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Trans activist and Pacific School of Religion (PSR) student Ryan Cassata in conversation with alumnx Loey PowellJune 22, 2022 | Berkeley, CA To celebrate Pride, award-winning musician, trans activist and current MDiv student Ryan Cassata and PSR alumnx Loey Powell (MDiv ‘77), one of the first out lesbians ordained in a mainline denomination, shared their experiences as […]
The Committee on Native American Ministries (CONAM) of the California-Pacific Conference is collecting school supplies for Sherman Indian High School in Riverside, California. Sherman Indian High School, formerly Sherman Indian Institute, was established in Perris, CA, 1892, as a U.S. Boarding School. Now in Riverside, CA, Sherman IHS is one of four residential schools for native American students still operated […]
THE EPISCOPAL OFFICE AND THE BOARD OF PENSION AND HEALTH BENEFITS It is with sadness that we inform you of the death of Rev. Sylvester Gillespie, a retired member of the California-Pacific Conference, on June 26, 2022. Rev. Gillespie is survived by his children: Dekovan and Damian. A memorial service is being planned. Condolences may be sent to: The […]
Transitions are not always easy. For some, it can be difficult. However, faith leaders need to do everything possible to encourage a healthy pastoral transition. Cross-Racial and Cross-Cultural (CRCC) ministry settings are sacred and should be intentional. This is not a complete list and CRCC pastoral ministries are not monolithic. This simple guideline is intended […]
June 24, 2022 United Methodists with varied views on the abortion issue were alternately stunned and satisfied after word came down from the Supreme Court that Roe v. Wade would no longer be the law of the land. “I think we’re in a very, very sad and difficult time,” said the Rev. Kennetha Bigham-Tsai, a […]
When: Thursday, June 30, 2021 at noon CTWhere: www.facebook.com/umcom Over the past few years, churches have adopted new ways of connecting through social media. United Methodist Communications has provided training on social media for the past decade. We have moved from a mindset of “you should get on social media” to “how can your church get the […]
June 23, 2022 The United Methodist Church will continue to partner with the Boy Scouts of America but in a new relationship that should lighten the load for local churches. That’s a message that denomination leaders are working to get across after a difficult two years that has included the BSA’s child sex abuse-related bankruptcy proceeding and […]
One of the most difficult pastor care situations I faced as a local church pastor occurred in my second appointment. I had a good 15 years of pastoral experience under my belt; and completed all of my Ph.D. classes in theological and social ethics, so I was not a pastoral rookie. A church family was […]
June 24, 2022 The United Methodist Church, responding to the Gospel and informed by our Wesleyan history, affirms the sacred worth of all people and calls us to advocate in support of policies that support abundant, healthy life for all. This commitment to the sacred worth of all people has called us to prayerfully reflect […]
To participate in the evaluation of the 38th Annual Session, please complete this online survey by July 3, 2022. The following information is now available at calpacumc.org/secretary: UM Daily: Day 4 (6/18/22) Livestreamed video links of the 38th Annual Session of the California-Pacific Conference are available at calpacumc.org/ac2022. More will be added as they become available.
