Diocesan Mission Cooperation

Thank you for your interest in the people of our diocese. The Diocese of Kalamazoo in Michigan has long been instrumental in joining with the universal Catholic Church in our support of the missions.

Each year, in cooperation with the Missionary Cooperative Program of the Pontifical Mission Society, we welcome missionaries from dioceses around the globe to visit our parishes in an effort to educate our people about work in their local Church, as well as give us the opportunity to participate in their mission work by requesting the support of prayer and financial assistance in order to meet their needs. In this way, every parish has an opportunity to be part of this global work.

Please know that we are a diocese of 59 parishes and missions across 9 counties in southwest Michigan. Geographically, while there is some urban presence, there are also many rural communities. We are bordered by Indiana to the south and Lake Michigan to the west. To the east is the Lansing Diocese and to the north the Grand Rapids diocese.

Please mail all requests to the address below.  The information must be on formal letterhead and include the items below. A new letter must be sent each year that you are requesting inclusion.

• Name of Diocese, Order or Mission Organization
• Name, email address and information of contact person and superior
• Permission from your Superior to be the authorized contact for your mission entity.
• The recipient in the United States to whom funds may be sent by check. All payment by check must be cashed or deposited within the United States.
• Description of any and all purposes of the appeal (catechetical programs, theological formation, disaster aid, building construction, orphans, etc.)
• How many appeals that speakers are available to do during the MCP season (June 1-Sept 15) – choose 1-4
• Where the speaker(s) will be traveling from
• If you have any speakers that are fluent in Spanish. It is assumed that your speakers can communicate clearly in English and have prior experience doing appeals.
• Website address if applicable.

Address for requests via mail:
Deacon Chuck Kincaid
Diocesan Mission Office, Director
Diocese of Kalamazoo
215 N. Westnedge Avenue
Kalamazoo, MI 49007

US Contact Responsibilities:
The U.S. contact is an official representative of the mission institution and represents the mission cause in all communications with the Global Mission Office of the Archdiocese of Chicago. 

Responsibilities include:

• Notifying the mission group when they are accepted into the MCP program,
• Updating the mission group on all processes and necessary documentation,
• Notifying the mission group of assigned parishes for appeals
• Serving as the primary contact for parishes to which your mission cause is assigned, and
• Verifying that funds are received by the mission cause.

Please see the process and regulations for the MCP here.