Huntington Park United Methodist Church’s (West District) Apportionment Giving reached 115% this September. Pastor Alexandro Vilches and Lay Leader Jackie Vázquez believe that Apportionment Giving, “reaches people through ministries beyond the local church that our own church might not ever reach. We believe that it
Varaidzo Bvirindi of Zimbabwe is the recipient of the California-Pacific Direct Scholarship for the 2013-2014 academic year. Varaidzo is a first-year student enrolled in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. Because of the faithfulness of the California-Pacific Annual Conference to this ministry, the young
This past week, some 20 volunteers from the California-Pacific Annual Conference led by Team Leader Jennifer Demaree went to Long Beach, New York to be in the ministry of presence with those who are still dealing with damage from Hurricane Sandy one year ago. At
The following is an excerpt from Bishop Minerva G. Carcaño’s chapter entitled, “Immigration: A Bishop’s Perspective,” from the book Bishops on the Border: Pastoral Responses to Immigration coauthored by Bishop Minerva G. Carcaño, Mark Adams (PCUSA), Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas (Catholic), Bishop Kirk S. Smith
The Camping, Outdoor and Retreat Ministries Council and Director of Camping Ministry and Operations, the Rev. David Berkey, are pleased to announce the following: Catherine (Cat) Holbert has been hired as the new director at Lazy W Ranch, effective September 23rd. Cat has a degree
This month, we celebrate with gladness that 10 of our local churches in the California-Pacific Annual Conference are currently at, or exceed, 100% Apportionment Giving: Kam-Nam UMC (103%) – Hawaii Pacific Islanders UMC (100%) – Hawaii Aldersgate UMC (100%) – Hawaii First Tongan UMC of
United Methodist Women is seeking a woman who is energetic, has experience in social media and organizing and a concern for social justice to fill a two year internship with the organization. This will be the Inelda Z. González Domestic Violence Internship in honor of
The Cal-Pac Annual Conference’s Justice and Compassion Essential Ministry Team has created a new TaskForce that aims to help end mass incarceration. The TaskForce was formed out of a study group that read The New Jim Crow Mass Incarceration in an Age of Colorblindness by
Dozens of clergy and lay persons gathered Tuesday at Pasadena First UMC for the Benefits Awareness Seminar regarding pension changes and the Affordable Care Act led by Rev. Ken McMillan of the Cal-Pac Board of Pensions as well as Alliance 360, an insurance brokerage that
[By Joyce Zirkle, Cal-Pac Executive Secretary of Finance] The warm Friday evening started with four children from our United Methodist churches participated in Kids-Take-the-Field. Each child received a T-shirt before running onto the field to meet a Dodger player who signed an official Dodger baseball