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Comings and Goings

Installations

 

The Rev. Lynne McQuown at the
First Presbyterian Church in Concord -
November 20 at 3 pm
 

In Memoriam

The Celebration of Saints -
All the elders from our churches
who have joined the church triumphant
over the past year will be celebrated
at the November Presbytery meeting.
 

Honorably Retired

The Rev. Paula VanderHoven

The Rev. B. Mason Shambach
 

Received by the Presbytery: 

 Rev. Kathy Dain - Community Church, Ludington

 Rev. James Rausch - First Presbyterian Church, Muskegon

 Rev. Jake Hofmeister - Member-At-Large
 

Dismissed
 

Changes in Ministry

  • Rev. Ann Conklin is the Designated Pastor at Eastminster Presbyterian Church in Grand Rapids.
  • Rev. Anne Weirich is the Interim Pastor at First Presbyterian Church in Lansing.
  • Rev. James Rausch is the Pastor at First Presbyterian Church in Muskegon.
  • Rev. Nelson Lumm is the Interim Pastor at First Presbyterian Church in Coldwater.
  • Rev. Alice McDowell is the Interim Pastor at Westlake Presbyterian Church in Battle Creek.
 

Church News

 

ARTSBRIDGE!!

Benton Harbor First

ARTSBRIDGE!! The First Presbyterian Church in Benton Harbor invites you to celebrate the gifts in our neighborhood. We are hosting free monthly concerts featuring talent from our city and lifting up art from our burgeoning 'Arts District.' Join with us as we create space for the diversity in our community to come together around jazz, gospel music, classical music, good dramatic readings and local glassworks. Click here for details about date, time, etc.

 

 

Pennfield Presbyterian Church – Battle Creek

began its 50th Year Jubilee Celebration on Sunday, March 27th.  This begins a year of celebrating the theme:  "50 Years Discovering Christ And Growing Disciples".  Many friends and members from past years were present for the special service on Sunday.  A Church history was printed and coffee mugs displaying the Jubilee Theme were available.  Future events will include special seasonal activities and programs.  We will continue to enjoy the opportunity to celebrate and will begin an envisioning process to discover what God will have us be and do as a church community in future years.  Please stop by and peruse the many scrapbooks on display and come celebrate with us 50 Years Discovering Christ And Growing Disciples. (3/11)

Rev. Douglas R. Nettleton, Pastor
 

 

 Lake Michigan Presbytery receives two New Covenant grants from the Synod of the Covenant

  • Partnership for a Racism Free Community, Westminster Church,Grand Rapids, MI- $10,000 - Westminster will use the grant funds to hire Rev. David May and Rev. David Baak Consulting to conduct a series of faith-based Institute for Healing Racism.  Rev. David May is a past associate director of GRACE and one of the founders of the Racial Justice Institute.  Rev. David Baak is past Director of GRACE.
  • Refuge High School Equivalency Project, Presbyterian Church of Okemos - $5,000 - To support and enroll as many refuges as possible in an online program while providing volunteer tutors to help them through each of the six core subjects and four elective courses of the program, adapting lessons in consideration of participants' low English proficiency background.