a recent trip to Croatia, where he visited a church dedicated to an early Christian martyr.Continue Reading Ever heard of Euphemia?
Planting hope in Haiti
Annual Conference members will soon vote on a resolution entitled, “Haiti Gardens of Hope.” The campaign seeks to raise $215,000 in the next 12 months. If every church in the Michigan Conference contributes $350, that goal will be met. These dollars will fund life-giving ministries of three EngageMI ministry partners plus a new partner, Grassroots Community Voices Foundation. The Michigan Conference Haiti Task Force plans to start 20 solidarity groups, like the one in this photo (10 in Mizak and another 10 in Jeremie). ~ video image courtesy Church of the Resurrection
The “Gardens of Hope” campaign, which the Michigan Conference Haiti Task Force will bring to the 2025 Annual Conference, hopes to sow seeds of ministry investment for our covenant partners in Haiti and add a new partner, Grassroots Community Voices Foundation.Continue Reading Planting hope in Haiti
Glimpses of a new vision for shared ministry
For many years, Rockford United Methodist Church, north of Grand Rapids, has held a pasty fundraiser, making more than 5,000 pasties each year for mission and ministry. Rockford UMC is one of several churches that have had a turnaround in ministry recently, thanks to bold leadership and a renewed passion for ministry. It’s also led to increased financial giving to the Michigan Conference and The United Methodist Church through Ministry Shares. ~ photo courtesy Rockford UMC
Despite financial challenges, United Methodists in Michigan are claiming a new season of ministry that is before them through creativity and renewed mission.Continue Reading Glimpses of a new vision for shared ministry