Category: Michigan Area
MIcampus ministries welcome students
United Methodist ministries on seven campuses around Michigan will soon welcome all students, offering opportunities for fellowship, faith-sharing, and service.
GAP volunteers serve West Branch
GAP (God’s Awesome People) is a summer program for kids hosted at West Branch UMC. Looking ahead to GAP 2020 … can a volunteer team from your church come and lend a hand?
Invitation to connect through MI media
Good social media creates community. Paul Reissmann explains how Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter connect God’s people across The Michigan Conference.
Bishop Bard clarifies disaffiliation info
Because of voting irregularities, the legislation passed at GC 2019, concerning churches leaving the denomination, is under question. Bishop Bard claries the effect for Michigan.
They take church outside the building
There are many ways to take your faith to those who need it most. Sometimes it happens inside the church and sometimes it does not, as these police chaplains can testify.
She makes ‘big dreams look easy’
A video produced by United Methodist Communications shares the dreams of a creative Architect for God, the Rev. Faith Fowler, pastor of Cass Community UMC in Detroit.
ABC features Detroit Tiny Homes
On July 31 ABC News was in Detroit taking a look at “Housing Crisis Solutions.” Meet Robert Prince, a new householder in one of the Tiny Homes available through Cass Community Social Services.
US-2s serve Michigan well
There have been 10 Global Mission Fellows, young adult missionaries, serving in Michigan since 2010. On August 25th three more young people arrive to serve in Detroit and Kalamazoo.
Details of disaffiliation process made clear
A process for disaffiliation from The UMC, outlined by Michigan Conference Trustees, will be posted Aug.1 on the Conference website.
Please stop fund-raising for Hot Lunch
The Michigan Conference Haiti Covenant Partners and the Treasurer’s Office asks that church’s discontinue gifts to the Haiti Hot Lunch as the program no longer functions in Haiti.