If you need more information on church missions, please contact the Conference Board of Global Ministry Chair, Rev. Alex Plum, globalministry@michiganumc.org.
Michigan United Methodists are engaged in mission across the state and around the world.
EngageMI is an initiative that helps connect congregations with Ministry Partners for learning, acting, and giving. EngageMI provides Six Steps to guide churches seeking to make a difference in the lives of their neighbors. The stories on this page share the good news of how individuals and churches are stepping up with caring hearts and helping hands. The most recent stories are featured here. Additional accounts are accessed from the “See All Mission Ministry Stories” link. We DO have a story to tell and YOU can be part of that story!
PART A: Ministry Shares — A Michigan church connects with partners to provide two vehicles for Red Bird Mission. These “mobile hardware vans” will keep volunteer teams on task. Ministry Shares at work! Continue Reading Teamwork keeps Red Bird volunteers on the road
PART B: Michigan Partners — Kau Tiali Boayue and three other United Methodist young adults travel to Guadeloupe to rekindle friendships in Christ they had established at last summer’s Urban Methodist Youth Camp. Continue Reading One Lord and one faith
PART C: National Partners — A retired nurse from Michigan, Barb Harlow travels the country in her fifth wheel and finds purpose in doing hands-on mission work as part of Methodist NOMADS. Continue Reading #RVersforChrist
PART D: International Partners — The “Gardens of Hope” campaign, which the Michigan Conference Haiti Task Force will bring to the 2025 Annual Conference, hopes to sow seeds of ministry investment for our covenant partners in Haiti and add a new partner, Grassroots Community Voices Foundation. Continue Reading Planting Gardens of Hope in Haiti
PART E: MISSION PERSONNEL — Dr. Emmanuel Mefor is a physican and surgeon on staff of Old Mutare Hospital in Zimbabwe. His wife Florence is a nurse and midwife at work in the maternity ward. They are coming to Michigan in October 2024. Continue Reading Mefors improve care at Old Mutare Hospital
PART F–UMCOR: Jack Amick, Michigan pastor and head of UMCOR’s work in Global Migration, emphasizes the transformative power that changes hearts and minds through personal connections. Continue Reading UMCOR changes hearts and transforms lives
