Author: Nordbrock
Southwest Michigan Latinx Community Ministry
Our Sunday worship is an extension of our home, the experience of the warm welcome, along with familiar music and faces we have grown to know over time and faith. But for some, worship does not represent an extension of their home or their lives. “Everyone has an innate need to connect and belong. It’s… Continue Reading Southwest Michigan Latinx Community Ministry
Mission Evening: A Night at the Thrift Shop
Presented by Union City United Women in Faith Hosted by Greater Southwest District United Women in Faith Thursday, June 22, 2023 Union City United Methodist Church (200 Ellen St) 6:30 to 7:15 p.m. enjoy refreshments, hear a brief presentation with Q & A time and view an exhibit about our 60th Anniversary celebrated in 2022.… Continue Reading Mission Evening: A Night at the Thrift Shop
Fresh Expressions – what exactly is it?
~Jessica Cobb A Fresh Expression (FX) is a form of church that is designed to reach those who might not typically attend a traditional church service. It is about taking ministry to people where they are already gathering, rather than attempting to attract people to your church’s gatherings. Fresh Expressions invite Christian disciples to gather… Continue Reading Fresh Expressions – what exactly is it?
Keep on Rising from the Dead
by Rev. Dwayne Bagley Dying and rising have been on my mind a lot throughout this Lenten season. In one of our Cabinet devotion times in March, we were invited to take a deep dive into the story from John 4 about Jesus’ meeting with the woman at the well. In that encounter, Jesus challenges… Continue Reading Keep on Rising from the Dead
A Jubilee that Keeps on Giving
Stevensville UMC Partners with Riverside School by Kellie Meyer In the fall of 2020, Stevensville United Methodist Church started working on a weekend food program with Riverside Hagar #6 School in Riverside, MI. Riverside is a public school with an enrollment each year of 70-75 students. One teacher works with two grades in one classroom,… Continue Reading A Jubilee that Keeps on Giving
Spring Fling
The Hopkins United Women in Faith are hosting Spring Fling on March 25 from 10am-2pm. The theme is “Make New Friends” and units are encouraged to bring friends who might be interested in learning about our organization and mission – the Mission Challenge project, Justice for Our Neighbors, Community House, and the Reading Program. The event will… Continue Reading Spring Fling
Lay Servant Courses
Saturdays, March 4 & 11, 2023 9:30am-3:30pm Stevensville UMC (5506 Ridge Rd) Courses are free – order your own book and bring a sack lunch. You must attend all sessions to earn credit for the course. Registration deadline is February 27. Courses with fewer than 5 people will be canceled. Basic Course Led by… Continue Reading Lay Servant Courses
Youth Member to Annual Conference
We are currently looking for a United Methodist Youth in the Greater Southwest District between the ages of 12 and 17 that might be interested in attending the Michigan Annual Conference in Traverse City from June 2-4, 2023 as part of the Lay Equalization members. The youth must be a professing member of The UMC… Continue Reading Youth Member to Annual Conference
Beyond Boxes
Beyond Boxes ~Rev. Dwayne Bagley, District Superintendent How often has someone encouraged the leadership of your church to “think outside the box” when the topic of reaching new people surfaces during a planning session, visioning retreat, or committee meeting? I’d guess that such encouragement comes frequently, but results in efforts that are not far removed… Continue Reading Beyond Boxes
2022 Charge Conferences
All Fall conferences will be Charge Conferences, unless specific arrangements have been made. Who are the members of a charge conference? 2016 Book of Discipline ¶246.2 The membership of the charge conference shall be all members of the church council or other appropriate body, together with retired ordained ministers and retired diaconal ministers who elect… Continue Reading 2022 Charge Conferences