NEW PHONE NUMBER 517-258-0038 | To care for UCC clergy and churches in Michigan.
NEW PHONE NUMBER 517-258-0038 | To care for UCC clergy and churches in Michigan.
Church News You Can Use
Jan 02, 2024
Over the last year and a half of visiting local UCC churches in Michigan the Conference Ministerial Staff Team is convinced that our 2024 priority must be the care of our pastors. We are reorganizing our staff so that our new Associate Conference Minister Lawrence Richardson can recruit clergy for Michigan churches through Search and Call, and our long term Associate Conference Minister Cheryl Burke will focus her wisdom and experience in the area of caring for the ministers and MIDs we already have. We are starting this process by asking pastors what they need through this short survey?
Dec 06, 2023
Oct 31, 2023
Recordings of the in-person 2023 Annual Meeting can be watched from the playlist on the Michigan Conference YouTube Channel
Please share your feedback about the 2023 Annual Meeting HERE
Our first in-person Annual Meeting since 2019 was a SUCCESS!!!
151 registered participants, plus children, youth, and volunteers were present at the in-person Annual Meeting of the Michigan Conference UCC.
Fun and fellowship took place on Friday Night 10/27 at the Drury Inn & Suites where the agenda was simply to BE with one another.
Oct 03, 2023
To equip, empower, encourage and connect the churches of the Michigan Conference
Sep 07, 2023
Exciting Opportunities to Serve on the Board of Directors
The Michigan Conference Board of Directors (BOD) is seeking to fill four open positions.
The key role of Treasurer to serve as the CFO of the Conference is open. The new Treasurer should have significant previous experience serving a church or non-profit in a financial role. Additional experience and credentialing as a financial professional would be valuable.
There are two positions open for At Large representation on the Board of Directors. At Large reps must hold local UCC church membership in the Michigan Conference. There is also an opening for a Liaison role that requires holding local church membership in the Grand West Association.
The BOD is committed to inclusion and charged with a balance of representation across a diverse intersection of demographics. Lay persons are strongly encouraged to apply.
If you are interested in learning more about being considered for nomination for one of these positions please contact Rev. Liz Larrivee, Nominating Committee Chair, Vice President BOD at lizlarrivee@gmail.com.
If selected by the Nominating Committee, your name will be presented for a vote at the October 28 Annual Meeting to join the Board of Directors.
Thank you for your generous consideration of ministry service to the wider church in a BOD leadership position! We’d love to have you as part of the team!!
Aug 11, 2023
and Registration for Vitality Day September 30, 2023
Part-Time is PLENTY Event (in-person OR Zoom)
Research shows many congregations have cut costs dramatically and increased vitality at the same time. They do it by redesigning how pastors and laypeople work together. Join the Michigan Conference UCC as we engage in conversation with Rev. G. Jeffrey MacDonald to help equip local churches living into new forms of ministry.
* Registration includes lunch and a copy of the book for in-person participants, and video access to the event for 1 month for all registered participants. Online participants will be sent a unique Zoom link before the event.
Jul 14, 2023
By Delegate Rev. Dan Barnum-Steggerda – Grand West Association
Our United Church of Christ — not perfect but promising to continue trying…not perfect but striving to live one with another in sacred covenant with our God, our Savior, and the inspiring Spirit that makes us one! We, together, with God, can and will MAKE ALL THINGS NEW! (foundation Isaiah 43:18-19)
Jun 07, 2023
New and improved content and layout at the SAME address, utilizing UCC Everywhere. UCC Everywhere gives your church the opportunity to have a modern, easy-to-manage and custom website so that faith-seekers and current members alike can learn and engage in what your church has to offer.
May 03, 2023
Trauma Informed Church |
| Thank you to Dr. Mary Crnobori
for leading participants through an informative presentation, and to Rev. Jo Bahr, Rev. Lawrence Richardson, and Rev. David Wheeler, for offering thought-provoking conversation about how to be aware of trauma and its effects on the people we care for in our church communities. The April 27 Michigan Conference UCC Webinar – Trauma Informed Church – was recorded and is available to watch HERE A Resource Sheet was provided by Dr. Mary Crnobori and notes from the chat and conversation can be found HERE
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Apr 05, 2023
On #TransDayOfVisibility – 3.31.2023 – and everyday as Michigan Conference UCC Minister, responsible for the care of 140 churches, and as a proud parent, I want to be clear: You are all beloved by the amazing mysterious God who made us all. Pretty sure that same God wants their human beings to catch up and do the same.
~ Rev. Dr. Lillian Daniel
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