On May 1 Michigan United Methodists will celebrate Golden Cross Sunday. Your contributions offer new life to children, youth and senior adults.

Enhancing the lives of God’s people. That’s what Golden Cross Sunday is all about.

Golden Cross Sunday is observed in The United Methodist Church each year on a date determined by the annual conference. Here in the Michigan Area, the designated date is May 1 for both the Detroit and West Michigan conferences.

In the Detroit Conference Golden Cross Sunday provides an offering opportunity to support camperships, children who have been abused or neglected, and seniors who have outlived their savings. 

The organizations represented are Michigan Area Camping & Retreat Ministries, Methodist Children’s Home Society, and United Methodist Retirement Communities. You can help promote Golden Cross Sunday by distributing offering envelopes, placing an insert in your bulletin, and/or including information in your monthly newsletter.

Churches in the Detroit Conference may request Golden Cross offering envelopes from Amy Craig, UMRC Foundation Office Manager, at 734-433-1000 ext. 7502 or by e-mail at [email protected]. Additional information can be received from:

• Lisa French, United Methodist Retirement Communities (UMRC) Foundation, 734-433-1000 ext. 7426, [email protected]
• Brooke Adams, Methodist Children’s Home Society, 313-531-9464, [email protected]
• George Ayoub, Michigan Area Camping & Retreat Ministries, 888-217-1905ext. 1229, [email protected]

In West Michigan, Golden Cross touches lives at Clark Retirement Community, the Methodist Children’s Home and Bronson Methodist Hospital.

In West Michigan half of the Golden Cross supports the Methodist Children’s Home Society providing for emotionally troubled and homeless children; the Benevolent Fund of Clark Retirement Community;  and Bronson Methodist Hospital’s in-house chaplaincy. West Michigan congregations retain half of the offering to support ministries in their church that serve persons with disabilities. Such ministries include: large print bulletins; ramps; ministries to foster residents; day care programs; latch key activities; community counseling; meals on wheels; rides to the doctor; and respite care for caregivers.

Please note, while the official Sunday is May 1, the offering may be taken at an alternative date selected by the local congregation.

Thank you very much for your support of these ministries and the vulnerable populations they serve.

 

Last Updated on December 27, 2022