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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 / 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
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
Acknowledging the one-year anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine Let the Lord give strength to his people! Let the Lord bless his people with peace! – Psalm 29:11 (CEB) February 16, 2023 Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, marks one year since Russian forces invaded Ukraine, continuing
Beloved Cal-Pac family, Happy New Year and welcome to the first quarterly newsletter from the Justice & Compassion Essential Ministry Team (JCEMT). We are excited to bring you news of some of the work which is happening around our conference. We also want to make
January 18, 2023 The Rev. Joel Mora Peña was a groundbreaking bishop in the Methodist Church of Mexico, serving from 1974 to 1982 and becoming the first to provide focused leadership in the northern area of his country. Term limited as an episcopal leader in
January 10, 2023 Rep. Delia Ramírez Hernández (D-Ill.) was sworn into the 118th U.S. Congress on Jan. 7, becoming its first United Methodist Latino woman. She was elected Nov. 8, 2022, to Illinois’ 3rd District with more than 67% of the vote. She is also the first
Before the assignments of bishops in the Western Jurisdiction were announced on November 5, 2022, a team of WJ Communicators conducted video interviews with the three newly elected bishops. Among the them was Bishop Dottie Escobedo-Frank. “I’ve always worked from the ground,” said Bishop Escobedo-Frank.
Amid challenges from an evolving denomination, multiple natural disasters, the war in Ukraine and a continuing struggle to address migration, United Methodists continued to live out their faith and serve their communities in 2022. Photographers from UM News, the denomination’s official news service, documented a
December 22, 2022 Active Waiting and Preparing“Our desire is that the war in Ukraine will end, but in this moment, they need an ambulance in Ukraine.”This is what Superintendent Ivana Procházková (Czechia) said when an ambulance, fully loaded withmedical goods, was sent on its journey
