Tag: Rural
Rural Life Sunday 2022
![Churches in small rural communities](https://michiganumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/AdobeStock_316643706.jpeg)
Congregations and individuals can celebrate the rural heritage of The United Methodist Church by financially supporting the Rural Life Sunday offering, which funds a pastoral scholarship named after a Michigan local pastor who passed away 10 years ago. Continue Reading Rural Life Sunday 2022
Rural parishes are a gift
![Growing in rural countryside](https://michiganumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Rural-Sunflower-960-Pixabay-Mircea-Plosner.jpg)
Allen Stanton says, “Rural churches are places where people ask serious questions, explore their faith and seek to live it out in meaningful ways.”
We shall come rejoicing
![Come back to the farm in rural Michigan](https://michiganumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Farm-w-hay-Adobe-Stock.jpeg)
A drive on a country road leads to a deeper appreciation for Michigan’s farmers, affected by the winds of weather and change.