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Tune-in Tuesday, October 4, 2022 on Church and Society’s YouTube Page and Facebook Live. The broadcast begins at 1:00 p.m. EDT (10:00 a.m. PDT; 7:00 a.m. HST). September 17, 2022 Mental illness is a condition that burdens millions of people throughout the world. Between the personal stigma and often difficult life experiences, many are left […]
September 20, 2022 Editor’s Note: In late May, a team from United Methodist News, the United Methodist Committee on Relief and the United Methodist Board of Global Ministries visited church refugee ministries in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania and western Ukraine to share stories of the United Methodist presence in the wake of such tragedy and […]
This four session PDF downloadable small-group Biblical study (for groups meeting in-person or virtually) was created by and written from the perspectives of four Christian clergypersons from the continent of Africa. Africa, a continent, not a country, comprises of 54 different countries with 1.3 billion people (compared to the 748 million people in all of […]
This reflection is the first in a series from the leadership of the California-Pacific Annual Conference on the unity of our annual conference considering the disaffiliation movement within the United Methodist Church. All of us have faced moments in our lives when we have contemplated leaving or exiting a difficult situation. This could be a […]
The General Commission on Religion and Race (GCORR) is proud to announce a new cycle of the CORR Action Fund (CAF) grant program that will support creative initiatives that will transform the United Methodist Church (UMC) and the world. The 2022-2023 grant program will provide up to $10,000 to fund projects that increase intercultural competency […]
It is with full hearts of thanks for the outpouring of generosity from 25 California-Pacific churches, plus 8 other organizations and individuals, that provided school supplies, backpacks, comforters, snacks, gift cards, shampoo and conditioner, body wash, and more to Sherman Indian High School in Riverside this year! As students gathered and were brought from across […]
September 21st is the International Day of Peace. The theme for this year’s International Day of Peace from the United Nations is “End Racism. Build Peace.” September 16, 2022 The United Nations continues to invite the world community to work towards a world free of racism and racial discrimination. To build a better world that embodies compassion, […]
The California-Pacific Conference’s vision: Ending Spiritual and Physical Hunger resonates and inspires the laity and clergy of our area to give, lead, and serve in new and exciting ways. Each week we will share a video from one of our churches that is living into the vision. Many of the examples and expressions of grace, […]
Be Still as a Spiritual Practice: Online Event for Pastors Serving Cross-Racial, Cross-Cultural, and Multicultural Contexts “Be still, and know that I am God!I am exalted among the nations;I am exalted in the earth.” – Psalm 46:10 After a brief hiatus during the pandemic, “Facing the Future” is returning. Facing the Future is the premier […]
September 19, 2022 The Rev. Cory Smith is a pastor in the Alabama-West Florida Conference, where more than a few traditionalist churches are poised to disaffiliate from The United Methodist Church and others are weighing their options. But Smith is a determined leader of Celebrate UMC, a group of Alabama-West Florida clergy and laity who are […]
