Current Engagemi Program Booklet
Download Engagemi 2026-2027 Book.
Engagemi Michigan Project Applications
New Applications are always Open for Mission/Ministry projects serving within Michigan. Annual Renewal Applications are required by October 31.
- RENEWING Michigan Conference projects please update contact information and share your ministry story. This is for all current Michigan Conference Part B projects.
Download Engagemi Annual Project Renewal Application (Word Doc)
- We have TWO Engagemi Applications for new Michigan 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 regularly by the Division of Higher Education and Campus Ministry.
Download Engagemi Project Full Application (Word Doc)
Download Engagemi Project Abbreviated Application (Word Doc)
- All applications should be returned to [email protected] 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 [email protected].
Questions?
Questions and applications should be sent to [email protected]
Engagemi Overview for Michigan Conference United Methodist Churches
Engagemi is the mission engagement program for the Michigan Conference offered by the Michigan Conference Board of Global Ministries.
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.”
To be recognized, a church representative (often the Mission Committee chair) must report their church’s Engagemi mission engagement by January31 using the form available in the second box on the left side of this page.
Emerging Engagemi Congregations: If your congregation could not complete all the Engagemi steps, your congregation could be recognized as an Emerging Engagemi Congregation if your Ministry Shares contribution increased or is at 100% and your participation in LEARNING, GIVING, and/or ACTING increased, both compared to last year. Complete the report form as above. Note that there will no longer be an Honorable Mention category.
“Ministry With” – Foundational Concept for Engagemi
“Ministry with” is the foundational concept for the Engagemi program. Based on The United Methodist Church’s “Overcoming Poverty Together” 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 project by visiting the Step 2 – Give page. Find the desired project and click the GIVE button. Payments are accepted by credit card or PayPal. Save the acknowledgment for tax purposes. This is the fastest way to get funds to the chosen 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 also donate directly to Global Ministries Advance projects online, by phone, or by mailing a check. See UMC Global 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 2025 Engagemi Churches
Adrian FUMC, Bancroft UMC, Beaverton FUMC, Bethel UMC Flint, Bethany UMC Clio, Big Beaver UMC, Brighton-Whitmore Lake UMC, Carleton UMC, Centreville UMC, Chapel Hill UMC Battle Creek, Coleman Faith UMC, Court Street UMC Flint, Delta Mills UMC Lansing, Eaton Rapids FUMC, Escanaba FUMC, Faith Community UMC Perry, Fenton UMC, Ferndale FUMC, Fostoria UMC, Gaines UMC, Georgetown UMC Jenison, Gladstone Memorial UMC, Gobles UMC, Grace UMC Lansing, Grand Blanc UMC, Grandville UMC, Grosse Pointe UMC, Hancock FUMC, Harbor Beach UMC , Hillsdale FUMC, Holt UMC, Howell FUMC, Howarth UMC Lake Orion, Jackson FUMC, Laingsburg UMC, Lake City UMC, Lexington UMC, Lincoln Community UMC Ypsilanti, Lincoln Road UMC Riverdale, Marysville UMC, Milford UMC, Munising UMC, North Lake UMC, Northville FUMC, Oak Grove UMC Howell, Old Mission Peninsula UMC Traverse City, Orchard UMC Farmington Hills, Oscoda UMC, Otisville UMC, Owendale UMC, Owosso FUMC, Paint Creek UMC Rochester, Paw Paw UMC, Petersburg UMC, Port Hope UMC, Port Huron FUMC, Rockford UMC, Romeo UMC, Saline FUMC, Sanford UMC, Scotts UMC, St. Lukes UMC Essexville, St. Matthew’s UMC Livonia, St. Paul’s UMC Grand Rapids, Trinity UMC Iron Mountain, United in Christ UMC Clio, Utica UMC, Walled Lake UMC, Watrousville UMC Caro, Wesley UMC Ishpeming, West Bloomfield UMC, Westwood UMC Kalamazoo, White Cloud UMC, White Lake UMC, and Wyandotte FUMC.
Thank you to our 2025 Honorable Mention churches which include those who returned their Engagemi report with partial participation: Marion UMC, Pinconning UMC, Sandusky UMC, Beverly Hills UMC, Colon UMC, Nashville UMC, New Journey UMC Niles, Dixboro UMC, Gunnisonville UMC, and West Branch FUMC.