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Mission Evening
It’s Easy Being Green! Mission Evening Presented by the Climax United Women in Faith Visit stations to learn how your unit can become green! We invite you to present your progress and ideas. Scotts United Women in Faith will share information about their Food Pantry… perhaps you’d like to start one at your church! Hosted… Continue Reading Mission Evening
The Living Legacy of an Idle Tale
The Living Legacy of an Idle Tale by Rev. Dwayne Bagley, Greater Southwest District Superintendent When I was young and full of grace and spirited as a rattlesnake, I was given the opportunity to become a filmmaker. As some of you already know, “opportunity” is probably the wrong word to use in this case. Since… Continue Reading The Living Legacy of an Idle Tale
2022 District Business
Thank you to the 42 people that voted for our District business. The results are as follows: 2022 District Leadership – 41 yes, 1 no 2022 District Narrative Budget – 41 yes, 1 abstain There are many opportunities to serve in District leadership. If you are interested in filling a vacancy, please email District Superintendent… Continue Reading 2022 District Business
4 Churches 4 Jesus
By Diane Grimm (Paw Paw UMC) & Leanne Fader (St. Paul’s UMC) September 2019… It all started over a cup of coffee, a prayer and four willing UMC lay people to think a bit out of the box. The first meeting was pre-pandemic and it was lead by Bob Graham, Administrative Council Chairperson at Paw… Continue Reading 4 Churches 4 Jesus
2021 District Ministry Shares
Thank you to all the churches that paid their 2021 District Ministry Shares! Through your support, we fulfilled our commitment to the Wesley Woods Camp and Retreat Center and the Wesley Foundation of Kalamazoo. Mission & Ministry grants and Fresh Expressions grants were awarded to ten churches for a variety of purposes, such as: hygiene… Continue Reading 2021 District Ministry Shares
2021 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 2021 Charge Conferences
Lay Equalization Members to AC
As District Lay Leader, I have the opportunity to invite 14 laity to be Equalization Members to Annual Conference. These people shall have been professing members of The UMC for at least two years and shall have been active participants in The UMC for at least four years (not required for those under 30 years… Continue Reading Lay Equalization Members to AC
Disinfectant Available
Wonder Makers Environmental has 2-oz bottles of concentrated Anasphere Plus available to District churches. Mix with warm water to make a gallon of commercial grade disinfectant which can be applied by wiping, spraying, or fogging. Churches are asked to pick it up in Kalamazoo or cover the cost of shipping. If interested, contact Michael Pinto at [email protected] or… Continue Reading Disinfectant Available
UMW Mission Challenge
Our District United Methodist Women collected sweaters and quilts from all over West Michigan on September 12, 2020. God richly blessed us with an amazing number of sweaters and quilts. One woman made more than 100 sweaters!! Pokagon was the winner this year with 184 sweaters and 4 quilts. Bless everyone that made things for the… Continue Reading UMW Mission Challenge
District Youth serve in Detroit
Last week, a Mission Team made up of four youth and two adults served at Cass Community Social Services in Detroit. Justice and Zion from Three Rivers: Center Park UMC and Julia and Lincoln from Edwardsburg: Hope UMC were led by Pastor Matt West (Girard) and Corey Sheets (Hope). The team spent time in the… Continue Reading District Youth serve in Detroit