On May 10th, People’s Church held it’s annual Poetry Service. The theme this year was Unity. If you’d like to watch the service, you can find it HERE. Below is a collection of the poems from that service. Another Week on the Rez Pine Ridge, South Dakota: Re-Member Listen to the birds in the still … Continue reading Poems from Poetry Service

Sunday May 17, following the servicePlease mark your calendars to attend the People’s Church annual congregational meeting onMay 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 to … Continue reading Annual Congregational Meeting

The Annual White Elephant Sale is returning on June 27!More Details Will Be Available soon.

Join us Kat VanHammen and Medicine Music with Janice Marsh- Prelesnik for a Family Centered Ceremony and Drumming in the Dream!Drumming in the Dream is a traveling ceremony where people from all over the country have made banners of their heart’s vision and dream for the country and the world. Banners are hung andthen a … Continue reading Drumming in the Dream – May 23 2-4pm – Memorial Garden

May 9th 10a-3pJoin the RE Committee and RE Assistant and Herbalist Rowan Jakobah in the kitchen for the Second Saturday Potluck in May and help make a big batch of pine resin salve! We will go through the slow, steady, meditative process of melting pine resin into oils, infusing it with other healing plants, adding … Continue reading Balm for the Soul

Blessings & Gratitude What a blessing it is to have so many children and youth who feel an integral connection with People’s Church and love coming to church here!It is because of the dedication of a cadre of fabulous folks who contribute their time, energy and Love to our religious education program that we are … Continue reading RE Notes

Blue Boat Home, by Peter Mayer — RE 811.6 Ma Blue Boat Home follows an adult and child reverently experiencing a beautiful day together in their community, both appreciating the here and now and looking out-ward and upward to the vast transcendent glory of the universe. Poetry of Presence II; More Mindfulness Poems, edited by … Continue reading Library Corner

Tuesday, May 19, 1:30-3:30pm – in person – meet at the tables by the back parking lot (weather permitting) For the first time in over six years, our elders’ circle will be meeting in person.We will gather at the tables near the back parking lot and (weather permitting) wanderthrough the memorial garden to explore it … Continue reading In Later Years: Exploring the Memorial Garden

A 2020 clinical study using MRI technology found that humans on average have 6,000 – 7,000 thoughts aday.“My mind is like a web browser with 100 tabs open … and I have no idea where the music is coming from.” (Unknown author)We meet the first and third Sundays from 12:30-2:00 in Room 9, the Buddha … Continue reading A Mindful Moment

“Three Days in June” by Anne Tyler is our topic for May 7 (6-7:45). We continue meeting at Lois Loeffler’s home, which is near church, now on the 1st Thursday of the month, through June. June 4 meeting discussion is on “Tell Me Everything” by Elizabeth Strout.A meeting will be set for late July or … Continue reading Evening Book Club – Newcomers Welcome!

Happy Spring to all! Hope we’re done with the cold snaps….overall it does seem to be getting warmer. Are you ready to help bring the rain garden out of its winter slump? This year our monthly garden time will be on the second Saturday of each month. You don’t have to show up every month, … Continue reading Rain Garden Work Day—May 9th

Personal actions are a meaningful antidote to climate despair. As we make changes to our homes, means of transportation, and food choices, we can see immediate results (instead of waiting for politicians to do the right thing). Hope for Creation has developed a Climate Action Plan for Households tool to support people’s efforts to mitigate … Continue reading Green Spot: Household Climate Action Plans

Reception June 14 at noon. The Heroine’s Journey by Karen GodfreyThis body of artwork was created after having gone through open heart surgery in April of 2024, to repair my mitral valve which was regurgitating 55% of blood back into my upper chamber. Then 5 months later, after having a successful operation and going through … Continue reading New Art Wall exhibit for May and June

We invite you to join us for an informative seminar on legacy giving and learn how you can help ensurethe long-term stability and growth of Peoples Church. This session will explore estate-planning strategiesand show you simple ways to include Peoples Church in your legacy plans.What to Expect: Your generosity today will help secure the future … Continue reading Legacy Giving Seminar: Build a Lasting Future for Peoples Church

El Concilio has more than 40 years of experience in providing services, programs, advocacy and creating partnerships to support the needs of the Latinx community in the greater Kalamazoo area. El Concilio seeks to meet the needs of a special population often hindered by language barriers, cultural differences, and unfamiliarity with service agencies and institutions. … Continue reading Special Collection: El Concilio

Interested in helping to mow the church lawn this summer?We’d love to have you join the crew and help whenever you can.If interested, contact Rick Johnson at 269-598-8317,

Are you a roleplayer, or interested in trying it out for the first time? Do you enjoy structured creativity,improvisation, and telling stories with your friends? People’s Church’s own Dave Wurtsmith will be running one-shot gaming sessions immediately after summer services beginning Sunday, May 3, so feel free to drop in to room L1 and try … Continue reading New Gaming Group!

Wednesday, May 13, 7:30pm on ZoomDo you have questions about any of the agenda items (including the budget and board and nominat-ing committee elections) for the annual congregational meeting? Do you have any questions about how the meeting is run or the voting happens? This is your chance to ask representatives from the board and … Continue reading Congregational Meeting Q&A

The nominating committee developed a slate of candi-dates 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 Michelle Nickerson: I have been a member of the People’s Church for 3 years and … Continue reading And Now for This Year’s Nominees!