Local Churches Encouraged to Collect UMCOR Health Kits

Dakotas and Minnesota to become new Episcopal Area in 2012

Jeff Maxwell Named Saginaw Bay District Superintendent

Theme, Speakers Announced for 2010 Annual Conference

Detroit Conference Haiti Response

Local Churches Encouraged to Collect UMCOR Health Kits

Detroit Conference churches have been asked to aide the relief effort in Haiti by collecting as many UMCOR Health Kits as they can by Sunday, Feb. 14. UMCOR Health Kits provide basic necessities to people who have been forced to leave their homes because of human conflict or natural disaster. read more »

Dakotas and Minnesota to become new Episcopal Area in 2012

The North Central Jurisdiction (NCJ) College of Bishops announced its decision on how it will reduce the number of episcopal areas from 10 to nine in 2012. Effective September 1, 2012, the Dakotas Annual Conference and Minnesota Annual Conference will be served by only one bishop, but maintain their current boundaries and structures. read more »

Jeff Maxwell Named Saginaw Bay District Superintendent

Michigan Area Bishop Jonathan D. Keaton has announced that the Rev. Dr. Jeffrey R. Maxwell has been appointed as the superintendent of the Saginaw Bay District. Maxwell, who currently serves as the senior pastor at Farmington: First United Methodist Church, will begin his appointment on July 1, 2010. read more »

Theme, Speakers Announced for 2010 Annual Conference

"Wherever the water flows … life will flourish … life abounds!" will be the theme for the 43rd session of the Detroit Annual Conference, the conference Program Committee announced recently. The conference Program Committee also announced that the Rev. Dr. Lovett H. Weems, Jr., will be the featured speaker during the conference. read more »

Detroit Conference Haiti Response

Information on the United Methodist response to the Haiti earthquake and how to respond can be found here. read more »

Bishop's Day 2010

The 2010 Bishop’s Day will be held in six regions across the Michigan Area on selected Saturdays during March. 

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