Memorial Presbyterian Church

Memorial Presbyterian Church MPC is a Christ-centered community of believers - A "House of Prayer for All People" in Midland (MI)

Painting with IntuitionKatrina Jones (pictured) shares her watercolor artwork for Art in the Library now through August....
06/22/2026

Painting with Intuition

Katrina Jones (pictured) shares her watercolor artwork for Art in the Library now through August. When her friend and MPC Library Board member Beth Schmidt suggested she showcase her nature-rich art, Katrina was happy to oblige, as she was just finishing several exhibitions. Katrina says, “I am a watercolor artist inspired by the natural beauty of my Great Lakes State of Michigan. I paint intuitively to suggest a place, a moment, or a feeling by embracing the spontaneity of the medium. I delight in allowing paint to work its magic – watching drips, splatters, marks, and unexpected textures emerge so that each painting carries the energy of both the landscape and the act of creating itself.” Mainly painting on watercolor paper, she also uses Yupo, a synthetic paper in which the paint needs ample time to dry, resulting in a unique vibrancy. Katrina also likes to add touches of gold paint that offer extra light and movement to her pieces. She and her husband, Doug, reside in Midland and South Haven, and they enjoy traveling. She is a volunteer and teaching artist at South Haven Center for the Arts.

While you’re visiting the Greenhoe Library, be sure to check out summer reading materials and the patriotic grouping. We are proud of our new and improved selection of large print books, to the left when you walk in. We also highlight various, changing themes of books on the nearby shelves. To the right, we feature our recent fiction and non-fiction books. Of course you’ll also find reference materials, DVDs, and CDs in the stacks. If your young ones are involved in a summer reading program, stop into the Children’s Rainbow Library for picture books and chapter books. The libraries are open for browsing and self-checkout whenever the church is open.

Art in the Library is open to MPC members and friends to exhibit their artwork, craftwork, or collections for a duration of one to three months. If you, a family member, or friend would enjoy being showcased, please contact Communications Director Sheryl Hnizda at [email protected].

06/21/2026

June 21, 2026 Traditional Service at Memorial Presbyterian Church

06/21/2026

June 21, 2026 Contemporary Service at Memorial Presbyterian Church

Tuesday Talk by the Rev. Wally MaytonI am grateful for the gift of a pass to the concluding afternoon of the Dow Champio...
06/16/2026

Tuesday Talk by the Rev. Wally Mayton

I am grateful for the gift of a pass to the concluding afternoon of the Dow Championship golf event. I welcome the skill of the professional golfers, the multiple volunteer opportunities, and the spirit of community shared by spectators as well as staff and players. As a casual observer, I listened to the advice of a friend. This friend recommended I remain through the conclusion of the game. There would be an added feature to the trophy presentation.

To conclude the event in proper fashion, a talented vocalist stood on the 18th green, the site of the award ceremony. As I departed, the vocalist rendered the song “The Impossible Dream.” The song inspired my memory of the musical 'Man of La Mancha.'

First, I was amazed how quickly the song and musical resonated in my memory. Then, I reflected on its selection for the celebration of this week of sporting skill and community energy.

Jesus inspires a discipleship that takes the form often of an impossible dream. Jesus envisions an earthly kingdom where hope, peace, joy, and love reign. As the first disciples, I too acknowledge an awe that anything that Christ preaches and teaches is possible. The life of Jesus itself is a miracle. He is kind. He is forgiving. He heals. He inspires comfort. And he is totally gripped by a humility and a spirit of self-sacrifice that empower his followers to believe, trust, and commit. In God’s sight the dream of an earthly kingdom directed by the Holy Spirit is possible.

I listened to the song as I walked and departed the course. What seems foolish to the world is wisdom unto God.

Prayer: As I move through the world and its challenges, proclaim within me your promise, I pray. Give me a dream that becomes the purpose and intention for your Kingdom to come, on earth as it is in heaven. Amen.

Photo: Within an amazing landscape, George appears to dream of what is possible.

