“The poet Robert Frost once wrote, ‘Home is the place where, when you have to go there, they have to take you in.’  In offering a powerful image of God’s love, Jesus said, ‘in my Father’s house there are many dwelling places’ (John 14:2).  We all need a place to belong, we all yearn for safe and secure space where we are valued, a place to call home. The United Methodist Community House has provided such a place to belong for over 100 years, reaching out to those who might otherwise be struggling to find such spaces.  It has done so out of a deep commitment to see all persons as beloved, a value rooted in the Methodism of its founders, but a value widely shared by many.  I am proud to support the work of UMCH and am delighted to participate in its bold new project to create more space for a place to belong.”

–Bishop David Alan Bard, 
Michigan Conference of The United Methodist Church, 
and cabinet member, UMCH Creating a Place to Belong Campaign