I am pleased to announce that I intend to appoint Rev. Melissa Roux MacKinnon as the next Superintendent of the East District of the California-Pacific Conference, effective July 1, 2018. Rev. MacKinnon has been serving as the Lead Pastor of Santa Clarita United Methodist Church
The life of Lucile Wheatley will be celebrated on: Saturday, February 10, 2018 at 2:00PM Westwood United Methodist Church 10497 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90024 As reported by United Methodist News Service, Lucile Wheatley, wife of the late Bishop Melvin Wheatley, died Nov. 23
Representatives of the California-Pacific Conference have been present at meetings in different locations near disaster areas for the past few weeks, organizing to respond with a number of different organizations inside and outside of the church. One of those meetings was held on Sunday, January
By Kathy L. Gilbert Jan. 17, 2018 | UMNS United Methodist conferences are nearing their goal to build a center that will give Congolese rape survivors a chance to heal and overcome the crippling stigma that makes them outcasts. Three U.S. United Methodist conferences partnering
January 17, 2018 WASHINGTON – The Council of Bishops is urging all United Methodists to join with other Christians throughout the world to participate in the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, which begins tomorrow, January 18, 2018. The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
UMCOR has received a formal invitation from Bishop Hector Ortiz of the Methodist Church of Puerto Rico (MCPR) requesting volunteers to support reconstruction following Hurricanes Irma and Maria. We know that many have been anxiously awaiting this invitation and we anticipate an outstanding response on
By submitting via EZRA your Tables 1, 2 Supplement, 2 & 3 in a timely manner the conference can meet GCFA’s deadline for data submission. The deadline for the Tables completion is February 28, 2018. [tw-button size=”medium” background=”” color=”” target=”_self” link=”https://www.calpacumc.org/tables”]GO TO TABLES[/tw-button]
By Judith Osongo Yanga: Director of Communication, East Congo United Methodist Church The Problem of Rape and Stigma The eastern area of the Democratic Republic of the Congo where one finds our Episcopal region is well-known for numerous troubles from militants or rebels, who often rape
The following are some recommendations from the United Methodist Committee on Deaf and Hard of Hearing Ministries (a committee of Global Ministries) for improving accessibility and inclusion for Deaf, hard of hearing, late-deafened, and Deafblind people who may join your congregation for Christmas Eve or
UMCOR On the Ground in Puerto Rico Hurricane Maria, Day 58 Ted Warnock, missionary on assignment to UMCOR, Sager Brown, shared the following report with Judy and Doug Lewis on November 17,upon returning from Puerto Rico. He was with Bishop Ortiz of Methodist Church Puerto