News & Events

Please join us Friday, October 9, from 6:30 to 8:30 PM for our Women’s Autumn Gathering.
You will enjoy fellowship over a flight of soups and salads and a discussion around “Communing with Christ in Personal Prayer.”
We are calling our evening: BE THOU MY VISION as we seek to encourage one another in the Lord. Please sign up below.

Join us for an evening of live jazz music at University Reformed Church on Friday night, September 25 at 7:00 p.m. Street food appetizers will be available outside after the concert. This is a great outreach opportunity to invite your friends and neighbors. More details at urchur.ch/jazz-concert.

This class is “Counseling Theology, Practice & Issues.” It meets every Friday from 4-6 p.m. from October 2, 2026 through May 21, 2027. It covers biblical counseling models and methods, as well as specific counseling issues like helping hurting people, depression and anxiety, anger and conflict, gender and sexuality, and grief and hope. This class is open to all and would be helpful for all those who counsel, disciple, mentor, lead growth groups, teach, and do evangelism, as well as those who would like to be lay counselors at URC. Contact Pat Quinn for more information.

You’re invited to join one of URC’s women’s evening Bible studies beginning the fourth week of September!

This year, we will study the Psalms of Ascent using Lydia Brownback’s study guide. We look forward to growing in our knowledge of the psalms, as well as being led in prayer by this inspired Psalter. A limited number of study guides will be available for purchase at the church Book Table.

Three evening study options are available:

• Wednesday evenings at URC beginning 9.23.26
• Thursday evenings at a home in Holt beginning 9.24.26
• Thursday evenings on Zoom beginning 9.24.26

Each group meets twice a month at 7:00 PM.

Please register HERE.

If you have any questions, please contact Priscilla Lohrmann at 517-449-5088 or Katie Young at 517-588-1850.

Please plan to join us in celebrating the Lord’s goodness and faithfulness to our church for 60 years. Events will take place in the URC parking lot, nearby fields, and the sanctuary.

· 4:00 p.m. — Throwback Softball Game (weather permitting)

Back in the 70’s we had quite a softball team! Some of the former members will be around to spectate and help coach, but the players will be more youthful. Come out to cheer on the teams. Sign up to play at urchur.ch/softball.

· 5:00 p.m. — Hot Dog Cookout (weather permitting)

Hot dogs, chips, dessert, and drinks will be provided. Please bring a side dish to share (in a disposable pan). Additional lawn chairs or blankets may be needed.

· 6:15 p.m. — 60th Anniversary Program (URC Sanctuary)

A time of reflection, thanksgiving, prayer, and singing. The reflections might include laughs and the celebration will resound with praise to our God who has kept us together for 60 years! 

If you would like to have your child baptized, please fill out the form found at urchur.ch/baptism

Choir rehearsals for our Easter service are beginning soon. If you are interested in joining as a singer or instrumentalist, please sign up below or contact Jon Anderson (janderson@urcstaff.org) with questions.

• Children’s Choir: practice Wednesdays in Chapel at 6:30-7:20 p.m. on 3/4, 3/11, 3/25, and 4/1. Final combined rehearsal is 4/4 at 10:00 a.m.
• Adult and Teen Choir: practice Saturdays in the sanctuary at 10:00 a.m. on 3/7, 3/14, 3/21, 3/28, and 4/4
• Instrumentalists: practice Saturdays in the sanctuary 11:30 a.m. on 3/7, 3/14 and 3/21, and 10:00 on 3/28 and 4/4

All Singers and Instrumentalists should plan to participate at both the 9:00 & 10:45 a.m. services on April 5.

Please sign up below to help with planning and to be added to the email list.

The Middle School retreat will be February 20-22. We will be joining other churches from our presbytery at Cran-Hill Ranch. Matt Luchenbill will be teaching from the Book of Philippians. Cost is $175, scholarships are available.

Sessions will begin at 9:15 pm on Friday the 20th, continue the next day alongside lots of fun group activities, and we will end with a worship service on Sunday the 22nd, heading home at 11 am.

Contact Pastor Dave Hinkley with any questions.

Families with kids of all ages are invited to “BIG DIG”. We will all gather together for dinner and games, then break into age-appropriate Bible Studies. Childcare will be provided up to age 4.

This class is designed to prepare Christians to live out their faith and grow as a disciple of Christ. PMT meets Tuesday mornings from 6:30-7:45 a.m. Email Pastor Dave with questions. Please sign up by January 28. More information HERE or register below.