June 19, 1865"That on the first day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, all persons held as slaves within any State or designated part of a State, the peopl...  Read More

A Principal WithinIn 1972, just 4 years after the founding of The United Methodist Church formed out of a merger of two denominations, the Evangelical United Brethren Church and The Methodist Church, ...  Read More

“See How He Died?”As we draw closer to Holy Week and the services of Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and of course Easter, I want to invite us to begin our month of April with a reflection ...  Read More

They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. Everyone was filled with awe at the many wonders and signs performed by the apostles. All t...  Read More

“Lions, Hyenas, and Peace…Oh My!"The wolf will live with the lamb, the leopard will lie down with the goat, the calf and the lion and the yearling together; and a little child will lead them. The cow ...  Read More

Generosity in the Off SeasonIn his December newsletter article from The United Methodist Foundation of Michigan, Rev. David Bell shared the following article entitled: Embracing Christian Stewardship:...  Read More