Relief in Flint
KAY DeMOSS News Editor, Michigan Area “I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink.” The Crossroads District of the Detroit Conference of The United Methodist Church is taking those words of the...
View ArticleSmall steps toward solution in Flint
REV. PAUL PEREZ Detroit Conference staff I am always encouraged by the way people and communities can respond to a crisis. As the media has brought the Flint Water Crisis to the forefront, many have...
View ArticleBishop’s Flint Appeal Online
Dear friends: The Flint Water Crisis has troubled me deeply and my prayers go out to the people of Flint. I know many of you share my concerns. In recent weeks, many Michigan United Methodists have...
View ArticleGive online to water relief
On February 1 Bishop Deborah Lieder Kiesey announced the availability of online giving to assist the people of Flint as they suffer the ongoing water crisis. Read her message here and review this...
View ArticleDay of fasting and prayer for Flint
The Leadership Team of the Crossroads District invites the Michigan Area to participate in a time of fasting and prayer as the crisis in Flint continues to unfold. Calvary United Methodist Church in...
View ArticleBishop visits Flint UMCs
MARK DOYAL Director of Communication, Michigan Area FLINT MI….Tucked in back hallways and stacked along the walls of nearly every room inside Lincoln Park United Methodist Church, Pastor Maurice Horne...
View ArticleHice to serve as the Crossroads D.S.
FEBRUARY 29, 2016; LANSING MI: Today, Bishop Deborah Lieder Kiesey announced that the Rev. John Hice will serve as the new District Superintendent for the Crossroads District, effective July 1, 2016....
View ArticleHope for the long haul
As solutions for the water crisis are being explored, the immediate relief of Flint residents continues. KAY DeMOSS Senior News Editor-Writer, Michigan Area The Flint water crisis moves in and out of...
View ArticleThank you neighbors!
Flint thanks the United Methodist Connection for their outpouring of love during the water emergency. KAY DeMOSS Senior Editor-Writer, Michigan Area The Crossroads District and the citizens of Flint...
View ArticleAdrian panel discusses Flint water
A panel discussion “What Can We Learn from the Flint Water Crisis” was held April 16 at Adrian College. Flint pastors, Rev. Faith Green Timmons and Rev. Tommy McDoniel, participated in speaking on the...
View ArticleMay 16 is Water Day
Bishop Deborah L. Kiesey will speak at the UMW Water Witness at General Conference in Portland.LINDA BLOOM United Methodist News Service United Methodist Women have organized a public witness, “Don’t...
View ArticleMaking bitter water sweet
A United Methodist pastor and engineer is on the scene in Flint, testing the water and praising God. KARIN ORR Michigan Area Communications Most folks are familiar with modern-day superheroes like...
View ArticleLet’s talk … about water
The Crossroads District is launching a series of Community Conversations about the Flint Water crisis starting June 14. Peter Plum, Emergency Water Crisis Coordinator for the Crossroads District,...
View ArticleFlint Water Recovery moves ahead
As Peter Plum goes back to work in the world, Gregory Timmons is named new Water Recovery Coordinator in Flint. It’s been almost a year since the Crossroads District came together over concern for...
View ArticleArea to install 3 leaders
New Superintendents (l-r) John Hice, David Kim, Dwayne Bagley will be installed in DeWitt on October 9, 2016. Michigan United Methodists are invited to attend an Installation Service for the three new...
View ArticleOut of the bottle in Flint
Education, nutrition and advocacy go beyond bottled water in the latest recovery efforts. KAY DEMOSS Senior Editor-Writer, Michigan Area It’s been almost a year since the residents of Flint, Michigan...
View ArticleHooping it up in Flint
ABC12 reports on a new partnership between Flint: Asbury Church and Kettering University. On September 26th Christina Burkhart reported that a grant from Ford Motor Company is bringing students from...
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