Our Staff

Pastor Larry French

Phone: 616-551-9280

Pastor Larry joined Cedar Springs UMC as Local Licensed Pastor (LLP) on July 1, 2020. His start in ministry was as Director of Youth Ministry at Chapel Hill UMC in Portage, and as Director of Emerging Ministries at Milwood UMC. His Most recent appointments before coming to Cedar Springs was as Pastor at Gobles and Almena United Methodist Churches. Larry and his wife Sharon have been married for 23 years and have three daughters, Amy, Morgan, and Haley. Larry and Sharon enjoy Christian camping, and have led summer camps for both Middle School and High School youth at Wesley Woods and Lake Louise camps respectively. Larry is passionate about fighting food insecurity and mission work in the local community as well as across the country and abroad. Please feel free to text/call Pastor Larry at 616 -551-9280 or email pastorlarryfrench@gmail.com.

Nursery Care Leader & Custodian – Robin Kribbet

Our church office is still operating remotely with limited “in the building” hours. Please contact the church office with any questions, prayer requests or information: 616-696-1140

We Are Relaunching Church!

In-Person worship returns to Cedar Springs UMC on Sunday, September 27^th!

Join us at our new worship time: 9:30am – for our first in-person worship service since March!

We will require masks and social distancing as part of our overall safety plan.

Your safety is our first priority, so church will look a little different.

You can expect temperature checks when you enter the SOUTH DOORS and we ask that you remain vigilant with your social distancing practices. We can only do this if everybody participates as one mind of the body of Christ.

Of course we acknowledge that not everybody is ready for in-person worship services, and we will continue to offer an online experience. Our online worship will now be available Sunday evenings due to us recording live worship.

Together we honor God who continues to bless us during this difficult time. Thank you for continuing to be the Church! If you have any questions, please contact the church office

Blessings of peace and love,

All non-church building use has been postponed until further notice. (With the exception of Worship and small church related group meetings.) See our “2020 Church Updates” page or click on the “Response to COVID19” button on our home page for updated status. Meanwhile, please contact the church office if you have questions and we will do our best to assist you. All groups using the church have been notified.

At this time Blood Drives on the third Tuesday of the month are still operating.

Cedar Springs Food Pantry is open as a “drive-thru” only pantry (3 mornings/week- Tues., Wed., Thurs.) and clients must have a referral from North Kent Connect. Our church office will still be closed so you will need to contact NKC to setup your referral ahead of time. If you have food assistance needs – please contact North Kent Connect (616)866-3478 or 211,

Chimes Articles due: 15th of the month

2020 Schedules:
Building Use Request Forms are currently not being accepted at this time. We will post when they will be accepted again.

Church Office:

Working remotely Monday thru Thursday from 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. We are answering phone calls.

Holiday Closures –

Food Pantry:
Open Monday thru Friday from 9:30a.m. – 11:00a.m.

Food Pantry Holiday Closures –

Winter Reminder – the Food Pantry is closed whenever Cedar Springs Public Schools are closed due to weather. Watch tv WZZM & WOODTV8 for closing announcements