DownRiver UMC celebrated its first worship service as a new church start on July 7, 2013, with 186 people in attendance. DownRiver is a Vital Merger of four churches in the Detroit area: Lincoln Park First, Allen Park Trinity, Lincoln Park Dix, and Taylor West Mound United Methodist Churches. The average worship attendance of these
Why Does Our Church Need To Move To A Neutral Location To Have A Healthy Vital Merger?
Not long ago I was consulting with the Leadership Team of a Vital Merger of two churches. They were six months past the initial merger and had chosen to locate in the bigger of the two church buildings. I asked the leaders how the merger was going. People were polite. They all said positive things