The start of a re-birth in the Michigan Area’s newest district

As of July 1 the Detroit East and Detroit West districts of the United Methodist Church officially merged as the new Detroit Renaissance District, but the celebration of a re-birth of the denomination in Detroit is only beginning.

The inauguration of the Detroit Renaissance District and the installation of its first district superintendent, the Rev. Melanie Lee Carey, will be officially celebrated on Sunday, Aug. 28 at 4 p.m. at Metropolitan United Methodist Church, 8000 Woodward Ave. in Detroit.

To learn more about the grandiose celebration that will take place in the heart of Detroit, click here.
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Friday, March 5, 2010

Detroit Conference Annual Conference: The who, why and how (to register)

By Paul Thomas, Communications Director Detroit Conference

Registration materials for the Detroit Annual Conference available HERE

“Wherever the water flows … life will flourish … life abounds!" will be the theme for the 43rd session of the Detroit Annual Conference, the conference Program Committee announced recently.

The 2010 annual conference session will take place Thursday-Sunday, May 20-23, on the campus of Adrian College in Adrian, Mich.

The conference Program Committee also announced that the Rev. Dr. Lovett H. Weems, Jr. will be the featured speaker during the conference. Weems is the Distinguished Professor of Church Leadership and Director of the Lewis Center for Church Leadership at Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, DC.

He is also the author of Take the Next Step: Leading Lasting Change in the Church; Leadership in the Wesleyan Spirit; Church Leadership: Vision, Team, Culture, and Integrity; and John Wesley’s Message Today. In addition, Weems is the editor of the online newsletter, Leading Ideas, available free at www.churchleadership.com.

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