The Church is a House of Prayer, and at MCOG we believe prayer is a powerful weapon.
To add a request or update, or to enact the Emergency Prayer Chain, text or leave a voicemail for Pam @ 810-577-8959
BEGINNING WITH THE MOST RECENT…NEW PRAYER REQUEST:
2/3 Update on Lily: She is doing super good, released after 3 days. Follow up went great and she is doing spectacular like God wants. Learning growing and developing like she should. Thank you for all the prayers since she was born, we are forever grateful for such a God loving family at the church. (Submitted 2/1/2026)
2/3 Update on Chuck Willette: Echo cardiogram is good. Will get feedback on heart monitor, next appointment in March. (Submitted 2/2/2026)
2/3 Prayer chain request: Lonnie Kester passed away January 29th. Please keep in prayer all of his family and friends. (Submitted 1/31/2026)
2/3 From Christa Whitehead: Daughter, Madison, had started some medication that messed with her heart-rate and it has caused her to pass out a couple times. Please pray for healing and no more passing out or irregular heart rates. (Submitted 1/31/2026)
2/3 From Laurie Taylor: Prayers are needed for my grandson, Colton. He was at Detroit Children's Hospital last Friday until Wednesday of this week. He's at Hurley ER right now with a blood clot. He needs prayer for his kidneys to function normally and his hemoglobin levels to stay up. His mom and dad need prayers for this time, for feeling God's presence walking with them through this time of uncertainty. (Submitted 1/30/2026)
2/3 From Amber: Urgent prayer: I have a kindergarten student who is being admitted to Hurley. They can't get his oxygen above 90 and he has been on oxygen for a little now. (Submitted 1/20/2026) UPDATE: He has been moved to ICU, on high flow oxygen and a bunch of meds.(Submitted 1/29/26) UPDATE: His mom says they are doing a trial removal from oxygen today. If he can keep his oxygen up above 90 for 24 hours with no intervention he might be able to come home tomorrow! Keep praying! (Submitted 2/1/2026) UPDATE: Praise Update on my student. He is home! Keep praying for continued healing and recovery. (Submitted 2/2/2026)
1/27 PRAISE: This is from Suzanne: Last year I asked you to add some friends of mine on the prayer list. Bruce & Barb Jones. They are both doing fine and God has blessed them with health. Thank you for your time. God bless. (Submitted 1/26/2026)
1/27 Flo Sauer asks for prayer for Jerry Jr., Debbie is taking him to the hospital. Spiked temperature and can't urinate. (Submitted 1/24/2026)
1/27 From Beth Severn: my Uncle Lonnie is back in the hospital and could really use some prayers. (Submitted 1/23/2026)
1/27 Clinton Davis has been in and out of hospital. The stent in his liver is out of line. (Submitted 1/22/2026 by Nancy Willette)
1/21 Little baby Lilly needs prayer, she is at Hurley now with possible small skull fracture as of yesterday about 5pm. They are checking her brain for a bleed, CT scan and MRI to be done. She flipped out of her dad's arms and he couldn't catch her in time before she hit the counter and the floor and they have vinyl flooring on top of a cement pad so no padding. She has a tennis ball size lump on back of head from fall. She is playing and eating and responding to everything, but she could use the prayers of the church family please. Thank you forever grateful.(Submitted 1-19-2026)
1/21 John & Pam Goodroe: Please pray for our Dad, Dale Rolison, and our family. Pam's mom left for heaven this morning. (Submitted 1/17/2026)
1/21 Update on Chuck Willette: He has to wear heart monitor 3 days. He will have echo cardiogram, blood work and then back to doctor. (Submitted 1/14/2026)
1/21 Prayer request from Connie Smeaton: Brynn Elzerman, my 19yr old granddaughter recently had a very invasive knee surgery. Please for healing. (Submitted 1/14/2026)
