July 2024 Spotlight Series: Immigration Law & Justice Michigan (IL&J-MI)    “And you are to love those who are foreigners, for you yourselves were foreigners in Egypt.” Deuteronomy 10:19   Central’s spotlight mission or July is Immigration Law & Justice Michigan (formerly Justice for Our Neighbors), an organization welcomes and supports low-income immigrants by providing pro bono legal support for immigrants, refugees, and asylum-seekers. This organization also assists ..read more

June Missions Spotlight: Honoring Rev. Jane Lippert’s Central Outreach Legacy “My richest blessing is this: to see folks who’ve been restored through assistance, and in turn are making an effort to help others recover.”  – Jane Lippert, May 14, 2024  Central United Methodist Church has been blessed by Jane and her multiple gifts.  Besides being… Read More ..read more

A Letter on Missions Sunday From The Missions Committee Greetings friends, Your Mission Committee is choosing 2024 to make a “big impact” on food insecurity and homelessness in the Grand Traverse area, and we are asking you to think “BIG” with us! Missions Ministry at Central embodies our church motto “reaching beyond our doors” with… Read More ..read more

Ryan Hannon Named Next Leader of Central Outreach Jane Lippert is scheduled to retire June 20 When Jane Lippert announced her retirement plans earlier this year, leaders of Central Church reaffirmed our commitment to the vital ministries of Central Outreach. Outreach serves hundreds of meals every week, provides a mailing address and showers for those… Read More ..read more

Building Study Committee Update On February 18th, a church conference voted to sign a letter of intent between Cunningham-Limp Development Co. and the church.  The membership also authorized the church to expend no more than $15,000 for architectural and engineering schematic designs. We are excited to announce that with the assistance of Cunningham-Limp we have… Read More ..read more

In a historic move this week, the ruling body of The United Methodist Church voted to remove a 40-year ban on gay clergy and same-sex weddings. The UMC is one of the largest protestant organizations in the US. It’s also international. General Conference delegates represent 133 regions of the world. There are 10 languages being… Read More ..read more

Northwest Michigan Supportive Housing and Love Thy Neighbor Two Outstanding Area Missions That Embrace Those in Need. A special thanks for your continued support of Central missions.  Nearly 60% of all Central mission dollars are used to support help organizations in the Grand Traverse region. Central assists 25 community initiatives for healthcare, education, food, housing, general… Read More ..read more

Our Stewardship campaign for 2024 is “Be the Spark with Central”. It calls on each of us to support Central UMC with what we have to offer. Your support can take a variety of forms including your time, talent, gifts, service, and witness. Be the spark in our community that ignites the flame of mission,… Read More ..read more

Traverse City’s Largest United Methodist Church Supports LGBTQ+ Inclusion. The denomination is still discerning. The following is a forum article Pastor Linda and Pastor Joan wrote for our community. We hope to help people understand that, no matter what national headlines come our way as General Conference meets in North Carolina through May 3, Central… Read More ..read more

On behalf of the Board and Staff of Soaring Unlimited Haiti, I’m thankful to be able to report to you that things have improved at least to some extent in Northern Haiti since earlier in March and throughout most of February 2024. Sustaining Critical Services The Soaring Clinic was open pretty much the entire month… Read More ..read more