Portage Chapel Hill Church | A Church Where All Are Welcome in Kalamazoo, MI

Worship • Pray • Grow • Serve • Give

Mental Health First Aid Training

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20 OR SATURDAY, APRIL 12

Do you know what to do if you encounter someone in a mental health crisis? Bethany Donohue, Zero Suicide Coordinator at Integrated Services of Kalamazoo, will be conducting a day-long Mental Health First Aid training event on Thursday, February 20 and again on Saturday, April 12, at Portage Chapel Hill. This is a free training for anyone 18+. The event runs from 8:30 am – 4:30 pm, and lunch is provided. Please register below and be sure to share this opportunity with others in your community!

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Advocacy Day

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12

The 2025 Advocacy Day at the Michigan State Capitol will be held on Wednesday, March 12. This year’s theme is the crisis in care resulting from the 2019 auto no-fault insurance changes in Michigan. Activities include meetings with legislators, letter writing, poster making for the press conference, prayer in the Capitol rotunda, and prayer and worship in the sanctuary at Central UMC, across the street from the Capitol.

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Upcoming Dates for Lent & Easter

Wednesday, March 5
Ash Wednesday – The pastors will distribute ashes from Noon – 1 pm at the main church entrance; Ash Wednesday Worship service at 7 pm.
Sunday, April 13
Palm Sunday – We will celebrate Palm Sunday with a variety of music at both the 9 am and 11 am worship services.
Thursday, April 17
Maundy Thursday – At 6:30 pm, come and share a meal together, just as Jesus and his Disciples did.
Friday, April 18
Good Friday – Tenebrae service at 7 pm.
Sunday, April 20
Easter Sunday – Worship services at 9 am and 11 am.

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About Us

You Belong at Portage Chapel Hill

Welcome to Portage Chapel Hill, a church where all are welcome. We recognize Christ in everyone and embrace our differences as gifts from a creative God. We challenge ourselves to reflect God’s unconditional and forgiving love.

About Us

At Portage Chapel Hill we:

Worship

Worship is the heartbeat of what we do. We meet weekly to worship together, and understand that the foundation of our lives, the other 167 hours of the week, to be ways to worship our Creator.

Pray

Prayer as conversation and connection to God is both personal and communal. We seek to bolster our prayer life in both.

Grow

Our faith is a lifelong journey. We are called to grow together in love, justice, mercy and compassion and we do this in Worship, Bible Study, service projects, and through relationships.

Serve

We serve as a response to God’s generosity and grace in our faith-filled lives. We are called to serve with our spiritual gifts, talents, and resources, within and outside the church walls.

Give

We are called to give of ourselves and what has been given of us. While that includes our finances, it’s a much broader understanding of what it means to give yourself in relationship to God and community.