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Poetry helps seminary professor ‘stay awake in the gospel’ (UM News)
April 28, 2023 In many parts of the U.S., April is when spring reaches its full expression, offering an abundance of blossoming trees and flowers. April also underscores the beauty of the written word, being National Poetry Month. Within The United Methodist Church are many
Koinonia Summer Internship Program Returns 2023
Are you yearning to grow in relationship with God more? Are you seeking better ways to serve God and others? Perhaps you’ve been dreaming of how God might use you to as a change agent in the world this summer? If you’ve answered “YES!” to
Border Church at Friendship Park/Iglesia Fronteriza at El Faro en Tijuana (Hispanic/Latino Ministries & Border Concerns)
March 26, 2023 Friendship Park is the historic border meeting place at the western edge of the US-Mexico border, overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Friends and families from both nations have been meeting at this place for generations. Every Sunday afternoon since November 2011, people from
Bishop Welcoming Fiesta (Hispanic Committee)
by Alicia Hortiales, 9th grade A sunny day welcomed everyone to the Welcoming Fiesta. The service on March 18, 2023, at 11 am, took place in the Huntington Park United Methodist Church. The service opened up with bringing in the light of God by lighting
JCEMT 2nd Quarterly Newsletter 2023 (Justice & Compassion)
Beloved Cal-Pac family, What a busy few months we have had across our conference. We are getting ready to launch our grant process for three different grants – Hunger, Justice & Compassion Essential Ministry Team (JCEMT), and Peace with Justice. So please keep a look out
Good Friday: The Crucifixion of Friendship Park
GOOD FRIDAY / VIERNES SANTO 7 April / Abril 2023 Join friends from San Diego and Tijuana as we witness and mourn the crucifixion of Friendship Park. U.S. Border Patrol contractors are erecting two 30-foot walls across this historic and iconic binational gathering place. Únase a amigos
Methodists participate in movement to preserve border park (UM News)
March 21, 2023 Friends of Friendship Park, led by the Rev. John Fanestil, a United Methodist pastor, continues to defend the preservation of the oceanfront park, located on the border between Mexico and the U.S. Supporters say the park is at risk of being seriously affected
New Women Bishops of the UMC: Bishop Dottie Escobedo-Frank (GCSRW)
As a child, the world of service to others surrounded Dottie Escobedo-Frank. The daughter of missionary parents always felt a call to serve while watching her parents, but then and repeatedly in life kept refusing it or setting it aside. She experienced what she termed
2023 SAI/UMC Scholarship online application (Hispanic/Latino)
The 2023 SAI/UMC Scholarship online application is now available at Spanish American Institute Scholarship Fund. This scholarship is open to those youth who are members of a California-Pacific Conference United Methodist church and can obtain a letter of recommendation from their pastor or youth leader. Please read