As part of our continued commitment to connection, Branches will gather together for our annual Church Conferences.
All of the congregations in a Branch will meet in the same sanctuary, voting on their individual church business while also celebrating shared ministry.
This practice strengthens our identity as one body in Christ and reminds us that we are never alone in the work of the Gospel.
Download the 2026 Church Conference Forms Checklist
Forms available at michiganumc.org/resources/forms.
Email all SIGNED, SCANNED AS PDF forms 10 days before Branch Church Conference to [email protected].
Prepare a packet for your congregation and bring one for each member present:
• Business of the Church Conference
• Nominations/Leadership List
• Membership Report
• Ballot
All are welcome at the Branch Church Conference. All members have voting privileges.
The Branch Church Conference will be one hour
Branch 1 (September 19, 2026, 3 pm @ Georgetown UMC)
Allendale: Valley
Burnips
Coopersville: Faith Community
Georgetown
Grand Haven: Church of the Dunes
Grandville
Holland: First
Marne
Wayland & Dorr: CrossWind Community
Branch 2 (September 26, 2026, 3 pm @ Grand Rapids: First UMC)
Byron Center & GR: South
Courtland-Oakfield
Grand Rapids: Aldersgate
Grand Rapids: First
Grand Rapids: La Nueva Esperanza
Grand Rapids: Northlawn
Grand Rapids: St. Paul’s
Grand Rapids: Trinity
Grand Rapids: Vietnamese
Rockford
Wyoming Park
Wyoming: Wesley Park
Branch 3 (October 3, 2026, 3 pm @ Middleville UMC)
Allegan
Bowne Center
Bradley Indian Mission
Delton: Faith & Hastings: Hope
Hastings: Green Street
Hopkins
Martin & Shelbyville
Middleville & Parmalee
Branch 4 (October 10, 2026, 3 pm @ Portland UMC)
Barry County: Woodland
Bath & Gunnisonville
Charlotte: Lawrence Ave.
Grand Ledge: First & Delta Mills
Gresham
Kalamo & Sunfield
Lake Odessa: Central
Nashville
Portland
Wacousta: Community
Branch 5 (October 24, 2026, 3 pm @ Okemos: Community UMC)
DeWitt: Redeemer
East Lansing: Peoples
East Lansing: University
Holt
Lansing: Central
Lansing: Grace
Lansing: Sycamore Creek – South Lansing, Potterville, Eastwood Campuses
Okemos: Community
Webberville & Fowlerville: First
Williamston
Branch 6 (November 7, 2026, 3 pm @ Hartford UMC)
Almena & Paw Paw
Bangor: Simpson
Casco
Fennville & Pearl
Ganges
Glenn
Gobles
Hartford & Lawrence
Kendall
Lacota
Lawton: St. Paul’s & Marcellus
South Haven: First
Branch 7 (September 20, 2026, 2 pm @ Portage: Chapel Hill UMC)
Kalamazoo: First
Kalamazoo: Milwood
Kalamazoo: Westwood
Oshtemo
Parchment & Otsego
Plainwell: First
Portage: Chapel Hill
Schoolcraft & Pleasant Valley
Vicksburg
Branch 8 (September 27, 2026, 2 pm @ Battle Creek: Chapel Hill UMC)
Battle Creek: Chapel Hill
Battle Creek: First & Kalamazoo: Sunnyside
Battle Creek: Newton & Calhoun Co: Homer
Battle Creek: Washington Heights
Climax & Scotts
Concord & Albion: First
Galesburg & Augusta: Fellowship
Girard & Lyon Lake
Gull Lake
Marshall
Branch 9 (October 4, 2026, 2 pm @ Mason: First UMC)
Eaton Rapids: First & Pope
Jackson: Brookside & Calvary & Trinity
Jackson: First
Mason: First
Millville & Felt Plains & Leslie
Napoleon
North Parma & Springport
Robbins & Brookfield Eaton
Branch 10 (October 11, 2026, 2 pm @ Buchanan: First UMC)
Berrien County: Lakeside
Bridgman: Faith
Buchanan: First & Niles: Portage Prairie
Coloma
Dowagiac: First
Morris Chapel
New Buffalo: Water’s Edge & Three Oaks
Niles: New Journey & Cassopolis
Silver Creek
Sodus: Chapel Hill & Riverside
Stevensville
Branch 11 (October 25, 2026, 2 pm @ Centreville UMC)
Bronson & Colon
Centreville
Coldwater
Constantine
Mendon & Burr Oak
Nottawa
Sturgis: First
Three Rivers: Center Park
Three Rivers: First & Ninth Street
White Pigeon
Branch 12 (November 8, 2026, 2 pm @ Jonesville UMC)
Camden & Stokes Chapel
Frontier
Hillsdale
Hillside & Somerset Center
Reading & Jonesville & Quincy