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.
Announcements
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.
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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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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Save the Date – Ecclesiastical Council
Save the afternoon of Saturday, February 16, 2019, on your calendar! An Ecclesiastical Council will be called for that date from 1 to 4 pm (location to be announced) for the examination of two candidates for ordination. The official notice…
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I Know We’re All Welcome …
In the Spring of 2017, the Southwest Association hosted a well-loved workshop led by Rev. Janice Jean Springer titled “I Know We’re All Welcome at the Table, But Do I Have to Sit Next to You?” Rev. Springer has now…
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Save the Date – Fall Meeting 2018
The Association Fall Meeting has been tentatively set for 2 pm on Sunday, November 4, 2018. The location and agenda will be announced later.