MICHIGAN STATE GRANGE MASTER/PRESIDENT
Christopher D. Johnston
6241 Grand River Road
Bancroft, MI 48414
(989)666-6648 (C)
msgprez19@yahoo.com

MICHIGAN STATE GRANGE OFFICE
404 S. Oak Street
Durand, MI 48429
(989)288-4546
msgrange1873@yahoo.com



JULY/AUGUST 2026 GRANGE NEWS
State Session
In a few short months we will be gathering at the First Methodist Church in Three Rivers, Michigan for our 153rd Annual Meeting of the Michigan State Grange. You will be soon receiving the credential reports and deciding who you want to represent your Grange as your delegates. Remember you can send three delegates, however, the third one must be a youth member, aged 14-35. This also applies to Pomona Granges as well. Plan to send your representation as well as attending yourself. More information about the session will be out in the Michigan Grange News, but you can also find it on the website.

This year we are in the process of trying to host Susan and Mark Noah as our National Representatives. Susan serves on the National Grange Executive Committee. Both Susan and Mark have previously served as President of the Oregon State Grange. Please be sure to welcome them.

With the State Session, comes time for resolutions. While you can be working on resolutions all year long, now is the time to start getting them turned in. They are due to the office by October 1st. As a grassroots organization, our policy is set by the members through the resolution process. This is the time to set our policy and let the National Grange as well as our Legislators know our stance on issues that impact our day to day lives, whether they be local or national, this is our chance to have our voices heard.

The Legislative Policy committee has been continually meeting and going through the policy book. They will present their proposed changes at the State Session. Our plan is to have these changes in your delegate folder for you to review at your leisure and then we will have a time during the session where you can challenge any of the changes the committee suggests. The committee won’t be getting through the whole policy book this year and will continue to meet next year.

National Session
This year’s National Grange Session will be in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. November 9-14th. Registration starts August 1st, however you can make your hotel reservations now, and we highly suggest you do. The hotel doesn’t have quite the capacity as we normally have, but there is an adjacent hotel that they are working with to hold members. You will still go through the main hotel to make the reservations. The National Grange Convention Management Team is looking for volunteers, so if you are planning to attend and are interested in helping out, there is a volunteer interest form on the National Grange website.

Distinguished Grange
Connie would like to remind Granges that the Distinguished Grange Award program year is over, so start submitting the applications! They are due September 1st. Many of you are already doing so many of the options that it just takes completing and submitting the form to receive the award. You can find the application on the National Grange website and you can submit the application online, email, or snail mail. You can always reach out to Connie for assistance or more information! She would love to show off Michigan as the highest percentage of applications!!

SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2026 GRANGE NEWS

​State Session
While it’s just over six weeks away, our Annual Session of the Michigan State Grange will be here before we know it. We will be meeting at the First Methodist Church in Three Rivers for the 153rd session hosted by Region 3.
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Please note that the main parking area will be kiddy-corner from the church as well as some parking next to the building. Do NOT park across the street at the bank as we’ve been told that they will have your vehicle towed if you park there. If you are able to walk, please park in the larger lot so that those needing assistance can park next to the building. On Friday, the church has a food pantry distribution from 10:30 - 2:00 pm. Please leave the spots next to the church for those folks during that time frame.
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We will be welcoming Susan and Mark Noah from Oregon as our National Representatives. Susan is on the National Grange Board of Directors and was recently re-elected as President of the Oregon State Grange. Get your resolutions reviewed and sent in to the office by October 1st. If it’s after that date, refer to the bylaws on how to submit resolutions after October 1st

​​Be sure to review the program book and enter numerous department contests. There is a contest for just about any hobby or talent you might be interested in. Show off what you can do and get those Junior members participating. They get a monetary award for their entries if they place!
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National Session
A short four weeks after the State Session, we will be heading to the National Session in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. This will be the first convention planned under the new Convention Management Team and will be interesting to see how well it goes. There have been multiple changes to the schedule, but the main focus still remains on the business of reviewing resolutions from all the State Granges. There will be numerous activities for all those that are attending. Registration is open and costs will include the Welcome Dinner on Sunday and the Celebration Banquet on Saturday as well as swag, a tour, and workshops.  Make your plans to attend, we’d love to see you there!
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Summer Event
Mark your calendars for JUNE 26, 2027!! We will be having a fun event for all our members. Plans are in the works. We are hoping to have a grand time with lots of our members in attendance. If you happen to have an idea of a fun activity we can do for all members and encourage participation, let us know as we are in the pre-planning part of this and would welcome any suggestions.
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Also on this date, we will have the drawing for the raffle the Fundraising Department is hosting. There are multiple prizes and tickets will be available at State Session to take back to your Grange to sell. Be sure to be involved and get as many tickets sold as possible.