The nominating committee developed a slate of candidates for the People’s Church Board of Trustees and for the Nominating Committee for the upcoming church year! Please see below for the photos and bios of each candidate! Board of Trustees Nominees Nominating Committee Nominees
Dottie GoodwinWe celebrate the life and mourn the death of Dottie Goodwin. Dottie died in late December 2023. She was 89 years old. Dottie was most known to People’s Church in recent years as our occasional organist. Her weekday practices would fill the building with beautiful music. You can read more about Dottie’s life here: … Continue reading In Memoriam
Save the Date! People’s Church Peace & Nature Camp is coming June 24-28, 2024. Registration will open in March
Registration for this summer’s Chalice Sparx Family Camp & Retreat for Unitarian Universalist families is now open. Join us July 4-7 for an amazing all ages experience at lovely Camp Friedenswald in southwestern Michigan — only 90 miles from Chicago, 120 miles from Ann Arbor and 195 miles from Indianapolis. At Chalice Sparx camp and … Continue reading Registration for Chalice Sparx Family Camp & Retreat Now Open
KNOW (Kalamazoo Nonviolent Opponents of War) is sponsoring a presentation about the current situation in Gaza on Sunday March 24th at People’s Church Tareq Abuhalima is a graduate student from Ohio who lived in Gaza until a year ago. He lost three sisters and several friends in the attacks on Gaza. There will be a slideshow. Please … Continue reading KNOW: Gaza Presentation
Sunday, March 10 Community Homeworks provides critical home repairs and education to low income homeowners throughout Kalamazoo County. Their work helps families be safe and warm, avoid homelessness, and build generational wealth. You can learn more about Community Homeworks at https://communityhomeworks.org/
The Michigan Transformation Collective (formally known as, TRHT Kalamazoo) will observe the National Day of Racial Healing in a two-part event. On Friday, March 1, 2024, starting at 6:00 PM, it will be hosting a free screening of the movie ‘Origin.’ ‘Origin’ is a 2023 American biographical drama film written and directed by Ava DuVernay. It … Continue reading National Day of Racial Healing
March and April Art Wall Exhibit at People’s Church, “Which Way Are We Going?” A group exhibit featuring the paintings of Conrad Kaufman and Fencerows Painters. This edgy exhibit will show art that makes a statement or has a social justice theme, and will focus on Conrad’s Kaufman’s political art and the work of fellow … Continue reading Art Wall Exhibit Coming Soon!
The People’s Church Silent Auction closed on Sunday February 18th and it was a tremendous success! We raised around $3,700 for the church, which is a $1,000 increase from last year! Thank you to everyone one of the fabulous donors who contributed items, services, food and events for folks to bid on. Thank you to … Continue reading Silent Auction
Every other Sunday, mostly: 12:30-1:30pm,. In Room 19, mostly Visitors, newcomers, members, and anyone who wants more information about People’s Church are invited to participate in the Inquirers Series. A light lunch will be provided and childcare is available with one week’s notice. The Inquirers series is nine session that introduce our congregation and Unitarian … Continue reading Inquirers Series
The Sacred Art of Presencing Together Saturday April 13th from 2 to 7 pm Held in the Buddha Room (Room 9 at People’s Church) Based on my own work and the work of Thomas Hubl and Joanna Macy, this gathering is to create a sacred and embodied container to surface difficult feelings and be seen, … Continue reading Community Circle for Collective Healing
February 11 1pm Room 19All are invited to this training presented by Dell Darnell, program manager at OutFront.Myths, stereotypes, and misinformation are often at the heart of discrimination, harassment, and violence against LGBTQ+ individuals. This session tackles the basics of LGBTQ+ lives and experiences; and helps participants learn proper terms, under-stand facts about gender identity, … Continue reading LGBTQIA+ & Pronouns 101 Training
Specialty classes are monthly activities designed to connect our K-6th graders in fun and engaging activities with members of our wider congregation. Kids love to choose from a variety of activities when they arrive at church on the first Sunday of each month. Regular RE teachers love to get a break so they can attend church … Continue reading Specialty Class Helpers Needed
Are you newer to People’s Church? Returning to People’s after a hiatus? Would you like to get to know other families? You are invited to a welcome potluck for New/ish church families. We also invite any and all ‘Oldish” members to join us in welcoming new families. Let’s show off People’s spectacular potlucks! Friday February … Continue reading New/ish family welcome potluck!
Sunday February 4th – 12:30-2:30pmLunch and Childcare providedArticulating Values and BeliefsEveryone is invited to join in on this fun and engaging opportunity to explore, discern and articulate our most important values and beliefs.
Sunday, February 25, 12:30-2:30pm, Room 19 Presented by Nancy King of COPE Network This comprehensive training is designed to increase understanding, reduce stigma, and prevent fatal overdose due to substance use disorder/addiction. Everyone 18+ attending the training will be eligible for a free naloxone (NARCAN) kit. We offered this training in the summer and it … Continue reading Substance Abuse and Overdose Prevention Training
Sunday February 25 COPE Network (Community Outreach Prevention and Education Network) provides a variety of resources for people who use substances or have a history of using substances, as well as resources for their loved ones and the community at large. We offer art, music, and movement based classes, support group meetings, recovery oriented meetings, … Continue reading Special Collection for COPE Network
Mark your calendar and reserve your spot for some exciting opportunities coming up with ISAAC. As a member congregation of ISAAC (the interfaith network of over 30 congregations and organiza-tions working to advance social justice in Kalamazoo County), these events are open to you and you are invited and encouraged to attend. ISAAC is very … Continue reading ISAAC Update
We with be trying a different approach to our annual stewardship campaign, which will begin in March. For the first time in at least ten years, we will be gathering in small group “grateful gatherings” to talk about what People’s Church means to us, learn about the church’s finances, and make our financial commitments for … Continue reading Stewardship Preview
Art Wall: For the Love of Color “…Standing in the cold with…a seismically red autumn leaf…it’s color hitting our senses like a blow from a stun gun,…we stand with a huge grin, too paralyzed by the intricately veined gaudiness of the leaf to move.” — Diane Ackerman, “A Natural History of the Senses”, 1990, p … Continue reading Art Wall: For the Love of Color
