Category: Michigan Area
Taking the plunge
Faith on the Fly, a new ministry out of Grand Rapids: Trinity UMC, teaches people how to fish and creates faith-filled opportunities to learn new things and bond with others.
Community celebrates farmworkers
Arcadia UMC helps to organize an annual appreciation dinner for migrant farmworkers in rural Manistee County to honor their contributions to the community.
Port Huron ministry opens doors wide
The Blue Water Free Store and Ministry Center, an EngageMI Ministry Partner in Port Huron, is bringing the love of Jesus to those in their community by meeting unmet needs.
Bishop announces listening tour
On November 23, Bishop David Bard begins a four-stop tour to hear from people following significant changes in The United Methodist Church.
‘Be open for miracles to happen’
Through Christlike acts of love, Leland Community UMC is building relationships with their refugee and migrant neighbors and bridging the gap between cultures.
Michigan’s ‘Odd Couple’
Taylorie Bailey and Denny Wissinger, the new Co-Lay Leaders of the Michigan Conference, are ready to equip the laity of the annual conference for ministry and mission.
Living our countercultural witness
Six lay and clergy members of the Michigan Conference share insights on ways to build a culture of kindness as Americans prepare to vote on November 5.
Conference partnership receives Lilly grant
The Michigan and Rio Texas Conferences will use a $1.25 million Lilly Endowment grant to fund an initiative to help congregations nurture children through worship and prayer.
Demonstrate love through diversity
For La Nueva Esperanza UMC in Grand Rapids, Hispanic Heritage Month welcomes us all to widely incorporate global worship practices and choose to love in inclusion and peace as Jesus… Continue Reading Demonstrate love through diversity
‘Because we allow God to use us’
After The Storm, the Michigan Conference’s disaster recovery ministry, continues to walk with families in Kalamazoo County as they rebuild their lives months after a devastating tornado.