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Celebrating the impact of rural churches

Church ice cream social

STEP TWO: Rural Life Sunday is set for September 10, and churches can honor our rural heritage by receiving an offering to support rural ministry in the Michigan Conference. Continue Reading Celebrating the impact of rural churches

Young People’s Ministries offers grants

Making friends at youth conference

Applications for mini-grants of $500 to $1,500 are due November 15 for churches that offer youth or young adult ministries in marginalized contexts.

Christian Education Sunday offering grows faith

Woman reading to children

Learn how recent funding through the annual Christian Education Sunday offering has grown faith and then plan for this year’s date, set for August 20.

Grants for justice and peace ministries

Volunteers preparing bulk food for distribution

The General Board of Church and Society is accepting applications through July 24 for grants from their Ethnic Local Church, Human Relations Day, and Peace with Justice programs.

Conference offers disability grants

Artwork showing diversity of children

The Michigan Conference is offering grants up to $1,000 to assist churches seeking to invest in accommodations for those with disabilities or neurodiversity of all kinds.

Grants strengthen ethnic local churches

Youth from French UMC in Detroit during Youth for Christ Day.

Grants up to $10,000 are available from Discipleship Ministries to support the ethnic local church, and the deadline for applying is September 10, 2022.

Church and Society accepting grant applications

Woman and child singing during a conference.

Michigan United Methodist congregations and affiliated nonprofits are invited to apply for one of the 2022 peace and justice grants awarded by the General Board of Church and Society.

MI churches invited to dream big

Members of Dearborn First UMC help refugees move to a safe place.

UMCOR invites Michigan congregations that have an idea for a creative project that would reach refugees and migrants in their community to apply for a $2,000 Mustard Seed Migration Grant.… Continue Reading MI churches invited to dream big

Grants strengthen relief in Gaylord, Detroit

Grants and financial assistance strengthen relief efforts in Gaylord, Michigan, following a May 20 tornado.

Two new grants will provide much-needed help in the form of disaster case management in Gaylord, following the recent tornado, and direct aid to individuals still recovering from last year’s… Continue Reading Grants strengthen relief in Gaylord, Detroit

Clergy talk about self care

Chad Parmalee does self care with yarn

Annual conferences support clergy as they adapt to the health crisis by offering programs that help avert burnout. This care takes many forms.