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Fall Pastors’ Retreat Highlights

Dec 02, 2023
On October 30th-November 1st a group of about 100 ministers, their spouses, and staff, retreated to the picturesque Maumee Bay State Park Resort for a time of refreshment, fellowship, and input. This annual event offers a much-needed opportunity for rest, rejuvenation, and spiritual growth.

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Thanksgiving and Gratitude

Dec 02, 2023
Being thankful and grateful goes beyond simply acknowledging the good things in our lives. It is about having a deep sense of gratitude and recognizing the value in even the smallest gestures or moments. Here are a few expressions of gratitude from some of our pastors in our Conference.

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The GLC Leadership Connection

Nov 16, 2023
Fifty-one people from seventeen GLC churches gathered on September 23rd at Faith Covenant Church in Farmington Hills, MI for a day of practical workshops in four areas of ministry that are foundational to healthy, missional local church ministry.   

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Pantry Around the Corner

Nov 16, 2023
Pastor Jeanette Valentine and Journey Covenant Church in Cuyahoga Falls, OH have served thousands and thousands of meals to their community. Pastor J grew the existing food pantry until her basement and many other rooms in her home became engulfed in food items!

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Lego City Discipleship

Oct 09, 2023
The Great Lakes Conference has a huge and entertaining resource for all our churches and camps to use. We have roughly a ton of Legos!  Bins, containers, boxes, and bags ready to travel.

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Fall Women’s Retreats

Oct 09, 2023
Women from dozens of churches have already attended Great Lakes Conference Women’s Retreats this Fall – at Camp Mission Meadows and Portage Lake Covenant Bible Camp. Registrations are still open for the retreat at Covenant Mountain Mission Bible Camp.

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TLC (The Leadership Connection)

Aug 17, 2023
Greetings from the Great Lakes Conference! We have been praying that you feel equipped and appreciated as the body of Christ. Know that we are here to support, encourage and champion you! In the past, we have found that our TLC event has brought clarity and education to ministry leaders longing for additional resources and ideas. 

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DR Mission Trip Supply Drive

Aug 07, 2023
A team from Faith Covenant Church in Farmington Hills, MI is preparing to go down to the Dominican Republic to partner with Tal Como Soy by providing a weeklong medical and dental clinic, you can help by providing items for care packages.

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Tal Como Soy

Jul 19, 2023
A Special Ministry in the Dominican Republic
Jochy and Tammi Hernández have developed a thriving community ministry on the outskirts of Santiago, Dominican Republic (DR) on the island of Hispaniola.

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GLC 2023 Annual Celebration Highlights

Jun 22, 2023
The 2023 GLC Annual Celebration took place at Thornapple Covenant Church in Grand Rapids, MI on Friday, April 21-22. Every year, the conference office organizes this event so that the congregants, pastors, and the church delegates from our conference can get together to see what is occurring and developing within our churches.

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Annual Celebration in Review

May 08, 2023
The Great Lakes Conference Annual Celebration at Thornapple Covenant Church April 21-22 was encouraging on many fronts: Pastors and lay leaders from churches across our conference experienced rich fellowship with one another...

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GLC Church Chair Training Event

Apr 03, 2023
Thirty eight Church Chairs and other elected leaders from 24 GLC churches in 5 states came together on a recent Saturday to be equipped with skills to help them be more effective and more confident in their leadership role.

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Buck-a-Week Fundraiser

Feb 10, 2023
Buck-a-Week is the name of the effort our church has undertaken to help fund the sending of Bibles to the persecuted church around the world. For all my expectations for what our church could do with this program, the results have far, far exceeded my hopes.

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Peer Mentoring

Nov 30, 2022
In October of this year, the African American Ministers Association hosted its annual Peer Mentoring conference of the Evangelical Covenant Church at LifeChurch Southfield in Southfield, MI. The event hosted several African American Covenant pastors from around the country.

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The Branches

Nov 04, 2022
A Christ Community Church-goer felt a nudge from the Holy Spirit to get involved. She realized that due to the recent closure of the local laundromat, the community could really use a place for people to wash their clothes without having to drive a great distance...

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Annual Meeting Letters

A letter has been mailed to all the churches and will be emailed to the Lead Pastors, Church Chairs, and church offices. This letter outlines important items our churches need to address in advance of the 2024 GLC Annual Meeting. Click Here to read the full letter.

President Tammy Swanson-Draheim’s Annual Meeting Letter

Superintendent Garth McGrath’s Annual Meeting Letter

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