06/15/2026

Memorial Matters – Finding Further Fruit

All summer long for our sermon series “What Now? Further Fruit in a Fractured World,” our Memorial Matters videos "Finding Further Fruit" will explore how our congregation bears God’s fruit in the world today, in ways that may go unnoticed:

https://youtu.be/U7C_JAKuaTU

NEVER MISS A SERMON OR SERVICE:

In-person Sundays at 9:00 & 10:45 a.m.
Live stream Sundays at 9:00 & 10:45 a.m. on website www.mempres.org/live-streaming, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/MPCmidland/, and YouTube www.youtube.com/
Archived on YouTube www.youtube.com/

06/14/2026

June 14, 2026 Traditional Service at Memorial Presbyterian Church

Tuesday Talk by the Rev. Wally MaytonThis is a prime week if you are a golf enthusiast. Coming off the annual Dow 5K Run...
06/09/2026

Tuesday Talk by the Rev. Wally Mayton

This is a prime week if you are a golf enthusiast. Coming off the annual Dow 5K Run/Walk, our community races toward the course where professional golfers and a host of volunteers gather to celebrate the sport. At home, within the church, we welcomed a Sunday reunion and homecoming with Cathy Chang, Juan, and Aurelie. We heard a message of hope that inspires our mission to love neighbors globally as well as within our home community. The tone is set for this “Rainforest” week of Vacation Bible School.

The Apostle Paul uses the metaphor of a race to inspire us on our course. Ours is an active faith. Whatever the season, we encourage efforts to build and to grow in our discipleship. We practice what we preach. We live according to what we speak.

The testimony of the Gospel is that Jesus lived according to a Spirit of active faith and service. He rested only to be refilled. God provides spiritual water stations. His sight was on the achievable goal of mastering the world in accordance with God’s gracious intention.

We are in training to run the course. As God equips us, we receive the prize of victory. There is peace beyond all understanding. There is hope fulfilled. There is exuberant joy. There is kindness in love.

If we or a neighbor grow weary, we respond. We seek and share our sources of refreshment. We renew our commitment. We celebrate the journey before us. Our course is set. Let us finish what Christ begins.

Prayer: Be my Good Shepherd, I pray. Give me direction and guidance. Support me through any weakness. Encourage me during moments of disappointment. Lift me when I fall. Launch me along the course of grace you have prepared. Amen.

Photo: Ann is on her starting mark for the race day!

Communing with Global PartnersAfter the Rev. Cathy Chang ended her call as our Associate Pastor, Presbyterian World Miss...
06/08/2026

Communing with Global Partners

After the Rev. Cathy Chang ended her call as our Associate Pastor, Presbyterian World Mission commissioned her and her husband Juan with their daughter Aurelie as PC(USA) mission co-workers to serve in the Philippines. In March 2025 when Presbyterian World Mission transitioned to Global Ecumenical Partnerships, Cathy accepted the new position of International Global Ecumenical Liaison for South Asia & Pacific. In this role that is with a PC(USA) General Assembly agency called Presbyterian Life & Witness, her area of specialization is forced migration and anti-human trafficking. Cathy and her family now reside in California where she is rooted in the USA while being an airplane ride away from international partners.

Cathy recently attended the second International Migration Review Forum (IMRF) at the United Nations headquarters in New York City. On their last night together, the delegation met for communion led by Cathy and the Rev. Santiago Flores of Reformed Calvinist Church of El Salvador (pictured). Cathy says, “While accompanying this first ever PC(USA) delegation through this second IMRF, filled with challenges and opportunities, I also look forward to seeing how this opportunity could contribute towards these global partners’ ongoing advocacy and shared friendship and support with one another.” She emphasizes how this activity exemplified the Global Ecumenical Partnership value of accompaniment – of walking alongside partners instead of speaking for them.

On Sunday, June 7, Cathy preached in our “What Now? Further Fruit in a Fractured World” sermon series and we shared communion. At 12:00 noon in Mayton Hall, Reaching Out Regionally and Globally provided lunch during Global Conversations for updates on Cathy and Juan’s latest endeavors. On Wednesday, June 10 at 6:00 p.m., we are invited to Cathy’s presentation at First Presbyterian Church in Saginaw. We welcome her global perspective on how forming relationships in congregations is tied to sustaining advocacy efforts on the international stage.

In this week’s Memorial Matters video, we learn more about Global Ecumenical Liaisons: 
https://youtu.be/qu3YCVbeAWg

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1310 Ashman Street
Midland, MI
48640

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