Spanish Language Workshop being offered for clergy and lay leaders

  Recently, as part of the Saginaw Bay District Mission Celebration, I gave a sermon at Laporte United Methodist Church. My sermon was about the day of Pentecost. In my sermon, I did not focus on the actions of the apostles, but on the response of the community members that gathered there that day. That day, as we know, the Holy Spirit came down and filled the apostles and they started to speak in different languages. Normally, our focus is on the apostles and their ability to speak...

Michigan United Methodists Urged to Participate in Resolution for Immigration Reform

  Michigan Area Bishop Jonathan D. Keaton is inviting United Methodists in the Michigan Area to join him in participating in the New Year's Resolution Campaign for humane immigration reform, which is sponsored by the Interfaith Immigration Coalition. Endorsed by the Council of Bishops, the New Year's Resolution Campaign is a way to inspire, be inspired, renew your commitment to building more welcoming communities, advocate for humane immigration policies in 2011, and share that commitment...