Nashville, Tennessee – United Methodist Communication (UMCom) has announced a week-long ecumenical training opportunity launching this spring for anyone in ministry seeking to enhance their communications skills. Communications Learning Week: Taking the Next Step will be held May 9-13, 2022, and is designed with busy schedules in
April 7, 2022 The contributions of Jacquelynn “Jackie” Hawthorne are well known throughout South Los Angeles. A longtime public servant, Hawthorne has devoted decades to giving her time and talents to improve her community. Her years of volunteer service were rewarded on April 2, when Assemblymember
We are called as a family of God, a redemptive and redeemed community, to be a place of safety and safe haven for all persons. When we as clergywomen became aware of the accusation and guilty plea of former United Methodist pastor John McFarland for
April 5, 2022 From baking pound cakes to pounding drums in benefit concerts, United Methodists have been raising funds to help Ukrainians whose lives have been upended by the Russian invasion of their country. There have been big individual gifts, too — notably $100,000 from
The Conference Committee on Nominations is seeking interested, called, and qualified laity and clergy to fill positions on the following committees: Archives & History Equitable Compensation Finance & Administration Higher Education & Ministry Hispanic Committee Korean Ministry Council Native American Ministries Nominations Pacific Islanders Committee
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Update: The contact information has been updated with a new email address. The California-Pacific Conference and its Disaster Response Task Force are seeking volunteers to work on restoring living quarters for refugees on the CST campus in Claremont, California. Work includes bed assembling, cleaning, painting,
March 15, 2022 Louisiana residents trying to recover from 18 months of weather disasters are benefiting from a unique partnership formed by United Methodist, Mennonite and Amish communities to help with recovery and rebuilding efforts in storm-ridden Lake Charles. The coalition consists of the Louisiana
March 3, 2022 As Russia’s assault on Ukraine intensifies, United Methodists near the besieged country are finding ways to help with the flood of more than 1 million refugees. So are United Methodists in western Ukraine, such as the Rev. Volodymyr Prokip, in Lviv, who described
In the Fall of 2021 during a Zoom meeting of the United Methodist Volunteers in Mission (UMVIM) Western Jurisdiction Coordinators, there was discussion of the Toiletry Kit Ministry that is taking place in the California-Pacific Conference. The Toiletry Kit Ministry was created to help with
Update: Following the first workday (Oct. 16), the next workdays have been scheduled to be Friday, Oct. 22, and Saturday, Oct. 23. Overnight volunteers are asked to pay $10/night to cover the cost of utilities. Volunteers wishing to stay overnight should: Be prepared to stay