Friday, February 13, 2026 12:00pm-1:00pm Virtual Agrivoltaics is the dual use of land for solar energy and agricultureByron is the owner of Jack’s Solar Farm, where he’s been conducting research on this topic in partnership with NREL, and researchers at Colorado State and Arizona State Universities. Charles is actively promoting agrivoltaics in Michigan (he was … Continue reading Climate Conversations

Join Us – All Are Welcome! Intro to Reform Judaism Tuesdays at Temple B’nai Israel—7:00-9:00pm Feb 17th & 24th & Mar 3rd, 10th, 17th & 24th Introduction to Reform Judaism is designed for those who would like to learn about the foundations of Reform Judaism or for those who may be searching for an entryway … Continue reading Intro to Reform Judaism

Puzzle shelves are overflowing with neat puzzles, lots of 300 and 500 piece ones! Feel free to borrow a few to help entertain family members during the holiday season. Lots of hours of fun available. Space has been made on the shelves in the church library. Puzzles can be taken, returned, added & enjoyed at … Continue reading Puzzle Exchange Overflowing!

Saturday February 14, potluck lunch at noon, program at 1pm, in Room 19Come bring a dish to share and join People’s people for lunch at noon.Following the meal, we will have a ‘crafternoon,’ an afternoon of crafts. Bring a project to work on, your favorite coloring book, or come create something new with church friends.

Sunday February 22, during the serviceThe Unitarian Universalist Association is the association of over 1,000 UU congregations that partner together to do the works of love that none of us can accomplish alone: developing curriculum like Our Whole Lives, vetting ministers and other reli-gious professionals and managing the search process, speaking out in support of … Continue reading Special Offering Recipient: Unitarian Universalist Association

Did you know that rooms in our church building are available to rent for events and meeting? We regularly host groups and organizations from our wider community in our church space for modest rental fees. Please spread the word! We can accommodate groups from a few to a few hundred at nearly any time except … Continue reading Church Building Rentals

People’s Church is governed by a nine-member Board of Trustees that plays an important role in strategic planning, decision-making, and matters brought to the congregation for vote. Board members serve three-year terms, with three members rotating off each year. The Nominating Committee is now seeking volunteers and suggestions as we develop recommendations for new Board … Continue reading Board Member Recruitment

We celebrate the life and mourn the death of former People’s Church member Bill Ginn, who died on November 18. Bill is the father of People’s person Juli Ginn and the ex-husband of Kimberly Ginn. You can read his obituary here: https://www.farleyestesdowdle.com/obituaries/william-ginn In addition to the funeral service on December 5, a gathering to remember Bill Ginn will … Continue reading In Memoriam: Bill Ginn

Last spring the Federal Government cancelled an $18.9 million grant to KCCC in partnership with the County, for rehabbing and energy efficiency retrofitting 300 homes in the older parts of Kalamazoo. The project also included training workers in the necessary trade skills, and creating four “Resilience Hubs” for relief and support of individuals during extreme … Continue reading What’s Happening with the Kalamazoo Climate Crisis Coalition (KCCC)?

Saturday December 13, Room 19, noon-1pmCome join a few People’s people for lunch and conversation. Bring a dish to share. This meal is open to everyone.

Do you enjoy singing? Do you get pleasure out of bringing holiday cheer to others? If so, please join People’s singers as we go Christmas caroling to church on Saturday December 20th at 2PM. We will meet at the church at that time and then decide on carpools. Questions? Contact David Greenquist at (269) 569-5442 … Continue reading Join Us For Caroling!

Several People’s people continue to provide much needed assistance to refugees & asylum seekers etc in our community. This work is critical due to essential funds & resettlement staff being cut. Friends Free Store for Refugees, located in the Congregation of Moses has been in operation for almost 4 years, staffed by volunteers. Families shop … Continue reading Help Needed for Refugees & Asylum Seekers

Artist Reception: Sunday December 14Exhibit will be up through end of DecemberArtist Statement: In this show there are works from twenty plus years. I have been fortunate to travel widely over the years and many of my art works are inspired by the people, landscapes, history and myths of the cultures I visited. These quilts … Continue reading Art Wall: Quilts by Maryellen Hains

Under the direction of the Green Sanctuary Committee, we added a rain garden to People’s property in September of 2023. We filled the garden with native plants and grasses, as these plants: This project also supports our UU values of Interdependence (“we honor the interdependent web of all existence and acknowledge our place in it”) … Continue reading Rain Garden Update, 2025 Season

Sunday, December 7ERACCE, Eliminating Racism & Creating/Celebrating Equity was founded in 2000. ERACCE exists to eliminate structural racism and create a network of equitable Antiracist institutions and communities. The mission of ERACCE is to eliminate systemic racism and build antiracist multicultural diversity within Michigan institutions by providing education, networking, technical assistance, and supportive resources to … Continue reading Special Collection: ERACCE

The voting period closed on Sunday, November 23rd, and we’re pleased to share that our congregation has voted to purchase the solar panels currently installed on the church’s roof.A heartfelt thank you to all who participated in the process. Your engagement helps strengthen our commitment to living out our values in a com-plicated world.

Click Here to Check Out This Year’s Artists! Dear People’s People,Together, we orchestrated and hosted a tremendously successful Bazaar!This year’s Fine Art Sale and Holiday Bazaar was our most successful in all the ways we could hope for and that matter to us all: The Steering Committee for this event is made up of tremendous … Continue reading What a Fabulous Bazaar!