By Kathy L. Gilbert April 15, 2020 | NASHVILLE (UM News) United Methodist black church leaders issued a call to action in the fight against COVID-19 in light of recent findings that African Americans are dying from the disease at disproportionate rates in the U.S.
MARCHA and the National Plan for Hispanic/Latino Ministries (NPHLM), with the cooperation of, United Methodist Communications (UMCOM), General Commission on Religion and Race (GCORR) and Discipleship Ministries (GBOD), have created a webpage in Spanish with information to assist Hispanic/Latino congregations in the process of applying
Beloved Servants of Christ, We write, as your episcopal leaders, in these unprecedented days of social change due to the COVID-19 crisis. We are grateful for the many ways you have responded, learning new skills and experimenting as you seek to respond to the pastoral
“For there will never cease to be poor in the land. Therefore, I command you, ‘You shall open wide your hand to your brother, to the needy and to the poor, in your land.’” – Deuteronomy 15:11 Broad smiles broke out when Susan Naslund and
March 12, 2020from John R. Woodall, President & CEO of Cal-Pac UM Foundation The California-Pacific United Methodist Foundation has endowed donor fund accounts that have distributable dollars for specific types of church programs. The Grants Committee decided to make this Grant Application not only available
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Executive Committee of the Council of Bishops of The United Methodist Church has asked for the postponement of the 2020 General Conference, set to begin in six weeks, because of the new Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic.
March 9, 2020—Los Angeles, California Pastor Lisa Williams received the “Woman of the Year” award today from Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn in a ceremony that celebrated five women leaders in Los Angeles County who are making a difference. The event, hosted by the
The California-Pacific Conference Disaster Response Task Force had reported in the waning months of 2019 that their Happy Little Tool Trailer, subject of literary fame, suffered the indignity of being rudely awakened in the middle of the night and kidnapped from the University Church Irvine