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The Living Legacy of Environmental Stewardship at People’s Church
Stewardship of the environment is a deep-rooted value in the People’s Church community. Several pastors who have served our church knew that spending time in nature was important for restoring body and spirit. Each year, Caroline Bartlett Crane took refuge in a lakeside cottage to rest so she could persevere in her social work. […]
February Special Collection
The Special Collection on Sunday, February 8th will be for the Kalamazoo Community Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services. Executive Director Jeff Patton and Teresa Lewis, Customer Service Manager, will give us insights on February 8. KCMHSAS has been delivering quality services and programs for over 30 years. Their priority population is Adults with […]
Social Justice Coordinating Committee Update
Two successes for People’s social justice efforts: Our Drug Court appeal on Jan. 11 netted $950. Thank you for your generosity. Also, Boxing Day allowed us to support Lincoln School once again with bags of supplies for every teacher. Rick Johnson and Mary Lewis delivered them on Jan. 15. ISAAC, the Interfaith Strategies for […]
Getting to Know People’s People
By Ardyce Curl Following is an interview with a People’s person talking about why he came to People’s and why he continues to participate. Andrew Alm found People’s Church through the website while reading about UUism on line and started attending People’s in September 2013. “After reading about Unitarian Universalism I wanted to experience […]
Call for Leaders for a People’s Church Spring Fundraiser
From Darryl Loiacano, Board of Trustees Co-President Greetings, good People’s people and happy winter! For many years now People’s Church has held a service auction fundraiser sometime in the spring. This has been a great source of income for the church, but also a good deal of work to organize and pull off. Over […]
Spiritual But Not Religious? – Sunday, February 1
Gathering with Rev. Dave Johnson, Interim Minister 12:15pm – 1:30pm Room 9 A half-century ago, responses to the question “What church do you go to?” were helpful descriptions of a person’s identity and values. Today that question matters far less — except in the deep South. Instead the question often leads to the disclaimer: […]
Parent’s Night Out – Saturday, February 14
This Valentine’s Day, YRUU is hosting a babysitting night to help parents who want a date night out. From 5-9pm on Friday, February 14th, drop off your child ages 3 and up at church, where they can hang out and have fun with People’s kids and youth. Pizza, snacks, and activities will be provided. […]
Workshop: An Introduction to Understanding and Analyzing Systemic Racism
February 7, 10:00 – 5:00 This ERACCE facilitated workshop will provide an introductory process for participants to explore common language and definitions, introduce an understanding of racism as a systemic issue, not simply an issue of individual attitudes and actions, and explore approaches to dismantling racism that can provide the foundation for enduring solutions. […]
