Sunday mornings are a busy place around here! It takes many hands to make our Sunday’s happen. There are a lot of ways to help – check out the options below and sign up! Any questions, contact Eli in the office! Sunday Morning Coffee Helpers Coffee on Sunday mornings after service is a beloved tradition … Continue reading Helping on Sunday Mornings
Reception March 29 at noonJoanna McCollum Learner 1939-2025Joanna Learner was active as a studio artist for for 65 years, 50 of which she has lived in Battle Creek.“During my journey as an artist, I have chosen to express universal ideas and beliefs that all life is sacred, and I have spoken out for peace and … Continue reading Next Art Wall Exhibit during March and April
Session 1: June 15-19 & Session 2: August 17-21 Registration is Now OPEN for 2026! https://forms.gle/CzZECs47cVZGrdHHA Daily Schedule:Camp runs Monday through Friday from 9am-4pm with before-care and after-care available. Rising 1st to rising 6th graders will enjoy a week of outdoor activities: exploring our church grounds, taking nature walks, building forts in the woods, going … Continue reading Plans for Summer at People’s Church Peace & Nature Camp are Emerging!
Opportunities for Fellowship The Religious Education committee is excited to be planning a Family Sleepover, game night and potluck on April 25!Children, parents and many adults without children at home have enjoyed our monthly game nights this year. This month we are kicking it up a notch by adding the ever popular sleepover. Instead of … Continue reading RE Notes
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
The Book of Hope: a Survival Guide for Trying Times, by Jane Goodall and Douglas Abrams — 304.2 Go In this book Goodall and Abrams explore through intimate and thought-provoking dia-logue one of the most sought after and least understood elements of human nature: hope. Jane focuses on her “Four Reasons for Hope”: The Amazing … Continue reading Library Corner
Fiber arts are fun and meditative and have been bringing groups together for centuries. They can include all sorts of activities, like crochet, knitting, weaving, spinning, embroidery, cross-stitch, etc. Do you enjoy any of these activities? Let’s get together to celebrate our own creativity while creating a supportive community. Please join us the fourth Monday of … Continue reading Yarn Lover’s Unite
Interested in helping to mow the church lawn this sum-mer? We’d love to have you join the crew and help whenever you can.If interested, contact Rick Johnson at 269-598-8317
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
What if, just like me, the driver in the car that just cut me off is trying to get through their day as best they are able? What if, unlike me, they’re coming from a medical appointment where they just learned that they have a stage 4 cancer? We meet the first and third Sundays … Continue reading A Mindful Moment
As of this month, we are moving from the 2nd Thursday to the 1st Thursday of the month, though this church year.April 2, 6-7:45 “Three Junes” by Julia Glass will be reviewed by Lois Loeffler. We continue meeting at Lois’ home, which is near church. The schedule for this church year is on the People’s … Continue reading Evening Book Club – Newcomers Welcome!
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
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!
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
