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New life abounds at Peace Temple
02/20/2012
"It's an extreme make-over for Harbor Harvest Urban Ministries!" exclaims the Rev. Gordon Barry. He and mission-minded others worked...
Lessons from the 2012 Super Bowl
02/19/2012
Bishop Keaton exclaims, "When the Giants won the Super Bowl, I clapped!" The applause was about more than a football championship....
Taking the pulse of General Conf
02/13/2012
The Rev. Laurie Haller heads the West Michigan delegation to the 2012 General Conference. Here's a glimpse of what's ahead for those who gather...
Think Summer! Sign up for camp!
01/23/2012
Camp changes lives! Churches received the 2012 camp booklets in the mail last week. So sign up now for fun and faith in the outdoors at a...
Ubuntu Center, will be transforming Africa, one person at a time
02/22/2012
During our visit to Africa University in late fall of 2010, our Grand Rapids District UMC Africa University team spent several hours learning about...
Town and Country Scholarships for Seminary and Course Study Students
02/20/2012
The WMC Town and Country Committee has limited funds available for scholarships for Seminary and Course of Study students. Applications...
Get iWorship resources from MARC
02/19/2012
This week's featured resource from the Michigan Area Resource Center (MARC) will enhance your worship experience.
Integrity's iWorship Resource DVDs...
Peace Temple alive in Harbor Harvest
02/19/2012
BENTON HARBOR (WMC) On June 28, 2009, the congregation of Benton Harbor United Methodist Church held its last service of worship. At that time...
You can walk in Wesley's footsteps
02/19/2012
A 10-day Wesleyan Pilgrimage in England planned for October will help United Methodist clergy and lay leaders understand more clearly the missional...
Free webinars resource leaders
02/14/2012
The General Board of Discipleship will offer free webinars during February and March as follows ...
February 23 at 6:30 PM CST: HEALTHY CHURCH...
New Workshop to Encourage a Strategic Leadership Team Model for Local Churches
02/24/2012
The Institute for Transformative Leaders and Communities (ITLC) at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary will offer a two-day workshop, From...
Three Mile Project lock-in event
02/24/2012
The Grand Rapids District Youth Council is planning their annual winter lock-in event to be held at the Three Mile Project in Walker on Friday,...
Youth Council Lock-In Event
02/24/2012
The Grand Rapids District Youth Council is busy planning their annual winter lock-in event. This year we are changing venues and it is going to...
JFON offers retreat on Immigrant Welcoming Congregations (IWC)
02/25/2012
The West Michigan Conference was chosen by the UMC General Board of Church and society as 1 of the 7 national pilot Immigrant Welcoming Congregations...
Adults are Different! Adult Experiences of Faith
02/28/2012
February 28 at 6:30 PM Central Standard Time
Help for teachers and leaders of adult groups in understanding some of the characteristics of adults...
February Dementia Series Lecture: "Early Onset Dementia"
02/28/2012
Clark Retirement Community hosts a monthly Dementia Education Series with lectures given by community experts in the area of dementia. The February...
Obituaries
Francis, John L. Rev. Dr.
02/20/2012
Rev. Dr. John L. Francis, 84, died peacefully Monday, February 20, 2012 at Faith Hospice - Trillium Woods in Byron Center surrounded by his...
Simon, Delores A.
02/05/2012
Delores A. Simon, 83, died Sunday, February 5, 2012. She was preceded in death in 2011 by her husband, Rev. Harold R. Simon, Sr.
Memorial...
Parker, Tara
01/07/2012
Tara Parker, daughter of Rev. Eugene and Tamara Moore of Bloomingdale UMC, died of cardiac arrest Saturday, January 7th, 2012. Tara leaves...
Shashaguay, Bernard
12/20/2011
Bernard “Bernie” Shashaguay, age 90, died Tuesday, December 20, 2011 at Clark Retirement Community surrounded by family and...
Bunce, Arra
12/04/2011
Arra Bunce, age 90, died Dec. 4, 2011, surrounded by her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Arra was preceded in death by her...
Beach, Julie
11/29/2011
Julie Beach, 73, died Tuesday, November 29, 2011 in Miamisburg, OH. She is survived by her husband, retired clergy, Rev. Stephen Beach who...