Category: Bishop Hagiya

For the summer months I will try to do a briefing every other week, as I am hoping many of you will take some time for vacation and renewal. These past months have been filled with adapting to new worship formats and trying out new

Every year, Friends in Deed (FID), an interfaith organization in Pasadena whose mission is to serve our most vulnerable neighbors, hosts an annual fundraiser called "Jazz on the Green" at Castle Green. This year, they will be hosting it virtually as "Jazz on the Screen"

Note: This post has been updated with a picture of Rev. Alma Johnson-Hawkins and a correction of a title. It is my joy to announce the special interim appointment of Rev. Alma Johnson-Hawkins to the position of “Leadership for an Inclusive Church.” Rev. Johnson-Hawkins will

By now you have probably heard that Governor Gavin Newsom has ordered that all in-person worship services cannot meet in almost all counties in California. Although Hawaii is not included in this edit, with the recent spikes in the number of confirmed cases and also

Everything is moving so fast when it comes to the Coronavirus and its destructive path. Our California-Pacific Annual Conference is trying to keep up with the latest medical and social suggestions, and sometimes mistakes are being made. Recently, we put out a suggested waiver for

As predicted by our health experts, COVID-19 cases are continuing to spike after normalizing with social distancing. Thinking only of re-election, many of our politicians rushed to reopen too soon, and we are seeing the dire consequences playing out before our eyes. It is the

It is with great joy that I announce our new Executive Director of Connectional Ministries: Erin Hawkins will be taking this position in September after serving 12 years as the General Secretary of the General Commission of Religion and Race (GCORR). Being raised in Los