Submitted by Rev. Lui Tran The 35th Convocation of the Vietnamese National Caucus (VNC) of the United Methodist Church convened July 24–27, 2025, at Garden Grove United Methodist Church in California, with the theme “Equip to Serve” (Ephesians 4:12). The gathering drew retired and active clergy, spouses, laity, and representatives from
Cal-Pac United Methodist Volunteers in Mission (UMVIM) announces opportunities for personal tours of the facilities and activities associated with the conference ministries to asylum seekers in the San Diego/Tijuana border area. The tours will be led by Rev. Dr. Joel Hortiales for individuals or small
Submitted by Yami Lares, Admin Assistant and Communications Coordinator, Centenary UMC On November 10, 2024, the atmosphere was one of joy and celebration as Centenary United Methodist Church came to the end of a decades long journey. We as a church, had voted to join
This page was last updated April 29, 2025 Frequently Asked Questions: Sexual Harassment Prevention Training Who needs to do training? How frequently? Where is the training? In2vate – also known as iLearningEngines https://ins.ilearningengines.com/philadelphia Registration More information about required training is available at this link.
The Justice and Compassion Essential Ministry Team (JCEMT) is currently accepting applications for our annual grants. We are offering three types of grants to support initiatives across the conference connection that aim to end spiritual and physical hunger. You may apply for all grants, but
Holy Week Solidarity with the People of Palestine As Holy Week draws us into the story of Jesus, who lived under occupation, was unjustly arrested, and publicly executed, we cannot ignore the cries from Gaza. In the past month alone, over 1,000 Palestinians have been
The following is a list of active ministries in the conference in alphabetical order, with links to their webpages, if available:
Recent US government policies deny most asylum applicants from even having an opportunity to request asylum before being deported back into Mexico. The immigration policy of prevention through deterrence (making the immigration process as difficult and dangerous as possible) is alive and well. Volunteers have
by Alyssa Fisher, Director Communications The Be Still Ministry is celebrating its first anniversary on September 21 at 6 p.m. at Santa Ana United Methodist Church, with a special guest speaker, Rev. Ken Suhr, Director of Leadership and Congregational Vitality for Cal-Pac. Over the past
Report from Rev. Gregory Douglass, pastor at Native American United Methodist Church and Chairperson, Cal-Pac Committee on Native American Ministries It was a heartwarming trip to Sherman Indian High School, Riverside, CA, where we got to meet the new principal, new dorm coordinator, several students