In January 2000 and area-wide representative group met to prepare for its introduction and decided to call it the Michigan Festival of Sacred Music.
The Michigan Festival of Sacred Music, now an independent organization, is supported by numerous grants and individual contributions.
It continues to be led by a Board and Advisory Council made up of community leaders and representatives of many different faiths.
This event, which drew over 500 attendees (including about 40 homeless people) in 2007, generally occurs annually on the Sunday following Thanksgiving.
In 2007, the MFSM assumed the co-sponsorship role which had previously been taken by the Kalamazoo Bach Festival Society.