We celebrate our connections with the people who have lived in this land since time immemorial. The Diocese developed Walking Together: Finding Common Ground to uncover, acknowledge and document the truth about Indigenous experiences in the Michigan Native American Boarding Schools, in conjunction with the Great Lakes Peace Center and the Beaumier U.P. Heritage Center at Northern Michigan University.
Red Dress Display For Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women
The Episcopal Diocese of Northern Michigan is dedicating its efforts toward education and advocacy on the issue of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women. Native women, girls and two-spirits endure human trafficking, abuse and murder at a higher rate than any other group in America. As a UP wide diocese it is our responsibility to establish and honor Tribal relationships, appropriately amplify Tribal organizations, understand and aid in prevention, and offer resources and services for search and rescue. This epidemic is represented through the hanging of red dresses. It represents the pain and loss felt by family members and communities for loved ones and survivors. The National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center has more information. The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) has a video and information sheet with more details.
Through community participation we are collecting materials for Red Dress installations. We are accepting red dress donations to be hung outdoors surrounding our church perimeters, and dresses on loan to be placed throughout the pews for the month of May. Donations can be sent to our diocesan office at 131 E Ridge St, Marquette, MI. Loaned materials should be set up through our Director of Reparations and Justice (leora@upepiscopal.org).
We are a group of Christians gathered. We believe that every person is made in the image of God–beautiful, unique and beloved. The Baptismal Covenant is part of the fabric of our lives together. In that spirit, we seek and serve Christ in all persons, loving our neighbors as ourselves. We are a community of advocates who strive for justice and peace among all people, and respect the dignity of every human being.
Our lives are made rich by the people in our congregations and in our communities, including those of other faiths and belief systems, orientations, ethnicities, and identifications.
Our message to you is simple, but heartfelt: God Loves You. No Exceptions.
Soul Shop Training
April 23, 8:30 am-4:30 pm
@St. Stephen’s, Escanaba
A one-day workshop designed to equip faith and community leaders and others to minister and support those impacted by suicide.
SUGARCANE Film Screening
Marquette—May 10 @ 1 pm
Sault Ste Marie—May 12 @ 5:30 pm
“Set amidst a ground-breaking investigation into abuse and death at an Indian residential school, the film empowers participants to break cycles of intergenerational trauma by bearing witness to painful, long ignored truths— and the love that endures within their families despite the revelation of genocide.”
Northern Michigan Visitors Weekend
May 29 — June 2, 2025
We invite you to visit the Diocese of Northern Michigan and experience our circular way of mutual ministry that has developed over the last 40 years in the strong, small communities of the Upper Penninsula.
131 East Ridge Street
Marquette, MI 49855
(906) 228-7160
The Episcopal Diocese of Northern Michigan is located in K’chi Namebini-Ziibing (Marquette), the ancestral homelands of the Anishinaabeg, Three Fires Confederacy. The diocese acknowledges the historical connection our organization has with its Indigenous community and their sacred connection with the land. We recognize, support and advocate for the sovereign rights of tribal nations as they navigate through the various impacts of settler colonialism. This acknowledgment is aligned with our churches core value of creating a diverse and inclusive community. It is an organizational responsibility to recognize and acknowledge the people, culture and history that make up our beloved shared community.