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2023 Michigan Annual Conference New Every Morning Home About Annual Conference Annual Conference Schedule Activities Offerings and Missional Opportunities HealthSafety 2023 Memorials 2023 Retirements Registration Accommodations Features in 2023 Onsite Lodging Options Off Site Lodging Options Meals and Menus Preparation Annual Conference Materials Conference report gallery Delegate Elections 2023 Rules of Order Blessing One Another Submit Legislation 5K for Child Hunger Relief Sponsorship Contact Us CAN'T FIND SOMETHING? × We're here to help. Send us an email at: [email protected] and we'll get back with you as soon as possible. Announcing 2024 Annual Conference Dates: Thursday, May 30 - Saturday, June 1, 2024 • Grand Traverse Resort • Acme MI • Clergy Session Wednesday, May 29, 2024 2023 Annual Conference Summary IMPORTANT DATES January: Preachers, teachers, and speakers announced. February 1: Submission deadline for all legislation with possible financial impacts on the conference budget. February 15: Submission deadline for all legislation without a financial impact on the conference budget. February 28: Mission and Ministry content due to conference communications. March 1: Annual Conference registration opens at 9:00 AM April 1: Board and Agency Reports due to conference communications. April 15: Pre-conference reports posted to this website for review. May 1: Early registration closes! May 2 - May 19: Late registration open with $50 fee, not covered for retirees or conference equalization members. May 4: Lay Orientation, 7:30 - 8:30 PM May 6: Lay Orientation, 9 - 10 AM May 23, 24: Dates for online Legislative Committees. Both nights at 7 PM. May 26: Late Registration opens with a $50 Late Fee, not covered for retirees and conference equalization members. Late Registrants will not be able to participate in legislative committees. Meal tickets are not guaranteed. June 1: Clergy Session 2 PM June 2 : Opening Worship and Memorial Service 1 PM. Laity Event 4:15 PM June 3: Plenary Sessions, Corporate Session, Service of Recognition Commissioning and Ordination. June 4: Annual Conference concludes at 4 PM The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. - Lamentations 3:22-23 NRSV New Every Morning 2023 Summary Video To view all annual conference videos, visit the Michigan Conference Vimeo Page. Video highlights of Annual Conference Friday Opening Sermon Bishop David Alan Bard "Hard Travelin" Download a PDF of the script. Saturday Bible Study Rev. Grace Imathiu, Assurance in Difficult Times Sunday Worship Rev. Grace Imathiu. Preaching on Matthew 1 5 : 21 Download a PDF of the script. Advocacy Day "The Methodist Miracle," March 22, 2023, in Lansing MI, a rally to end gun violence. Readers to Leaders: Liberia The Readers to Leaders campaign is raising funds to send 100 Liberian children to K-12 school. Learn why this life-changing effort matters and transforms whole communities. R2L: CDC Freedom Schools The Readers to Leaders Campaign supports Children's Defense Fund Freedom Schools across Michigan. Laity Moment Christ Centered Mission and Ministry with Wendy Brookhouse, Wyoming Park UMC discusses selling a beloved church building. LAITY MOMENT Lewis Moore of Grace Community Church talks about Second Grace and St. Timothy UM merger. Laity Moment Mary Jo Lott and Anthony Patrick of Grace UMC in Lansing talk about the joys of a rapidly growing congregation. New Every Morning This year’s theme invites us to reflect, remember, and give thanks for all that ways that God’s love and mercies have been at work in our churches, district, conference, and denomination throughout these anxious and uncertain times. No matter where we have been traveling this season as Michigan United Methodists, God has been with us, God’s love has sustained us, and God’s mercies have been flowing through our members and ministries. As always, God’s grace is at work in and through us. Clergy attended the Clergy Session on Thursday, June 1 at 2:00 p.m. Annual Conference began with Opening Worship and Memorial Service on Friday, June 2 at 1:00 pm and concluded at 5 pm on Sunday, June 4. Bishop David Bard preached for Friday afternoon’s Opening Worship and Memorial Service as well as for the Service of Recognition, Commissioning and Ordination on Saturday night. A block schedule is posted at 2023.michiganumc.org . Registration is closed. DO WE HAVE YOUR NUMBER? 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