District News

Heritage District Connectional Church grants are available to assist local congregations in program ministries or projects. 

For additional information and to download the application:
click here for Word document
click here for PDF document

CARES Act Individual Provisions from David S. Bell on Vimeo.

The Michigan Conference has created webinars on a variety of subjects related to online worship, and more are being added regularly.

They include:

• Your Tech Questions
• Online Funerals and Memorial Services
• Shelter in Place – Church Questions
• Online Church – Worship Planning
• Online Ministry with Children & Youth
• Holy Week Online Worship Planning
• The “Why” and “How” of Giving in COVID-19
• Holy Week Resources for Children and Youth
  Hands on Holy Week Webinar Resource
• Pastoral Care at a Distance   
• How the Church Can Help in Times of Crisis 
  How Church Can Help Resource

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 Children’s Ministries can connect via Zoom on Wednesday at 10:00 am.  

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Heritage District Connectional Grants
The Heritage District has funds available for Connectional Grants. These are small amounts given for program ministries or projects that the church is not able to fund.  2020 Heritage District Connectional Grant Application. Contact Donna Foster.

We are writing to inform you of the action approved by our Conference Board of Pension & Health Benefits (CBOPHB). This is a difficult time adversely affecting our daily lives and ministries in many ways. In response, the CBOPHB convened to consider how it might provide a measure of financial relief to our churches over the next several months.

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The Michigan Conference offers a Toolbox full of information and resources on how individuals and congregations can respond to COVID-19 in healthy ways.

The Health Crisis Toolbox includes these resources and much more. Updates will be made on a daily basis as new information becomes available. Please check back often and remain tuned to the Facebook page of The Michigan Conference of The United Methodist Church.

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The Michigan Conference now offers Safe Gatherings as an online certification.  Safe Gatherings allows you to chaperone children, youth and vulnerable adults at district or conference level events.  Whether you are a district/conference chaperone or are part of a church group that is hosting a district or conference event, this certification is required. 

Does your local church have a Protection Policy?  Using the link below will take you to the MI Conference page so you can learn more about creating a protection policy for your church. The conference Protection Policy Team is continuing to create resources for the local church.

Click here 

Complete your church Leadership Roster and enter that information into Ezra.  The district and conference use this information to communicate pertinent information to your church leaders.  Send your completed roster to Dar McGee at [email protected].  

The Leadership Roster form can be found here 2020 Church Leadership Roster.

Heritage District EngageMI Ambassadors are knowledgeable and ready to answer questions in understanding and reporting the Learn, Give, Act program for 2019. 

Elisabeth Danielsons, Ann Arbor West Side UMC, [email protected], 734-663-4164
Pastor Larry Embury, Griffith/Pope UMCs, [email protected], 517-663-6262
Roberta King, Dixboro UMC, [email protected], 734-776-1019
Rev. Larry Rubingh, Allen UMC, [email protected], 517-200-8416
Marsha Weber, Britton Grace UMC, [email protected], 517-270-9086
Chuck Woolley, Northville: First UMC, [email protected], 734-646-6245