Area Event
2023 Advocacy Day
Join Michigan United Methodists for the first annual Advocacy Day at Central UMC in Lansing! This will be a day of prayer, public witness, and meetings with your elected officials about gun safety! Registration costs $20 to help cover related expenses, and scholarships are available. Visit our webpage to learn more! Download the event flyer… Continue Reading 2023 Advocacy Day
Ministry Professionals Retreat: Living a Palms Up Life
Lake Louise Community 11037 Thumb Lake Rd., Boyne Falls, MI, United StatesWe need a different way to hold our lives. We’re outgrowing our coping mechanisms as humans. We long for something that helps us navigate relationships, work, family, our humanity and our spirituality with courage, trust and maybe even some joy. A Palms Up Life invites attendees to explore a four-fold practice that has the power… Continue Reading Ministry Professionals Retreat: Living a Palms Up Life
Volunteer Service Weekend at Lake Louise
Lake Louise Community 11037 Thumb Lake Rd., Boyne Falls, MI, United StatesApril 28-30 at Lake Louise Christian Community, Boyne Falls, MI, 231-549-2728 Individuals and groups are invited to connect and serve from Lake Louise Camp. Community projects are being organized for Saturday, April 29 for our Make a Difference Day. Other projects benefitting the camp will happen on Friday evening and Saturday afternoon that weekend with… Continue Reading Volunteer Service Weekend at Lake Louise
Anti-Racism Event
Michigan MFSA Spring Anti-Racism Event Register Now! Michigan MFSA Spring Anti-Racism Event. Save the Date! o When: May 6th 9:00 a.m.-2:30 p.m. o Where: Southfield Hope UMC (26275 Northwestern Hwy, Southfield, Mi 48076) o Who: Keynote Rev. Dr. Kevin Smalls featured presentation "Stony the Road We Trod: Overcoming the trauma of racism in the church". o … Continue Reading Anti-Racism Event
2023 Michigan Annual Conference
Grand Traverse Resort & Spa 100 Grand Traverse Village Blvd, Acme, MI, United StatesNEW EVERY MORNING The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. - Lamatations 3:22-23 NSRV New Edition Friday, June 2 - Sunday, June 4, 2023 Grand Traverse Resort • Acme MI Clergy Session Thursday, June 1, 2023 Visit the… Continue Reading 2023 Michigan Annual Conference
Single-board Leadership Training
Michigan Conference Center 1011 Northcrest Rd., Lansing, MI, United StatesOn August 10, 2023 from 9:30 am to 12 pm, the Michigan Conference will hold a training/conversation on the single-board style of leadership. For churches who use a single-board and received a new pastor this year, and for the pastors who are not familiar with a single board and are moving to a church with… Continue Reading Single-board Leadership Training
Lunch and Learn Webinar: Starting & Sustaining: Together
The Michigan Conference Board of Global Ministries invites you to a lunch and learn webinar on Thursday, September 14, 2023, from 12:15 to 12:45 pm to learn more about an exciting fall event, “Starting and Sustaining: Together in Ministries of Compassion, Justice & Inclusion.” Click here to register for the September 14 lunch and learn. The… Continue Reading Lunch and Learn Webinar: Starting & Sustaining: Together
2023 Disaster Preparedness Rally
Natural disasters can strike anytime, and the Michigan Conference Disaster Response Team is ready to mobilize and respond quickly and efficiently. The team plans year-round to ensure we are prepared to assess immediate needs and then engage ministry partners and volunteers. The Michigan Conference is holding its biannual disaster kit rally from September 10 through… Continue Reading 2023 Disaster Preparedness Rally
Starting & Sustaining: Together in Ministries of Compassion, Justice & Inclusion
Wanting to connect the church and community? Wondering how best to sustain and grow a vital ministry? Looking for another approach after good plans don’t work in the same way? Connect with other seekers and innovators. Be inspired by stories, renew spiritually, and imagine bold new ideas. Gather with creatives, community organizers, and change makers.… Continue Reading Starting & Sustaining: Together in Ministries of Compassion, Justice & Inclusion
2023 Pre-Retirement Seminar
Delamar 615 East Front Street, Traverse City, MI, United StatesThe Pre-Retirement Seminar for clergy and conference lay employees, sponsored by the Conference Board of Pension and Health Benefits, will be held October 2-3, 2023. This seminar is designed to assist you in planning for your retirement. It is a cooperative project within the Michigan Conference, bringing together special skills and talents in retirement, financial planning,… Continue Reading 2023 Pre-Retirement Seminar