Conference Prayer Ministry

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Please join the congregation and staff of First UMC of Kalamazoo in prayers of sympathy and love for Jane and Doug Vernon on the death of Janes mother, Jean Boughner. Jean died November 4 at 5:30 p.m.

Please pray today and in the days ahead for Rev. Char Minger of Griffith UMC. Char has suffered a health emergency, and is in the ICU. Prayers are also asked for her husband Rev. Dave Minger, as he

Please pray for Mel Gingrich as he is critically ill in Jackson. Also prayers for Mels son, Kirk Gingrich who is stationed in Afghanistan in the unit that just had heavy casualties. Thank You, Pas

Pray for good health for Emily Roberts of the Nottawa UMC Church. Emily, only 11 months old, has the swine flu. Pray also for her parents Patty and Jake Roberts.

Please hold our camp nurse for Youth Assembly, Betty Meyer and her husband, Rich, in prayer. Rich fell down the stairs and broke his neck as well as injured his spine. Betty said as of right now he i

Prayers are also asked for Timothy "T.J." Koughn, ten-year-old son of Rev. Jeanne Koughn (Hillside/Sommerset Center UMCs), as he recovers at home from an emergency appendectomy that happened over the

Prayers are asked for Rev. Janet Lee, retired Deacon serving at Hillsdale, as she recovers at home from surgery she had Thursday, October 22, 2009.

Pat Harker, mother of Rev. Becky Morrison, Potterville UMC, died, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009. A memorial service will take place in Phoenix, AZ, on Nov. 11, 2009. Please keep Becky in your prayers as she

In regards to prayers for Sara Huston: Dear family in Christ,Thank you for your prayers and expressions of concern, love and hope. Sara is resting comfortably in the Sparrow Hospice Home where she wa

LeValley UM Church is requesting prayer for Carol Hoort. Carol was admitted to Spectrum Butterworth on October 1st with staph infection. She has had numerous surgeries for the infection, it keeps movi

From Naomi Garcia, Conference Staff Ministry Consultant -- Prayers requested for: God's clarity of conviction, justice, kindness, and humility; thanks for the blessing of being in the praying company

From Rev. Daniel McQuown, Albion College Chaplain -- Prayers requested for: Spiritual growth of students, faculty, staff, and alumni/ae of Albion College; members of the College community that hav

Pastor Bud "Lewis" Buchner was put into St. Marys in Grand Rapids yesterday with digestion issues. He will be there for a couple of days and would appreciate any visitors. He can also be contacted thr

From Carolin Spragg, pastor at Fremont UMC: I am grateful for all the warm greetings and prayers that have been offered as I have traveled this road with breast cancer. Surgery was very successful and

Ken Vanderlaan, Pastor of Mears UMC, is having surgery Wednesday September 30th at Hackley Hospital in Muskegon.

Dear friends in the WMC connection: please pray for Rev. Mark Babb, who is having surgery this Friday in Jackson to repair torn tendons. Pray too for his wife, Rev. Sue Babb, as she supports Mark thro

Please pray for peace for my Dad, Malcolm Nellist, who is in his final days, and comfort for my mum, Joan.

From Jane Ellen Johnson, pastor of Lansing Grace UMC: I would like to lift up two very exciting and challenging new ministries that have started at Grace this fall. We are now offering a praise worsh

Please lift Pastor Shane Chellis in prayer at this time. Shane is scheduled to have surgery (again) on Friday morning, Sept. 18, to repair his leg, which sustained three breaks in an accident over th

Please be in prayer for George Bunn from Heritage church in Howard City has just been diagnosed with lung cancer. It is a hard to treat type. Please pray for his wife Carol, who is secretary at Herita

Please pray for Rev. Carolin Spragg, pastor of Fremont UMC. Carolin, who was recently diagnosed with breast cancer, is scheduled for a double mastectomy on Friday, September 25, at Gerber Hospital in

Please keep Dennis and JoAnn Bromley and family in your prayers. Burnell Humphres, known to family and friends alike as "Grace" has passed away. Grace is the mother of JoAnn Bromley. Please contact t

Please be in prayer for former District Lay Speaking Director and former member of the Conference Evangelistic Committee, Barb Hawley and family. Barb's husband, Eugene has just passed away. They are

Please keep Burnell Humphres, known to family and friends alike as Grace, in your prayers as she enters Hospice Care in Newark, New York. Grace is the mother of JoAnn Bromley; please keep Dennis and J

Friends and colleagues in ministry, On Friday, September 18th I will be having a mastectomy and reconstruction surgery at St. Mary's Hospital in Grand Rapids. This third breast cancer surge