Welcome Dani Van Voorst to the GLC Staff
We are happy to introduce Dani Van Voorst as the new GLC Office Assistant. She was raised in Iowa and has spent the last 13 years doing ministry alongside her husband in Minnesota. Recent transplants to the Mitten State, they stay busy raising three children and an 80-lb Bernedoodle. Dani is honored to join a team with such wisdom and depth, and looks forward to serving the Lord wherever she is planted.
After serving in the position for 5 years, Laura Garvey has transitioned off of the GLC staff. Laura shares, “I am so grateful for the years I spent working for the GLC. I have met many amazing people who have impacted my life...
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After serving in the position for 5 years, Laura Garvey has transitioned off of the GLC staff. Laura shares, “I am so grateful for the years I spent working for the GLC. I have met many amazing people who have impacted my life...
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Pastoral Updates
We celebrate with the following pastors who have been called to new positions:
Ken White - Lead Pastor of Forest Park Covenant Church, Muskegon, MI.
Nicole Thomas - Lead Pastor of Redeemer Covenant Church, Hamilton, OH.
Steven Faulk - Interim Pastor of New Hope Church, Richland, MI.
Daniel Stanley - Interim Pastor of Pleasant Community Church, Warren, PA.
Michael Poindexter, former pastor of Pleasant Community Church in Warren, PA is now the pastor of Sonoma Springs Covenant Church in Las Cruces, NM.
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Ken White - Lead Pastor of Forest Park Covenant Church, Muskegon, MI.
Nicole Thomas - Lead Pastor of Redeemer Covenant Church, Hamilton, OH.
Steven Faulk - Interim Pastor of New Hope Church, Richland, MI.
Daniel Stanley - Interim Pastor of Pleasant Community Church, Warren, PA.
Michael Poindexter, former pastor of Pleasant Community Church in Warren, PA is now the pastor of Sonoma Springs Covenant Church in Las Cruces, NM.
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Fall Pastors’ Retreat 2019
Oct 28-30, 2019
Mohican Lodge and Conference Center, Perrysville, Ohio
The Great Lakes Conference Ministerial Association is delighted to welcome Shaun Marshall as our speaker and leader for the 2019 Fall Pastors’ Retreat. Shaun’s theme will be “Transition Decisions: how to get unstuck, embrace change and make the next move.”
The Fall Pastors’ Retreat will include a pre-retreat Vitality Day beginning the evening of October 27 (Sunday through lunch on Monday).
Click here to Register and find information about retreat amenities and schedules.
Mohican Lodge and Conference Center, Perrysville, Ohio
The Great Lakes Conference Ministerial Association is delighted to welcome Shaun Marshall as our speaker and leader for the 2019 Fall Pastors’ Retreat. Shaun’s theme will be “Transition Decisions: how to get unstuck, embrace change and make the next move.”
The Fall Pastors’ Retreat will include a pre-retreat Vitality Day beginning the evening of October 27 (Sunday through lunch on Monday).
Click here to Register and find information about retreat amenities and schedules.
Fall TLC – East
Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019
9:30am - 3:45pm
Zion Covenant Church - Jamestown, New York
Please mark your calendars for the GLC Fall TLC (The Leadership Connection).
National Covenant Properties will do a full day of Financial and Real Estate Training. We will also have a ½ day Crescendo Workshop. We have several other workshops on topics including Personal Leadership Development, Children’s Ministry, Ministry for those with Disabilities, Spiritual Disciplines and more to come. You will receive a brochure and registration information in the next few weeks.
Click here for event details.
9:30am - 3:45pm
Zion Covenant Church - Jamestown, New York
Please mark your calendars for the GLC Fall TLC (The Leadership Connection).
National Covenant Properties will do a full day of Financial and Real Estate Training. We will also have a ½ day Crescendo Workshop. We have several other workshops on topics including Personal Leadership Development, Children’s Ministry, Ministry for those with Disabilities, Spiritual Disciplines and more to come. You will receive a brochure and registration information in the next few weeks.
Click here for event details.
GLC Triennial Global Guests
The Great Lakes Conference hosted Di Keener and Amudha Barrigar as Global Guests to Triennial, a Covenant gathering for women by women that is held once every three years. The conference is a time and place to connect with women from other nations, cultures, and traditions. Through Global Guests, women... Read More
What Should Vitality Look Like?
Perhaps recognizing vitality in your ministry context is easy. Perhaps not. Every church has an aspect of spiritual and organizational health, and developing those areas in order to maximize and maintain vitality – the fresh wind of the Holy Spirit’s movement – in your congregation can lead toward a more... Read More
Digital Giving Options
As you promote the 2020 Church Planting Initiative here are some links that can help donors give digitally. Donations can be made through the GLC Website, Give Plus App or by Text:
- Give through the GLC Website link
- Give Plus App (download instructions pdf) – enter “Great Lakes Conference” as the name of the church
- Give Plus Text (download text instructions pdf) – enter the number 734-304-8878
Fall TLC East
Please mark your calendars for the GLC Fall TLC (The Leadership Connection) on Nov 16.
National Covenant Properties will do a full day of Financial and Real Estate Training.
We will also have a ½ day Crescendo Workshop. We would love to hear from YOU and your church about any other workshops you would like to have presented that day! Please contact Jody at the GLC office (734-451-4670, [email protected]) with any suggestions.
Click here for event details.
National Covenant Properties will do a full day of Financial and Real Estate Training.
We will also have a ½ day Crescendo Workshop. We would love to hear from YOU and your church about any other workshops you would like to have presented that day! Please contact Jody at the GLC office (734-451-4670, [email protected]) with any suggestions.
Click here for event details.
Fall Pastors’ Retreat 2019
The Great Lakes Conference Ministerial Association is delighted to welcome Shaun Marshall as our speaker and leader for the 2019 Fall Pastors’ Retreat, Oct 28-30 at Mohican Lodge and Conference Center in Perrysville, Ohio.
Click here to Register and find information about retreat amenities and schedules.
Click here to Register and find information about retreat amenities and schedules.
GLC Happenings at Gather ‘19 – ECC Annual Meeting
The Annual Meeting is the highest legislative body of the Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC), made up of representatives from Covenant churches throughout the United States and Canada. Delegates gather together for worship and fellowship, and to ordain ministers, consecrate missionaries, elect leaders, review finances, adopt a budget, and address the... Read More