News Release / Posted May 8, 2025
MCC president and CEO Paul A. Long offered comments on the election of Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, an Augustinian priest who holds dual American and Peruvian citizenship, and has taken the name of Pope Leo XIV for his papacy.
Lansing Update / Posted May 2, 2025
Catholics in Michigan are encouraged to urge their congressional representatives to support legislation to significantly expand school choice across the country. Plus, MCC mourns an iconic former leader of the organization, and everything you wanted to know about the upcoming conclave.
Former CEO Exemplified Excellence and Service During Four Decade Career of Public Policy Advocacy
News Release / Posted April 29, 2025
Sister Monica Kostielney, R.S.M., former president and CEO of Michigan Catholic Conference from 1994 to 2010, died on Monday, April 28th at the age of 87. Her career included several gubernatorial appointments, numerous board positions, lifetime achievement awards, and countless friends and colleagues in Michigan and across the country.
A Life of Service to the Church and Its Social Mission
Posted April 28, 2025
From the beginning of her forty-year career at MCC, and particularly during her tenure as its fifth executive, Sister Monica Kostielney, R.S.M. was an instrumental figure in promoting the common good on a statewide level. Read more about the life and legacy of the first and only female president of MCC, who embodied and advanced the organization’s mission to bring the Gospel to the public policy sphere.
Lansing Update / Posted April 25, 2025
There were a number of updates on MCC’s legislative initiatives this week, but the death of Pope Francis on Easter Monday was on the hearts and minds of many.
Designed to care for the physical, mental, and financial wellbeing of our participants, Michigan Catholic Conference provides a full spectrum of employee benefits and wellbeing programs to Catholic entities throughout Michigan. Generally, entities may choose which plans and programs they wish to offer. Providing administrative support for the MCC benefit plans and programs, the Benefits Team serves both the entity and its employees with personal service by phone, email, chat, and in-person.
Comprehensive health plan offerings including medical, dental and vision plans.
FSAs offered by MCC provide an easy way to save on health care and dependent care expenses.
Affordable term life insurance plans from MCC provide families financial security in the event of and employees death.
MCC’s Disability Plans provide financial protection while unable to work due to nonwork-related injury, illness, or pregnancy.
Feel supported and connected with the confidential Employee Assistance Program and wellbeing resource from TELUS Health (formerly LifeWorks).
MCC provides a path to retirement financial wellbeing through the MCC Lay Employees Retirement Plan and the MCC 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan.
Designed to care for the physical, mental, and financial wellbeing of our participants, Michigan Catholic Conference provides a full spectrum of employee benefits and wellbeing programs to Catholic entities throughout Michigan. Generally, entities may choose which plans and programs they wish to offer. Providing administrative support for the MCC benefit plans and programs, the Benefits Team serves both the entity and its employees with personal service by phone, email, chat, and in-person.
For the best response time and most effective claim handling, no matter the type of loss, call the new MCC designated Gallagher Bassett 24/7 hotline at (833) MCC-LOSS (833-622-5677).
Applications for special events are now only submitted online. Compared to the triplicate forms, this process is more efficient and eliminates the need for reviewing, processing, and mailing back the completed forms.
Fill out the form associated with your respective (arch)diocese and remember to keep one copy in the vehicle at all times and a copy in the office for tab renewal with the State.
Whether you need a COI for an event, equipment lease or rental, or use of third party space, please fill out the request form in its entirety and we will provide you with the certificate or contact you with questions.
Constructing a new building? Bequeathed a house? Renovating an existing building? In order to have adequate property insurance on any new or renewed structure, please provide us with as much detail as possible on the subsequent form.
For any piece of art not easily replaceable through a church supply company or similar, we need to have a record of it so it’s properly insured.
