Our Staff

Pastor Michelle Vallier

Phone: 231-329-5483

Pastor Michelle is excited to begin serving Cedar Springs UMC. She comes to ministry from over twenty years as a professional violinist and teacher, most recently in the Muskegon area, performing with the West Michigan Symphony, giving various solo and chamber music concerts, and teaching private lessons. She further developed her love of leadership and public speaking as Chair of the Dalton Township Planning Commission.

A lifelong United Methodist originally from Kansas, Pastor Michelle spent several years in Colorado, Pennsylvania, and Arizona (while pursing degrees in music), before moving to Michigan in 2013. She holds a Doctor of Musical Arts in Violin, and is working toward a Master of Divinity at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary.

She enjoys living in the woods, close to Lake Michigan, with her daughter Sage and their three cats. When not working, studying, or parenting, Pastor Michelle loves to cook, garden, and do home renovation and landscaping projects

Nursery Care Leader & Custodian – Robin Kribbet

Robin joined our Cedar Springs UMC staff in 2014. She enjoys camping and sprending time with her grandchildren.

UPDATE REGARDING IN-PERSON WORSHIP – 08/2021

“Our ‘Rethinking Church’ Task Force has once again met and it has been decided return to:

Worship: Masks will be required by all who attend worship.
Fellowship: Fellowship time still allowed but no food or coffee.
Choir: No choir for now.
Small groups: will be allowed to make their own decisions and the office will wear masks as necessary when people are in office.

Online livestream service will still be available on our Facebook page for those not yet ready to return to in-person worship.

UPDATE REGARDING BUILDING USE

Church related groups and meetings are allowed to meet in the building. Please contact the church office to check the calendar for availability.

All non-church building use is scheduled to return to open on September 1, 2021. (With the exception of the monthly blood drive currently happening.) See our “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.) until Ocotber 1, 2021 and clients must have a referral from North Kent Connect. Pantry Clients will need to contact NKC to setup their 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

2021 Schedules:
Building Use Request Forms for church activities need to be filled out and returned to the church office. Building use dates need to be approved by the pastor.

Church Office:

Office Phone Hours are Monday thru Thursday from 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

Office Building Hours are Tuesday thru Thursday from 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

Holiday Closures –

Thursday, November 25 (Thanksgiving)

Food Pantry:
Open Tuesday thru Thursday from 9:00a.m. – 11:00a.m.

Food Pantry Holiday Closures –

Thursday, November 25 (Thanksgiving)

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

Our Staff

<img class="wp-image-1227 alignleft" src="http://cedarspringsumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/PastorMichelleVallier.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="360">Pastor Michelle Vallier

Pastor Michelle Vallier