Interfaith Pride Service: Queer Joy Sunday, June 24, 4pm At First Presbyterian Church, 321 W. South Street, Kalamazoo This service of music and personal reflection focused on the theme of Queer Joy is part of our community’s Pride Celebration. All people are invited to attend what will surely be an inspiring service.  

ISAAC will be the recipient of our final special collection of the year on June 11th. Dr. Charlae Davis, Executive Director, will provide comments. ISAAC (Interfaith Strategy for Advocacy & Action in the Community) is an interfaith organizing group of 30 congregations and strategic partners working together to build a more just community; united to […]

This month, the SJCC will complete allocations of funds available for distribution from the Community Service and Outreach Fund. This Fund was created by a generous endowment from the estate of former members Dr. George and Virginia Hoeksema. Dr. Hoeksema was a beloved general practitioner providing care to a small rural community for many decades. […]

This year our broad theme for summer services is “Navigating the Unexpected.” People’s People will speak on this theme in a variety of ways. Each service will include a ten-minute reflection from a speaker followed by group discussion. Summer services will be multiplatform, taking place both in the Commons and over Zoom. Services begin at […]

Child Dedication Ritual June 4 A child dedication ritual is the special way we welcome children into our church community. The church community dedicates itself to the children and promises to support them and their parents, guardians, and caregivers. We will be having a child dedication ritual as part of the Sunday Service on June […]

Each year, Kalamazoo Pride brings together over 8,000 people of all ages, genders, sexual orientations, and racial identities from South-west Michigan and beyond to celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride. The festival at Kalamazoo’s Arcadia Creek Festival Place features show-stopping drag performances, incredible music, exhibitors, food, dancing, and more. This year, People’s Church is again partnering with the […]

Getting Good at Getting Older book study Tuesday, June 27 1:30pm-3pm On Zoom: https://uuma.zoom.us/j/5527667326 For this session, we will be reading Part 3 ‘Getting Good at Getting Better,’ which is focused on physical and emotional health, which includes tending to our own health, supporting others who are sick and living with grief. All People’s […]

When’s the last time you took a look at the ‘I Wish Someone Would…” board? New ideas and comments get added all of the time so make sure you don’t miss out! You can access the board online HERE! Reminder on how the board works: Review ALL of the great ideas posted Add your name […]