All are welcome to attend this annual business meeting of the church, as required by our Methodist Discipline.  Members of the church will have the opportunity to vote on selected items.

The meeting will be held at our District “hub” location:

Traverse Bay United Methodist Church
1200 Ramsdell Street
Traverse City 49684

You are invited to this support group for those who are grieving, where we will work through the book, “A Hole in the World, Finding Hope in Rituals of Grief and Healing” by Amanda Held Opelt.

Books will be available in the main church office beginning on Sept. 10th. If you have any questions about this group, please email Sarah Drews (Health and Wellness Advocate) at sarah@tccentralumc.org

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We invite you to this dynamic book study called Color-Courageous Discipleship, led by Esther Triggs. The author, Michelle T. Sanchez, has discovered through her journey that separating racial discipleship from our relationship with God is impossible. When we choose to resist racism courageously, we find out opportunities to encounter Christ in fresh and exciting ways.

Color-Courageous Discipleship is our guidebook to a deeper connection with God through the adventure of racial discipleship. Grounded in the gospel, this practical and thought-provoking book:

• reveals multiple ways that the racial dynamics of our society have already formed us

• explores what it means to biblically and proactively address racial inequity for the sake of God’s glory

• equips us to engage in challenging conversations about racial reconciliation with grace and truth

• offers hope, creative answers, and a path forward both individually and as beloved community

This class will be offered in a hybrid format to include both in-person and Zoom participants.

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Heroes help us discern the good, fight for what’s right, define identity, execute justice, spark revolution, and save lives.

This class will look at pop culture heroes and others through the lens of faith. We will explore how Jesus turned the concept of hero on its head. We will examine how good vs. evil, right vs. wrong, and overcoming adversity are fundamental to how Christians understand salvation.

Chapter titles:

1. Good, Evil, and God
2. Right, Wrong, and Holy
3. Us, Them, and the Body of Christ
4. Have, Have-Not, and the Kingdom of God
5. Old, New, and Covenant
6. Life, Death, and Resurrection

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This is a night for all Parents! Bring the kids from 6months-6th grade to our fun-filled event!

Youth older than 6th grade are always able to volunteer as helpers for the event!

We will feed them dinner, explore, wonder, craft, learn about new things, and more…while you enjoy some time!

PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED FOR THIS EVENT – CLICK TO REGISTER NOW.

On Saturday, October 21, we will be Reaching Out…..Together, to make a difference in our community. There is something for everyone! Invite your neighbors, friends and family to participate!

Signing-up ahead of time is encouraged to guarantee your space on the project of your choice. Day-of sign-ups are more than welcome beginning at 8 am in the Central UMC Fellowship Hall, 222 Cass St., TC, where all volunteers enjoy coffee, donuts and a bit of connection time with teammates. At 8:40 am, final project assignments will be made and teams will depart for their projects.

Church Site Projects (9 – 11 am) (Multigeneration Friendly): Receive and sort Blessing Bags to be distributed to local food pantries.

On Location Projects (9 a – Noon): Garden cleanup at Our Neighbors Garden, Property Clean Up and Animal Care at Reining Liberty Ranch (Family Friendly);  and Facility Care at Safe Harbor.

Donation Drop-Off (9 – 11 am) at CUMC back door: Items for Harvest Blessing Bags.  Print your own Blessing Bag list.

Direct your questions and comments to Ginna Beckett, Serve Saturday Volunteer Coordinator at gwbeckett61@gmail.com.

SIGN UP WILL BE AVAILABLE OCTOBER 1.

Bring your grocery bag filled with harvest goodness and our volunteers will be sorting a delivering to local food pantries just in time for the holiday meal deliveries.  Pantries we will stock include: K.A.I.R. of Kalkaska, Leelanau Christian Neighbors, Grace Episcopal Church, Salvation Army and Kingsley United Methodist Church.

Bags will be available beginning Sunday, October 8.  Please ONLY return bags beginning Sunday, October 15 as storage space is limited.  If possible, we ask that you plan to drop your bag during our Serve Saturday event on Saturday, October 21.

Printed lists of items to fill your bag are available at the church, or you can download and print here: blessing bag list

The Central Church family will provide volunteers to assist with supervision, meal preparation and facility operations at the Safe Harbor Shelter throughout the week.

More details and the sign up form will be available in September.

Please join us for a morning of Halloween Fun!

Stop by on your way to or from the Downtown Traverse City Halloween Walk, get some treats, take a selfie and see some spooky friends!

Members and Friends of Central Church will park decorated cars in the parking lot, get dressed up and hand out candy to some awesome kids. Volunteers to park cars and hand out candy as well as donations of individually wrapped candy or small treats are needed.

Contact Erica Kozlowski at erica@tccentralumc.org for more information or to get signed up!

All are invited to casual conversation with one of Central’s pastors.  This is a great time to get to know our pastors a bit more, ask questions about the church and meet new people!  No registration required.