Gary Clover’s farewell party will take place this Sunday, August 11th from 3PM to 6PM at Camp Wrightwood. After nearly 23 years of service as Director of Camp Wrightwood, Gary is retiring and moving to Texas. Let us share our words and presence of appreciation
[By Alice G. Knotts] God has been at work with 58 teenagers and adults who went from First United Methodist Church in Duncanville, Texas, to San Diego, and it’s unique that such a large team would undertake a campus ministry mission project. The Texas team
The National Association of Filipino-American United Methodists (NAFAUM) celebrated 100 years of Filipino Methodist ministry in North America at the 14th Biennial Convocation held at Riviera United Methodist Church this past July 23 thru 26. According to Ben Vinluan, Chair of the Book Project Committee,
Dear Colleagues, It is with a mixture of sadness and celebration of outstanding service to the conference that I want to announce to you two transitions that are happening with our Cal-Pac Camp staff: 1 – Gary Clover, Director at Camp Wrightwood since 1990, will
Are you new to ministry? Or are you established and looking for new ideas and new things to try? It’s time to put yourself at the top of your list! Plan to attend this new and energizing General Board of Pension and Health Benefits’ young
In light of the George Zimmerman, Trayvon Martin incident and the tensions that have surfaced thereafter, Bishop Minerva G. Carcaño has made a commitment to be present with young people throughout the California-Pacific Conference. This past Monday evening, the Bishop convened a gathering of about
[By Leanne Nakanishi, President of UMW] Over 350 participants were present for the California-Pacific Conference United Methodist Women’s “Mission u” (formerly known as the School of Christian Mission) this past week at Biola University. This 3-day spiritual and educational weekend offered classes focusing on deepening
Urban Kids Camp is being held at Camp Wrightwood this week serving over 100 children ages 6 to 14 from eight different churches across the California-Pacific Annual Conference. This year’s theme is Jesus Family Reunion, and the camp staff is comprised of seven pastors, including
In a letter to Bishop Minerva G. Carcaño, Associate Vice-Chancellor for Institutional Advancement James H. Salley thanked The California-Pacific Annual Conference for a generous donation in the amount of $3,753.93 for the Africa University Direct Scholarship Fund. “Thanks to donors like you, Patience Awadhi was
[By Amber Potts, Hemet UMC] Fourteen people from different United Methodist congregations in Southern California traveled to Bolivia on July 2nd for an eighteen day mission to teach the laity the Basic and some Advanced Lay Servant classes. During the more than two weeks, the