God's Country Cooperative Parish

The God’s Country Cooperative Parish is in the eastern part of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It covers a 250 square mile area from Engadine near Lake Michigan, up to Paradise at Whitefish Bay, to Grand Marais on Lake Superior’s north shore and encompasses McMillan, Germfask, Newberry and Hulbert. Although it is located in some of the most beautiful country you could ever hope to see, the isolation, extremely harsh long winters, and scarcity of jobs bring real challenges to these churches and the communities they serve. Unlike our more densely populated areas where you might find another United Methodist church within a few miles, these churches are anywhere from 19 to 100 miles from their sister churches in the Cooperative. Yet these seven communities of faith combine their resources, share their faith and through their active presence work to bring self esteem, hope and faith to all God’s children throughout their vast Parish. These goals are accomplished by:
• Cooperative Mission Trips
• Cooperative Bible Studies
• Cooperative Youth Activities
• Cooperative Leadership and Training Events
• Cooperative Support of Mission Projects and Missionaries
• Cooperative Hosting of Volunteers in Mission Teams
• Cooperative Fellowship Activities

We give thanks to the General Board of Global Ministries for providing free space for this web site.