The Association is governed by a 16 member Board of Directors, elected by delegates from the member churches at the Annual Meeting. The Board of Directors meet monthly and its meetings are open to the public.

The Association is financed by contributions from member churches, individuals, non-member churches, businesses, fund raisers and grants from CWEB and other Foundations.
The Association is registered as a non-profit corporation with the State of Michigan and has Section 501(c)(3) status with the Internal Revenue Service. Contributions may be made to the Association or to any specific ministry. Checks should be made payable to the Berrien County Association of Churches.

Benton Harbor Street Ministry - to learn more click here
Benton Harbor Street Ministry vision is to provide hope and encouragement, empowering people to recognize their full potential through multi-cultural, networking, education and support services with respect for every individual.

BHSM has a GED Program to assist community residents in securing a foundation for success through education. BHSM works with Lake Michigan College, Michigan Works, and the Opportunity Center. This program helps build reading, writing, and math skills.

BHSM also offers After School Tutoring for students K-12 on Monday through Thursday from 4 to 6 pm. This program assist 24-34 students daily. A meal is provided and homework assistance is given to students who attend the program.

Pastors Pray every Wednesday at 8:30 am until 10 pm and Women’s Prayer meets every Tuesday at 10 am. Volunteers are needed for both programs, the GED and After School Tutoring Program.

Anyone interested in volunteering, please contact Elder Hester at 269-925-4333.
Referrals are made to Community Agencies to assist in meeting the needs of clients.


The ministry operates at 200 E. Empire Avenue.

The mailing address is
P.O. Box 1081 Benton Harbor, MI 49023-1081.

Valueland
The Berrien County Association of Churches is entering into a partnership with World Mission. World Mission is a Michigan based Ministry which focuses on providing education about the Word of God along with missionary support and training to "unreached" people groups worldwide. For more details you may visit www.worldmission.cc

They fund their Ministry through operation of several thrift stores in Grand Rapids, Lansing, Muskegon, and also Valueland in Benton Harbor. They have offered to partner with the BCAC to support the Benton Harbor Street Ministry through the proceeds of Valueland in Benton Harbor.

We earnestly invite your prayers for this new venture and are seeking volunteers who would be willing to help in the store. Many churches help already by providing donations of goods throughout the year. We invite you to share this news with family, friends, neighbors, church groups, etc. so that as more people come to shop we can share God’s blessings with those in the community who are less fortunate.

There will be many different opportunities available; whether you like to work at the cash register, sort clothes, set up and keep displays looking neat, etc. we can use your help.

Please contact Yvonne Wood at 429-4071 to volunteer your time or for more details.
Acts 20:35†(New Living translation)

And I have been a constant example of how you can help those in need by working hard. You should remember the words of the Lord Jesus: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive."

Financial Ministries
The Association maintains the Camp Warren Endowment Fund (CWEB) which makes grants available to ministries that align with the purpose of the Association. More information on CWEB grants can be found by calling the office.

CROP Walk - to learn more click here
When CROP began in 1947 (under the wing of Church World Service, which was founded in 1946), the name was an acronym for the Christian Rural Overseas Program; its primary mission was to help Midwest farm families to share their grain with hungry neighbors in post-World War II Europe and Asia. Reflective of a program that for several decades has been both urban and rural, CROP is no longer an acronym; it is the name given to community, interfaith hunger education and fundraising events sponsored by Church World Service and organized by 22 CWS/CROP regional offices across the U.S.