Author: Bode
Leap of Faith Movie Screenings in Grand Rapids
You are cordially invited to one of six LEAP OF FAITH movie screenings, featuring an onstage discussion with Grand Rapids-based pastors who participated in the year-long project. LEAP OF FAITH features twelve diverse pastors from Grand Rapids, Michigan – including yours! – who explore how to belong to one another in an era of polarization. These screenings are invitation-only events where you will… Continue Reading Leap of Faith Movie Screenings in Grand Rapids
God Nudges Blog Post 10-1-24
In my intro a year ago, I shared that I am a retired Registered Nurse. I have been thankful for becoming an RN many times since graduation in 1967. I have loved every job and the knowledge was so helpful in caring for family through the years including raising our three children and helping out… Continue Reading God Nudges Blog Post 10-1-24
Faith on the Fly
Through a donation from the Western Waters District Mission Team, the Faith on the Fly Program located at Grand Rapids Trinity UMC, created new opportunities for intergenerational participants to explore fly fishing while learning to connect with nature and appreciate the beauty around us. A piloted “Introduction to Fly Fishing” program to a few children… Continue Reading Faith on the Fly
God Nudges Blog Post 8-5-24
It has been suggested I share my story about the “Rainbow Cross Quilts” that I have been making. It is a pretty simple story beginning in 2016. I saw a pattern for a Rainbow Cross (my name for it) and thought that looks like it would be fun to make. At about the same time… Continue Reading God Nudges Blog Post 8-5-24
2024 Fall Church Conference Hub + SPRC Meeting Schedule
The 2024 Fall Church Conference Hub schedule and the SPRC Zoom Meeting schedule are complete! Please email your completed SPRC forms to Liz, 1 week before your scheduled Zoom meeting with DS Jodie. Please email your completed Church Conference forms to Liz, 1 week before your scheduled Hub. Click HERE to view the Church Conference… Continue Reading 2024 Fall Church Conference Hub + SPRC Meeting Schedule
God Nudges Blog Post 6-5-24
Greetings Everyone: I am still thinking about all the good things that happened at Annual Conference and the wonderful worship as I write this blog. And yes, getting my energy back…slow but surely. How about you? I said I would blog every other month and began thinking this was going to be late. But hey,… Continue Reading God Nudges Blog Post 6-5-24
A message of hope from General Conference in Charlotte NC
May 4, 2024 Dear Friends in Christ in The United Methodist Church in Michigan, Many of you have heard about what happened at the postponed 2020 General Conference. Delegates made three historic major changes in the United Methodist Church, referred to by those in attendance as “The Three R’s” – Regionalization, Revision of The United Methodist Social… Continue Reading A message of hope from General Conference in Charlotte NC
God Nudges Blog Post
It has been suggested I write a blog for the WW District Lay Leader web page. My reaction was, “what do I have to say that would be meaningful to others?” After some thought, the same theme kept recurring. I call it “God Nudges”. From time to time, I will share my “God Nudges” (in… Continue Reading God Nudges Blog Post
Michigan Delegation Attends General Conference: April 23-May 3
The 2024 United Methodist General Conference will be held April 23 – May 3, 2024, at Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. The last General Conference was set to happen in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 2020, until the pandemic made it necessary to postpone the quadrennial legislative event until 2024. Michigan delegates, along with delegates from Africa,… Continue Reading Michigan Delegation Attends General Conference: April 23-May 3
Versiti Blood Center of MI Needs Local Churches!
Faith Community Church of Coopersville has asked for the message below to be shared: Our Church, Faith Community Church of Coopersville (formerly Coopersville UMC) is proud to offer our surrounding communities the opportunity to SAVE A LIFE right where we live. Versiti Blood Center of Michigan supplies our local hospitals with blood daily needing 600… Continue Reading Versiti Blood Center of MI Needs Local Churches!