Tag: Michigan Area
Countdown to Vacation Church School
Nancy Speas Hill Ministry Matters* You’ve picked your curriculum; you’ve sent out the invitations; you’ve recruited most of your volunteers. The big pieces are covered, but now Vacation Bible School… Continue Reading Countdown to Vacation Church School
Wesley brothers make a visit to Grand Rapids
Children throughout the United Methodist connection are learning about the history of the Methodist movement and practicing intentional discipleship with the help of drawings of John and Charles Wesley called… Continue Reading Wesley brothers make a visit to Grand Rapids
Consultation re-thinks Latino/Hispanic Ministry
REV. GUSTAVO VASQUEZ United Methodist News Service If you think most Latinos in the United States generally speak only Spanish and lead lives isolated from the nation’s other ethnic groups,… Continue Reading Consultation re-thinks Latino/Hispanic Ministry
Albert Outler … scholar and pack rat
In February, Leicester Longden (l), retired elder of the West Michigan Conference, gave a lecture at Bridwell Library on the legacy of United Methodist scholar Albert C. Outler. With Longden… Continue Reading Albert Outler … scholar and pack rat
Special Sunday giving goes up
A. MOSES RATHAN KUMAR General Council on Finance and Administration “Bright eyes give joy to the heart; good news strengthens the bones,” we read in Proverbs 15:30. There is good news to share… Continue Reading Special Sunday giving goes up
Re-thinking Hispanic/Latino Ministry
REV. GUSTAVO VASQUEZ United Methodist News Service If you think most Latinos in the United States generally speak only Spanish and lead lives isolated from the nation’s other ethnic groups,… Continue Reading Re-thinking Hispanic/Latino Ministry
GCFA reports Special Sunday giving up in 2014
A. MOSES RATHAN KUMAR General Council on Finance and Administration “Bright eyes give joy to the heart; good news strengthens the bones,” we read in Proverbs 15:30. There is good news to share… Continue Reading GCFA reports Special Sunday giving up in 2014
Remembering clergy women of distinction
Women have been an integral part of the history of The United Methodist Church since the days of Barbara Heck. March is Women’s History Month and the General Commission on… Continue Reading Remembering clergy women of distinction
Selberg, Robert L. Rev. Dr.
Rev. Dr. Robert L. Selberg [Retired Detroit Annual Conference Clergy], died Friday, March 20, 2015. ARRANGEMENTS: The Memorial Service will be held at 1:00.p.m. Sunday, April 12, 2015 at Plymouth: First UMC, located at 45201… Continue Reading Selberg, Robert L. Rev. Dr.
Build relationships for a new tomorrow
The Detroit Conference Commission on Religion and Race has teamed with the Commission on Christian Unity and Interreligious Relationships to bring timely workshop to the Michigan Area. Beyond the… Continue Reading Build relationships for a new tomorrow