The SWA is now Open & Affirming!
Association delegates voted unanimously at our Fall Meeting on October 20, 2024, to become an Open and Affirming Association. See our Open and Affirming statement for more details on what that means.
Author Archive: Southwest Association
2024 Fall Meeting
The Southwest Association 2024 Annual (Fall) Meeting will take place at 2 pm on October 20, 2024, at the First Congregational Church in Battle Creek, MI. Please save the date and join us!
2024 Spring Gathering – save the date!
Save May 4, 2024, for our Southwest Association Spring Gathering at Tower Hill Camp and Retreat Center in Sawyer, MI. More details to follow soon.
2023 Fall Meeting – Save the Date!
Save the date: 2 pm on Sunday, October 22, 2023 at Portage UCC. More details coming soon.
Spring Fling – April 29, 2023!
Help Relieve Medical Debt
You’re invited! Join UCC Churches throughout Michigan who are collaborating with the organization RIP Medical Debt. This organization buys medical debt from the secondary debt market, then through Crowdsourcing efforts, eliminates the debt for pennies on the dollar. For each…
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No Spring Meeting for 2022
The Spring Association meeting, traditionally an educational event, which had been tentatively scheduled for May 14 has been cancelled. There will not be a Spring meeting this year. See you in the Fall!
Cancelled: Spring Meeting
The Spring Meeting of the Association will not take place this year due to the current stay at home order.
New Moderator named
The Southwest Association Council has officially appointed Rev. Caroline Meyers to fill the vacant office of Association Moderator. The current term runs through the end of 2020. Thank you Caroline for your service on behalf of the Association!
New SWA Support Ministries
Two new support positions have been created in the Southwest Association effective March 1, 2019 through February 29, 2020. Welcome! Southwest Association Minister: Rev. Calandra Nevenzel The SWA Minister is a part time contract position that works to improve the…
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