Category: Missions Posts
‘Nada es imposible para Dios’
PART B: Michigan Projects — A group of United Methodist volunteers, including several from Michigan, traveled to Peru to bring much-needed health care services to rural communities. Continue Reading ‘Nada es imposible para Dios’
Port Huron ministry opens doors wide
PART B: Michigan Projects — The Blue Water Free Store and Ministry Center is bringing the love of Jesus to those in their community by meeting unmet needs. Continue Reading Port Huron ministry opens doors wide
Remembering God’s gift for the world
PART D: International Partners — Reflecting on World Communion Sunday, Glenn Wagner shares a personal story of how a broken ceramic chalice symbolized the price Christ paid and the redeeming love that holds us together. Continue Reading Remembering God’s gift for the world
Special Sunday provides dollars for scholars
PART C: National Partners — Churches are encouraged to receive an offering for United Methodist Student Day, which funds scholarships for United Methodist students. Continue Reading Special Sunday provides dollars for scholars
Faith bridge connects Michigan and Liberia
PART D: International Partners — Love and hope stretched across 5,200 miles as an 18-member team from the Michigan Conference traveled to Liberia in February to visit our brothers and sisters in Christ. Continue Reading Faith bridge connects Michigan and Liberia
One day Haiti will rise
PART D: International Partners — Fifteen years after the earthquake, Haiti suffers a man-made catastrophe of monumental scale. This June, the Michigan Conference will consider a plan to provide empowerment and hope. Continue Reading One day Haiti will rise
MCHS bolsters mental health care
PART B: Michigan Partners — Methodist Children’s Home Society begins work on a state-of-the-art facility that will provide a mental health lifeline for vulnerable youth in Detroit’s underserved communities. Continue Reading MCHS bolsters mental health care
Vision expands for NOAH at Detroit Central UMC
PART B: Michigan Projects — Thanks to a Reflective Leadership Grant, Amy Brown has greater clarity on Christ’s calling and a daring vision for the future possibilities of service to Detroit’s unhoused population. Continue Reading Vision expands for NOAH at Detroit Central UMC
‘Because we allow God to use us’
PART B: Michigan Projects — 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. Continue Reading ‘Because we allow God to use us’
A lesson in caregiving
In a role reversal, Heather Jue-Wong reflects on how she traveled to Peru as a health professional on a Volunteers in Mission journey and became the patient.