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Social Justice Coordinating Committee Update
Special Collection On April 11th we will be holding our Special Collection to benefit Kalamazoo County Ready 4s. The mission of Kalamazoo County Ready 4s is to advance fully accessible, high-quality pre-kindergarten education for every 3 and 4-year-old in Kalamazoo County through collaborative leadership with public and private providers. Since 2010, KC Ready 4s has […]
A Note from the Regathering Team
Before starting her sabbatical, Rev. Rachel invited folks with expertise in medicine, buildings and overall functioning to begin the process of making recommendations on how and when we, as a congregation, can safely gather – both in small groups and as a whole. Our team met in February and March and we are checking in with […]
Green Spot
“There Is More Hope Somewhere” An African American hymn we often sing at People’s includes the following verse: “There is more hope somewhere. There is more hope somewhere. I’m gonna keep on ‘til I find it. There is more hope somewhere.” Reading environmental news may make us feel hopeless about our future, and yet it […]
Social Justice Coordinating Committee Update
March 14th Special Collection – Community Homeworks Vision: A community transformed by thriving families in sustainable homes. We know that low-income families face many challenges and we believe that one of the first steps to moving forward is working to create a more stable and sustainable home environment. Often that starts with addressing critical repairs […]
An Update from the Constitution Committee
The committee has been working since July, 2019, on reviewing and revising the constitution document of The People’s Church. The process has been thorough, but the pandemic has slowed our efforts somewhat, as we switched to a virtual meeting format in April of 2020. We have studied the current constitution carefully and have proposed edits […]
Social Justice Coordinating Committee Update
February 14th Special Collection Unitarian Universalist Ministers Association Sustainability Fund and the Unitarian Universalist Living Tradition Fund As Rev. Rachel begins her sabbatical, we invite the congregation to extend its care for Unitarian Universalist religious professionals and church staff beyond our congregation. The UUMA sustainability fund supports UU ministers in need of therapy, spiritual direction, […]
Green Spot
What is KCCC? The Kalamazoo Climate Crisis Coalition started in mid-2019 as a response to Greta Thunberg’s call for a Global Climate Strike in September of 2019. Led by a group of professors from WMU, a number of organizations got together to plan Kalamazoo’s participation. Over 1500 people participated in the rally held at Arcadia […]
$1,435,385!
People’s people are generous people. $1,435,385 is the total amount of money that People’s people have donated to our building project over the last 9 years. That is truly a phenomenal act of generosity. (Giving to our annual operating budget, special collections, endowed and invested funds, and other contributions are not counted in that total.) […]
