Tuesday April 21, 1:30-3pm, on Zoom.Link: https://uuma.zoom.us/j/5527667326Come join a conversation about organ donation. We’ll be covering what’s possible now with organ donation (including donation from live donors and after death), how one might make decisions about organ donation, and, if you decide to donate your organs at the time of your death, how to ensure … Continue reading In Later Years: A Conversation about Organ Donation
Wednesday April 22, 4-6:30pmRadisson Plaza Ballroom (First Floor) Downtown KalamazooCome watch People’s Church be awarded the Diether Haenicke Promise of Excellence Award by Communities in Schools. The Re-ception is 4-5pm with the program from 5-6:30pm. If you would like to attend this free event and be seated at a People’s Church table, please tell Rev. … Continue reading Communities in Schools Champs Celebration
Featuring Mark Lee, owner, Better World BuildersSunday, April 19, 12:30, in Room 19light lunch to be providedMark Lee founded Better World Builders with the goal of helping his cli-ents create homes and buildings that are as energy efficient as possible. The company achieves this by combining know-how and attention to detail with modern technology and … Continue reading GREEN SANCTUARY FORUM: Sustainable Building Solutions
People’s Church 20 year Net Zero PlanWhile you are all deciding about your pledges for our combined campaign, this is a good time to learn about the Zero Carbon elements in our 20 year building fund program. While the building projects are inspired by the need to make our building last for many generations, they … Continue reading Green Spot: GET THE CARBON OUT!
Layla Saad offers her book, Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor (2020) as a guide to people seeking to reduce the harm of their white privilege. The book leads readers through a step-by-step reflection process that works well when done as a group. If you are interested in joining a … Continue reading Dismantling White Supremacy from Within
Earlier this winter, we organized a food collection drive for Loaves and Fishes. Given food scarcity and higher prices, the need was (and is) great. And you responded! On two Sundays, we took in enough nonperishable food to earn a ranking of (forgot rank!) among the top 30 contributing organizations. Good work! We collected more … Continue reading Congratulations to People’s People’s!
Wednesdays, April 8 – May 138:00pm-9:15 pm on ZoomThe Faith Forward program out of the First Unitarian Church of Dal-las is excited to offer an online session of our Unitarian Universalist Theology series for all congregations. This interactive series explores theological concepts through a Unitarian Universalist lens and helps participants clarify and act on their … Continue reading ONLINE UU THEOLOGY SERIES – OPEN TO ALL!
April 12, during the serviceCommunity Homeworks works to help keep people in their homes and develop low-income homeowners’ self-sufficiency while ensuring that their homes are safe, decent and sustainable.Their programs, which include critical home repair, educational workshops, and a tool library provide a comprehensive package of solutions for making housing affordable, comfortable, and secure.Learn more … Continue reading April Special Collection: Community Homeworks
Sunday May 17, following the servicePlease mark your calendars to attend the People’s Church annual congregational meeting on May 17, following the service. Church members can attend (and vote!) in person and via Zoom on the annual church budget, nominees for the board and nominating committee, and any other church business that arises.To be eligible … Continue reading Annual Congregational Meeting
If you are reading this and haven’t turned in your pledge materials, please do! The steward-ship campaign officially ended on April 1. You can return your pledge form to the church by mail or in-person or you can complete the online pledge form linked HERE. In early April, members of the stewardship team will begin … Continue reading Stewardship Reminder
Dear People’s Church members and friends, People’s people are generous people. We give our time, talent, treasure, and trust to do the works of love that none of us can accomplish alone. Over the last year, we have: The world needs our values of justice, equity, transformation, pluralism, interdependence, generosity and love now, perhaps more … Continue reading Stewardship Season Begins!
“People come to church longing for, yearning for, hoping for … a sense of roots, place, belonging, sharing and caring. People come to a church with a search for community, not committee.” — Glenn Turner Chalice Circles are small group ministries that enrich our spiritual community. The practices of holding space and deep listening create mutual … Continue reading Chalice Circles
Tuesday March 17, 1:30-3pm, on Zoom.Link: https://uuma.zoom.us/j/5527667326The elders circle has finished their shared reading and will be exploring different topics related to aging, death, and dying in upcoming months. For our March meeting, we will be learning about the work of a death doula with church member Donna McClurkan. All church members are welcome to … Continue reading In Later Years: A Conversation with a Death Doula
Senior Readers Theater will perform the One-Act play “The White Caps,” written and directed by Gordon Bolar. The play will be performed in the People’s Church commons on Wed., March 4, 2026, at 1 p.m. This presentation by is part of the programming for the “In Later Years Group” at People’s Church and is free, … Continue reading Senior Readers Theater Presents…
March 21, 2026, 1:00-5:00pm.An afternoon of workshops, education, and community-building on climate resilience andaction.Spring awakens the senses. Bird calls, soil scents, and emerging bits of green urge us to head outside, tobe doing things in the yard. However, spring in Michigan is usually a two-steps forward, one step backprocess that requires patience.If you are feeling … Continue reading Faith. Climate. Action.
Saturday March 7, 2pm at People’s ChurchMembers of the Faith Alliance – the religious leaders connected to OutFront – will offer blessings to trans folks. Local musicians will also participate in this gathering.Even if you don’t think this event is ‘for you,’ please come if you are able. It is a meaningful event for all … Continue reading Be Blessed: A Transgender Day of Visibility Gathering
The Artist and Vendor Bazaar Team is looking for another member to join us. The role for this person would be primarily coordinating our tasks according to our timeline as part of our shared leadership team. Learn with us this year, lead with us next year. Qualities: organized, time-ly follow-up; communicate effectively, represent the church; … Continue reading Bazaar Artist Committee Recruiting New Volunteer!
During the service on March 15Since 1987, OutFront Kalamazoo has worked to advance social justice, build coalitions, change hearts and open minds in Kalamazoo County so that all people can live authentically and free from discrimination regardless of their gender identity or sexual orientation. You can learn more about OutFront at https://www.outfrontkzoo.org/
For our stewardship campaign this March, we are looking to gather in small groups for conversation about what the church means to us, the current state of the church building, and our financial com-mitments for the coming year. To do this well, we need a many hosts. Could you host a small group of People’s … Continue reading Can You Host a Grateful Gathering?
You can pay for your won Silent Auction items HERE! They say it takes a village to raise a child, but we believe it takes a village to keep a church thriving. At People’s Church, we are so incredibly blessed to have such a dedicated village. We are thrilled to share that this year’s silent … Continue reading The Auction was a Huge Success This Year!
