Tag: Summer
Sugar Crash sweetens summer for Melvindale kids
![Kids eating lunch during the Sugar Crash Summer Outreach Program.](https://michiganumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/sugar_crash_melvindale_lunch.png)
Twenty children in Melvindale, near Detroit, participate in a summer outreach program called Sugar Crash, hosted by Centro Familiar Cristiano United Methodist Church.
Spending summer with God
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Summer is just around the corner, always a time of engagement for Michigan United Methodists of all ages. Here are some opportunities for learning and serving.
Youth ministry beyond Zoom fatigue
![Youth connected with Bible and Zoom](https://michiganumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Bible-and-youth-AdobeStock_296230757.jpg)
“Zoom creates a sense of dread for many and can make even the best-planned activities fall flat.” Christy Miller-White offers alternatives.
Camps offer early bird savings
![Camps, campfires, and s'mores. Yum.](https://michiganumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Camp-Wesley-Woods-Smores.jpg)
The three United Methodist camps in Michigan invite children, youth, and adults to summer adventures in faith, fun, and friendship.
Summer is coming at UM camps
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Wondering what to give that special person for Christmas? How about a chance to renew, recreate, and reconnect at a United Methodist camp? There are opportunities for all ages in … Continue Reading Summer is coming at UM camps
Happening at Michigan camps
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Michigan Area United Methodist Camps invite individuals and families to rest, relax, have fun, or volunteer in August and September.
Finding God at Motown Mission
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“I have these expectations that I want God to fill,” says Jacinta Kreiner. Her summer experience at Motown Mission required faith and patient waiting upon the Lord.
GAP volunteers serve West Branch
![children interact with older adults at GAP](https://michiganumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/VIM-West-Branch.jpg)
GAP (God’s Awesome People) is a summer program for kids hosted at West Branch UMC. Looking ahead to GAP 2020 … can a volunteer team from your church come and… Continue Reading GAP volunteers serve West Branch
Why I take my kids to church
![Children in church with their parents.](https://michiganumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Children-in-church-Adobe-Stock.jpeg)
A busy mother talks about why she and her kids overcome the temptation to be “Mattress Methodists” on Sunday morning.
How I spent my summer vacation
![Young man painting during his summer vacation for Appalachia Service Project](https://michiganumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Newburg-painting-1.jpg)
As summer reaches its highpoint, the Rev. Dr. Margie Crawford encourages everyone to consider a vacation that includes some opportunities to learn, grow, and share the Good News with others.