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Laity Council

Laity Council of the California-Pacific Conference is dedicated to supporting our local diverse churches through identifying, training, equipping, and transforming Christian disciples and lay leaders into fruitful, spirit-led leaders.

UPCOMING EVENTS

28feb(feb 28)6:45 PM10apr(apr 10)8:00 PMLSM Advanced Course: Media & Faith, Part 3 (Leadership)(february 28) 6:45 PM - (april 10) 8:00 PM PT

05mar(mar 5)6:00 PM02apr(apr 2)8:00 PMTongan LSM Advanced Class: Spiritual Gifts 2024 (Leadership)6:00 PM - (april 2) 8:00 PM PT

05mar(mar 5)7:00 PM02apr(apr 2)9:00 PMLSM Advanced Course: Leading Worship 2024 (Leadership)7:00 PM - (april 2) 9:00 PM PT

04apr(apr 4)5:30 PM25(apr 25)7:30 PMCLM Course: Sacramental Theology & Worship 2024 (Leadership)5:30 PM - 7:30 PM (25) PDT

06apr3:00 PM4:00 PMGrant Writing 101: An Overview (East District)3:00 PM - 4:00 PM PDT

08apr(apr 8)6:00 PM06may(may 6)8:00 PMLSM Advanced Class: Leading Public Prayer 2024 (Leadership)(april 8) 6:00 PM - (may 6) 8:00 PM PDT

10apr01mayLSM Advanced Class: Discovering Your Spiritual Gifts 2024 (Leadership)(april 10) 6:00 PM - (may 1) 8:00 PM PDT

11aprAll Day13ELEVATE 2024: Youth Ministry Leader Gathering (Young People)(All Day) PDT

12aprAll Day14Family Camp 2024 @Lazy W Ranch (Camp & Retreat)(All Day) PDT

13apr8:30 AM1:00 PMHow-To Workshop Leadership Training 2024 (East District)8:30 AM - 1:00 PM PDT

15apr6:30 PMLSM Advanced Course: AI & ChatGPT 4 Church Leaders (Leadership)6:30 PM PDT

20apr10:00 AM3:00 PMWork Party @ Camp Cedar Glen 2024 (Camp & Retreat)10:00 AM - 3:00 PM PDT

24apr(apr 24)7:00 PM08may(may 8)9:00 PMLSM Advanced Course: GOD's Mission... Our Journey (Leadership)(april 24) 7:00 PM - (may 8) 9:00 PM PDT

27apr10:30 AM3:30 PM"A Day of Hope" Mission Service Project @Hope Gardens10:30 AM - 3:30 PM PDT

02may(may 2)8:30 PM30(may 30)10:30 PMLSM Advanced Course: Ministry with the Forgotten 2024 (Leadership)8:30 PM - 10:30 PM (30) PDT

11mayAll DayDistrict Conferences 2024(All Day: saturday) PDT

15may11:00 AM1:00 PMOrientation to Ministry: Discerning Your Call to be a Ministry Leader 2024 (Ordained Ministry)11:00 AM - 1:00 PM PDT

RESOURCES

Mele Maka
Conference Lay Leader
805.217.1901 | melemaka@gmail.com

East District:
  • Diane Gin, Lay Leader, East District
    323.243.5323 | dlokgin@aol.com
  • Annie Solomon, Lay Leader, East District
    760.221.6650 | annsolo1029@netscape.net
  • Marcia Galland, Associate Lay Leader, East District
    626.664.4711 | thegallandsrm@gmail.com
  • Dennis Hemminger, Associate Lay Leader, East District
    909.496 .6078 | hdennis6281@gmail.com
Hawaiʻi District:
  • Tupou Seini Kelemeni, Lay Leader, Hawaiʻi District
    808.548.9860 | ts_kelemeni@yahoo.com
  • Francis H Fukumoto, Associate Lay Leader, Hawaiʻi District
    808.371.7694 | joumc@aol.com
  • Minja Kim Choe, Associate Lay Leader, Hawaiʻi District
    808.222.9302 | MinjaKimChoe@yahoo.com
North District:
  • JP Harris, Lay Leader, North District
    626.664.3116 | jpthenvgtr@gmail.com
  • Richard Best, Associate Lay Leader, North District
    805.934.2081 | rbest8486@gmail.com
  • Wanda Bethea, Associate Lay Leader, North District
    626.568.7318 | wandabethea@aol.com
  • Ben Liu, Associate Lay Leader, North District
    805.907.2261 | benliu@cadbuilt.com
  • Wanda McNeal, Associate Lay Leader, North District
    661.478.0870 | shadyhaven@aol.com
  • Gloria Wright, Associate Lay Leader, North District
    661.947.3103 | accountant@pumchurch.com
South District:
  • Michael Mitchell, Lay Leader, South District
    760.717.0797 | imichael.mitchell@yahoo.com
West District:
  • Andre Aldridge, Co-Lay Leader, West District
    310.625.5231 | abruin2@sbcglobal.net
  • Mercy Herstad, Co-Lay Leader, West District
    562.257.8131 | herstadm@gmail.com

Howard Fallman
Conference Director, Lay Servant Ministries
818.955.8164 | h.fallman@gmail.com

Jacqueline ‘Jackie’ Campbell
Cal-Pac United Women in Faith Representative
310.922.2647 | msjjbc@aol.com

  • Radical, Christ-centered leaderships
  • Cultural, race and LGBTQIA+ relevant
  • Leadership training and development for all generations
  • Leadership competency that is multi-contextual, multi-cultural, multi-racial and cross-cultural
  • Extensive collaboration, transparency and accountability
  • An integrated process of recruiting, training and supporting laity, lay servant ministry and local lay leaders who are competent and going on to perfection resulting in a dynamic vital and growing ministry
EAST DISTRICT – Priority: “Supporting ministries that serve young laity”
HAWAIʻI DISTRICT – Priority: “Developing the skills of laity to lead the church into a digital, community centered and inclusive future”
NORTH DISTRICT – Priority: “Increasing and improving communication from the Annual Conference to Laity”
SOUTH DISTRICT – Priority: “Creating networks of support amongst laity for ministries that serve our communities”
WEST DISTRICT – Priority: “Amplifying the voice and participation of laity on important social justice matters (such as immigration, food insecurity, anti-racism, homelessness)”
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