Bishop Escobedo-Frank’s Announcement regarding District Superintendents
Bishop Escobedo-Frank announces changes in District Superintendents in a short video. Watch the announcement:
The United Methodist Church called to a revival of beloved community (UMCom)
March 2, 2023 Nashville, Tennessee — In a “Mid-term State of The United Methodist Church Address,” Bishop Thomas J. Bickerton, president of the Council of Bishops, called members to “be the architects of a renewed, revived and reclaimed United Methodist Church.” A video of the
Bishop Escobedo-Frank’s Announcement of District Superintendent Retirement
Dear Cal-Pac, Greetings on this beginning of the season of Lent. I pray your soul is moved by God’s grace and mercy. It is with great honor and respect that I announce to you the intention of Rev. Mark M. Nakagawa to enter into retirement
AC2023: Dates & Location of Annual Conference
The 39th Annual Session of the California-Pacific Conference will be held in person over four consecutive days, June 14-17, 2023, in Los Angeles, CA. Online options will be available for active clergy (who have received permission to be excused from Bishop) and laity who are not able
New Cal-Pac Bishop challenges conference to “expand the menu” during installation service
by Larry R. Hygh Jr., Ed.D.*, with information from UMNS PASADENA, Calif. – “So, what if we could work on our menus, and find ways to create a new world that reflects Jesus’ view of the Kingdom of God?” asked Bishop Dottie Escobedo-Frank during her
Quarterly Appointment List 2022-2023 (January 2023)
We are pleased to announce clergy appointment updates as of January 15, 2023, available to view via the button below. The Quarterly Appointment List will be updated and posted online (calpacumc.org/bishop) as of October 15, January 15, and April 15 of each year to reflect
Remembering Rev. Robert Fiske
THE EPISCOPAL OFFICE AND THE BOARD OF PENSION AND HEALTH BENEFITS It is with sadness that we inform you of the death of Rev. Robert Fiske, a retired member of the California-Pacific Conference, on January 24, 2023. Rev. Fiske is survived by his children: Julie, Stephen,
Leading Californians Call on President Biden to Save State’s Historic Border Park (Friendship Park)
February 2, 2023 Over forty leading Californians have released an open letter to President Joe Biden, asking him to stop plans to erect enormous 30-foot walls across Friendship Park, the historic meeting place at the westernmost end of the US-Mexico border. Signers of the letter
Remembering Mrs. JoAnn Shore
THE EPISCOPAL OFFICE AND THE BOARD OF PENSION AND HEALTH BENEFITS It is with sadness that we inform you of the death of Mrs. JoAnn Shore, the spouse of Rev. Walter Hays, a member of the California-Pacific Conference, on December 30, 2022. Mrs. Shore is survived
Church responds to days of mass shootings (UM News)
January 25, 2023 United Methodists are reeling after multiple mass shootings over the past few days took more than 20 lives, left dozens injured and sewed heartbreak across the U.S. Churchgoers are responding with prayer, comfort for the grieving and renewed calls for advocacy against