Retooling Christian Education and Spiritual Formation for the 21st Century

1 October 2009

Christian educators take note! This conference, sponsored by the Christian Educators Fellowship and featuring keynote speaker Carol Cartmill is taking place October 23-24, 2009 at Stonybrook UMC in Gahanna, OH (near Columbus). The Detroit Conference Board of Christian Education WILL PAY FOR registration, travel expenses, and a hotel room.
Get the brochure from the Downloads page or go to www.cefumc.org.

Ministry with Hispanics/Latinos Workshop

1 October 2009

A workshop to help churches find practical ways to begin ministries with the Hispanic/Latino community around them. This is designed for non-Hispanic UM churches in the Detroit Conference.
Saturday, November 21, 2009 from 10:00am until 4:00pm at Waterford Central UMC, 3882 Highland Rd., Waterford.
For a brochure, go to the Downloads page, or contact Sonya Luna (313-228-5384 or email).

NEW - Downloads Page (under District)

25 September 2009

Detroit West document and graphic files are available on the Downloads page. For example, you can find get the October 17 Leadership Training Day brochure there. Check it out.

NEW Website Menu System and Organization

15 September 2009

This website now has a new menu structure designed to be more flexible, organized, and expandable than the navigation buttons in the previous version. It also includes new items (such as UMM and UMW) that will be getting useful content.

NEW IMPROVED (fixed) Lay Speaker Renewal Form is AVAILABLE

9 September 2009

If you have a copy of the Lay Speaker Renewal form today then please grab a new copy from the Resources page. The new form has the correct return address information.

Workshop: Fundamental Tools of Peacemaking

29 August 2009

The Detroit West Peace Center announces a peacemaking workshop for teens and adults.
It will be held on Saturday, October 3, 2009 from 9:30am until 2:00pm at Second Grace UMC.
Click here for a flyer with more information.

Job Opening: Worship Leader at Livonia-St. Matthews

This is a part-time position with a start-up worship team. Candidate must play guitar and sing and will be expected to lead weekly rehearsals and lead worship once a month.
Please email a resume to pastor[at]stmatthewslivonia.com or call Rev. Mary Margaret Eckhardt at 734-422-6038 for more information.

Find-A-Church is Available - Customize Your Profile

Find-A-Church is the first stop for someone looking for a United Methodist congregation, thus it provides an important first impression that can make or break the chance for a first visit.
If you have not already done so, please update your Find-A-Church profile HERE.