1/21 Prayer request from Connie Smeaton: Melanie, Connie's 39yr old daughter has been diagnosed with stage 4 metastatic melanoma. (Submitted 1/14/2026)
1/12 From Janelle Goodell: Asking for prayers for a friend of my daughter's fiancé. He was diagnosed with cancer yesterday and is having surgery tomorrow. Please pray all goes well. (Submitted 1/11/2026) UPDATE: Surgery went well. He's recovering now. Will update when he gets CAT scan results later this week. (Submitted 1/12/2026)
1/12 Rhenna Spencer's niece, Lisa Weaver is in the hospital. She is handicapped, has a broken hip, bruising all over her body and an ulcer. (Submitted 1/11/2026)
1/12 Prayer request from Nancy Willette, Chuck noticed when checking his oxygen levels his heart rate was erratic, his EKG was not normal, he is seeing a cardiologist on Wed Jan 14th (Submitted 1/8/2026)
1/12 Jerry Sauer, Deb's husband is being transported to U of M via ambulance. (Submitted 1/8/2026) UPDATE: Jerry will be in for a couple of days. Had a good size kidney stone. They put in a stent and he will have to come back in a few weeks to have it laser. He also had a UTI. Thank you for the prayers! (Submitted 1/9/2026)
Praises
Praise God for His love, mercies, goodness, and healings
Those Living with Cancer or Terminal Disease
11/19/25 Prayer for Shannon. Her cancer has spread. Hospitalized today. She's a young mommy with a loving husband. The family was told she probably will not ever come back home. (Submitted 11/18/2025)
11/5/25 From Gloria Rutledge: Update on Bridget, no diagnosis from hospital. She is home, cerebral palsy is getting worse. Her muscles are so tight that it's getting hard to change her. (Submitted 11/4/2025) Update 12/23 From Gloria Rutledge, granddaughter Brigitte has a feeding tube, will be transferred to rehab facility soon. (Submitted 12/19/2025)
10/6/25 Prayer for Carol Keinath for healing throughout her body. (Submitted 10/6/2025)
9/30/25 From Tina Ballard: Craig Strube, age 68, is diagnosed with Glioblastoma, an aggressive grade 4 brain tumor.
9/16/25 Update from Gloria Rutledge, grandson Chad's MRI came back normal. Today is PET scan, this will show if cancer has spread or is localized. (Submitted 9/11/2025) UPDATE: 11/5 From Gloria Rutledge: Update on Chad, he had surgery, waiting to hear biopsy results. (Submitted 11/4/2025) Update 12/23 From Gloria Rutledge, grandson Chad is going through immunotherapy, he is tired. (Submitted 12/19/2025)
8/13/25 I have an anonymous request for a woman who found out yesterday that she has a massive tumor in her brain and the cancer has spread to her entire body. Please lift her and her family in prayer. (Submitted 8/11/2025)
7/23/25 From Kory Hawks: Asking for prayer for my dad Larry. He has stage four kidney cancer that has spread to his brain and lymph nodes around his heart. (Submitted 7/16/2025)
5/7/25 From Pastor Mike Severn: My cousin Lonnie has been diagnosed with cancer and will be starting chemo and radiation. (Submitted 5/6/2025)
4/30/25 From Nancy Willette: A friend of Chuck's daughter, Marci, has a sister named Nancy who is dying of cancer.
4/2/25 From Pastor Mike Severn: Please pray for my cousin Julie. Her breast cancer has metastasized and she has started chemo pills to try to minimize and manage the spread from her bones into her organs. (Submitted 4/1/2025)
10/29/2024 Lea has stage 3 aggressive/invasive cancer (Submitted by Kim Pratt)
10/14/2024 Linette Sager breast cancer spread to lymph nodes (Submitted by Jen Hemker)
Military of Our Men and Women
8/13 Gavin (Griffith) Wager entered in to the Marines on August 11, 2025. Prayers for God to watch over him and to give him strength from the Holy Spirit, to stand firm in his faith.
Prayers for all our men and women in the military and their families.
Please call prayer chain to put a name First & Last on the prayer list for those in the military.
