Current Engagemi Program Booklet
Download Engagemi 2024-2026 Book - Revised November 2024.
Engagemi Annual Church Report, Due January 10
To be recognized as an Engagemi Church please submit the annual report by January 10 for the preceding year.
Download Engagemi Report Form (PDF)
Download Engagemi Report Form (Word Doc)
Michigan Project Partner Applications for Engagemi
New Applications are always Open, Renewal Applications will be required Fall 2025 for 2026.
- RENEWING Conference projects please update contact information and share your ministry story in the applicable form. This is for all current Michigan Conference Part B projects.
- We have TWO Engagemi Applications for new Conference projects. The ‘Engagemi Project Full Application’ includes questions about the mission, activities, financial records, board of directors, United Methodist connections, and more. There is also an ‘Engagemi Project Abbreviated Application’ for the projects that relate regularly to a Michigan Conference Board or Division for support and accountability. For example, the Wesley Foundations are evaluated each summer by the Division of Higher Education and Campus Ministry.
- All applications should be returned to engagemi@michiganumc.org or mail to: Michigan UMC, 1011 Northcrest Rd., Lansing, MI 48906.
- Updates to Engagemi information will appear on the Michigan Conference Website and in the online printable booklet. The printed Engagemi Book will be released every other year and available at Annual Conference. Send all updates to engagemi@michiganumc.org.
Engagemi Overview for Michigan Conference United Methodist Churches
Engagemi is the mission engagement program for the Michigan Conference.
Engagemi challenges Michigan Conference congregations to comprehensive missional learning, giving, and action with the goal of encouraging congregations to shift from transactional “ministry to” models to relational “ministry with” vulnerable people and communities.
The Engagemi program consists of three focus areas: Learn, Give, and Act. Congregations that meet the requirements in all three areas will be recognized as “Engagemi Congregations.”
“Ministry With” – Foundational Concept for Engagemi
“Ministry with” is the foundational concept for the Engagemi program. Based on The United Methodist Church’s “Ministry with the Poor” Area of Focus, “ministry with” is grounded in Jesus’ practice of ministry, and our Wesleyan heritage. It is an invitation to move from models of “ministry to” into models of “ministry with.”
“Ministry to” is defined as mission and ministry programs that merely “give to” or “do for” people. These programs can be highly efficient in distributing materials and resources to address immediate basic needs of food, water, clothing, and shelter. However, they can also create a hierarchy of “givers” over “receivers,” foster systems and relationships of dependency, and treat “givers” as saviors having all the resources and answers and the “receivers” as objects of charity and problems to be fixed.
In contrast, “ministry with” seeks not only to meet immediate needs, but, also, to foster mutual relationships where all participants are met with dignity, engaged in shared leadership, and growing together in God’s love. It is a challenge for all of us to prioritize people over programs, relationships over resources, and development of long-term solutions over quick fixes.
The Engagemi mission and ministry projects, here in Michigan and around the world, are all seeking to respond to this invitation. The goal of Engagemi is to encourage your congregation to partner with these projects and to meet the challenge of being in “ministry with” people in your congregation and your local community.
How to Contribute to an Engagemi Project
Individual Contributions by Check
Individuals may submit a check to a local UM church for any EngageMI project. Simply make the check payable to your local church and specify the project name and number.
Individual Contributions Online
Individuals may donate online to any EngageMI Michigan project by visiting the Conference EngageMI webpage, Michigan Ministry Partners. Find the partner project and click the GIVE button. Payments by card or PayPal are accepted. Save the acknowledgment for tax purposes. This is the fastest way to get funds to the chosen Michigan project.
Church Contributions Remitted by Church Treasurers
Send all EngageMI payments with the monthly Ministry Shares payment to Conference Ministry Shares, PO Box 72472, Cleveland, OH 44192-0002. Be sure to list the project numbers and amounts.
Individual Contribution Directly to Global Ministries
Individuals may donate directly to Global Ministries Advance projects online, by phone, or by mailing a check. See General Ministries online or mail to Global Ministries/UMCOR, GPO, P.O. Box 9068, New York, NY 10087-9068. Make the check payable to Advance GCFA, write the name of the missionary or project, and the Advance number on the memo line of the check.
Congratulations 2024 Engagemi Churches
Central Bay District: Auburn, Beaverton First, Coleman Faith, Edmore Faith, Farwell, Riverdale: Lincoln Road, and Saginaw First.
East Winds District: Caro Watrousville, Clio United in Faith, Fostoria, Gaines, Grand Blanc, Laingsburg, Lexington, Marysville, Otisville, Owendale, Owosso First, Paint Creek, Pigeon First, Port Hope, Port Huron First, and Romeo.
Greater Detroit District: Carleton, Dearborn Good Shepherd, Farmington Hills Orchard, Grosse Pointe, Livonia St. Matthew, Monroe St Paul, Northville, Troy Big Beaver, Walled Lake, West Bloomfield, and Wyandotte First.
Greater Southwest District: Battle Creek Chapel Hill, Centreville, Gobles, Kalamazoo Westwood, Lake Odessa Central, and Scotts.
Heritage District: Bancroft, Dixboro, Eaton Rapids First, Hillsdale First, Holt, Howell First, Jackson First, Lansing Grace, Milford, Morrice, North Lake, Oak Grove, Petersburg, Saline First, and Ypsilanti Lincoln Community.
Northern Skies: Escanaba First, Gladstone Memorial, Hancock First, Iron Mountain Trinity, Ishpeming Wesley, Lake City, and Munising.
Western Waters District: Georgetown, Grand Rapids St. Paul, Grandville, Grawn, Lowell First, Traverse City Old Mission Peninsula, Rockford, and White Cloud.
Thank you to our 2024 Honorable Mention churches which include those who returned their Engagemi report with partial participation: Allen, Azalea, Belleville First, Calhoun County Homer, Coldwater, Colon, Denton Faith, Fenton, Flint Bethel, Howarth, Jerome, Mendon, Mount Clemens First, Nashville, Nashville Peace, New Baltimore Grace, Niles New Journey, North Muskegon Community, Sandusky First, West Branch First, and Ypsilanti First.
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Last Updated on March 1, 2025