Ignite Your Passion For God Saturday September 23rd at the Frauenthal Center - Eddie Sanders Jr Reports

We'd like to introduce you to a group called the Muskegon Methodist Men's Ministry.  It's comprised of members from 18 Methodist churches in the Muskegon area and was founded in 2013.  They gather monthly for some fellowship as well as a spiritual message and on average, they have about 50 men come for the hour and a half service.   A couple of years ago, they decided that community outreach should be a key part of their focus and so it began.



In the first year, they took on "The Angel Tree Project" which was a prison outreach ministry to provide Christmas gifts to kids who have an incarcerated parent.  The program has continued to grow since.  In the summer months, they help the youth from their churches out with great activities like Muskegon Risers soccer games and who can pass up the fun of some Whitecaps baseball?  It's a great thing to see guys committed to making a difference where they can and being part of lives like those in prison or just showing young people that there is more to faith and community than just a Sunday morning service.

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The current focus is the question of "How do we build more excitement and community among Christian men?"  Well, the steering committee decided to establish a special "Men's Day" program and it's happening Saturday September 23rd at the Frauenthal Center in Muskegon from 8a-12:30p.  The theme for the day is "Ignite Your Passion for God" and there will be some awe inspiring speakers on hand to help lend their stories to the day.

Reverend Jeff Bowman of the Temple United Methodist Church will speak on diversity, Reverend Dr. H Michael Lemmon of the AME Church 4th Episcopal District will speak on passion and retired Major Brian Shul USAF who piloted the SR-71 Blackbird will share his life, and near death story.  If you're not familiar with just what an SR-71 Blackbird is, it's a mach 3+ recon aircraft ....it was flown from 1964-1998.  Among airplanes....it's a legend.

Eddie Sanders Jr. sat down with Brad Hilleray who's a member of the Muskegon Methodist Men's Ministry to learn a little more about the event, it's free to attend and all are welcome so take a listen.

A day of inspiration and motivation!  If you're in the market for a little of either, the doors are open.  If you would like to hear the message of three great speakers or maybe just the tale of a guy who took one of the worlds fastest planes to the brink and almost lost it all, only to find a new purpose after that's here too.  You can click on the link below to learn more about the event, you can click on the photo of Major Shul below to go to the event page.