Tag: Flint
Michigan UM churches receive $100K grants
Asbury: Flint UMC and Charlevoix: Greensky Hill UMC were awarded $100,000 Sacred Spaces Clean Energy Grants to make their facilities more energy efficient.
Tom Brown II
August 21, 1934 – March 30, 2023 Rev. Tom Brown II, Retired Elder of the Michigan Conference, died on March 30, 2023. Funeral arrangements are in the care of Cole Funeral Chapel. Tom Brown II of Chelsea, Michigan, formerly of Albion, age 88, died suddenly Thursday, March 30, 2023 at Chelsea Retirement Community (CRC) Dancy… Continue Reading Tom Brown II
Paul F. Blomquist
September 10, 1932 to March 19, 2023 Rev. Paul Blomquist, 90, of Clarkston MI, passed away on March 19, 2023. Paul is survived by his wife of 67 years, Beatrice and his three sons Chris (Maureen), Mark (Melissa) and Craig (Liz) as well as his grandchildren Kate and Andrew and brother David (Bonnie). He was… Continue Reading Paul F. Blomquist
Bishop’s Christmas offering invests in young leaders
The bishop’s Christmas offering will go to the Michigan Conference’s Readers to Leaders campaign, which is raising money to support children’s education at United Methodist schools in Liberia and at Freedom Schools in Detroit and Flint.
Charles R. Marble
December 3, 1937 – May 3, 2022 Pastor Charles Robert Marble, 84, of Gladwin (Sugar Springs), MI passed away unexpectedly at his home Tuesday, May 3, 2022. Charles was born in Detroit, MI on December 3, 1937. He was the son of Robert Marble and Alice (Herring) Marble and the eldest of 3 children. He… Continue Reading Charles R. Marble
Rev. Alonzo E. Vincent
Alonzo Elliott Vincent, age 80, of Grand Blanc, died Wednesday, January 26, 2022, at home with his family by his side. Alonzo was born in Chicago, Illinois on February 13, 1941, the son of Mr. & Mrs. Alonzo and Kathleen Vincent. Raised and educated locally, Alonzo graduated from Withrow High School with the Class of… Continue Reading Rev. Alonzo E. Vincent
Theodore J. Stuvel, Jr.
Theodore J. Stuvel, Jr. of Burton, age 91, died peacefully on Monday, November 15, 2021, at his residence. Theodore was born in Flint, Michigan on July 8, 1930, the son of the late Theodore John, Sr. and Fern (Rice) Stuvel and lived in Burton, MI. He devoted his life to his family, his service in… Continue Reading Theodore J. Stuvel, Jr.
UMCs receive Flint’s ‘Key to the City’
They have hosted Help Centers for years during the Flint water crisis. Now Asbury and Bethel United Methodist churches in Flint, Michigan, are caring for neighbors’ needs during the pandemic.
Rev. Richard A. Youells
Rev. Richard A. Youells (Dick), age 88, of Grand Rapids, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 1, 2021. He will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 61 years, Carol Ann; children: Andrew Youells, Deborah (John) VanderHenst, Rachel Henry, Michael Youells, George and Doris Kieh; 8 grandchildren: Nicholas Youells, Laura Youells, Elizabeth (Sean) Nagle, Felicia… Continue Reading Rev. Richard A. Youells