2020 Disaster Response Report Now Available
Below is the video report submitted to Annual Conference 2020 by the California-Pacific Conference Disaster Response Task Force.
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Pride Worship 2020 (Video)
CCLI License #2883700 During this season of pandemic and stay at home orders, many Pride celebrations have been cancelled. The LGBTQIA+ community of the UMC are now having to wait an additional fifteen months longer for a decision from General Conference, and are holding on to their anxiety and pain, and continuing to operate in […]
Schedule Change for Plenary 3
This is a notification of schedule change that: Plenary Session 3 will begin at 2:00PM PDT / 11:00AM Hawaii
AC2020: UM Daily, Resolution 20-05
The UM Daily is now available for: Thursday, June 18, 2020 Friday, June 19, 2020 The UM Daily serves as the official minutes of the Annual Session. Also, Resolution 20-05 was recently submitted and is now available here. This is a general announcement.
Announcement on Executive Director of Connectional Ministries
It is with great joy that I announce our new Executive Director of Connectional Ministries: Erin Hawkins will be taking this position in September after serving 12 years as the General Secretary of the General Commission of Religion and Race (GCORR). Being raised in Los Angeles, Erin is returning back to work directly with her […]
AC2020: Livestream, Worship, etc.
A livestream of Annual Conference 2020 will be available at the official Annual Conference 2020 webpage: calpacumc.org/ac2020 The following will also be posted on this page: Official Program Booklets – Posted a few hours prior to each worship service Schedule Status – A brief “heads up” as to how to connect to an upcoming session […]
United Methodists Set to Unveil “Dismantling Racism” Initiative
United Methodist CommunicationsOffice of Public Information June 16, 2020 Nashville, Tennessee: United Methodist Church leaders will launch a plan of action to galvanize church members and others to actively stand against racism in the wake of the death of George Floyd and protests across the U.S. The “Dismantling Racism: Pressing on to Freedom” initiative is […]
(Updated) Leading in Crisis: Pastoral Realities of 2020 (A GBHEM E-Panel Discussion)
Update: This post has been updated with links. General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM) is hosting their first “Leading in Crisis” e-panel discussion with Bishop Grant Hagiya of the California-Pacific Conference and Bishop Ken Carter of the Florida Conference. The discussion topic is, “Feeling like you didn’t sign up for this, and other pastoral […]
UMCRM Statement for Racial Justice
Dear UMCRM members, supporters, and friends, Last week’s events have exposed the multigenerational suffering that white privilege and systemic institutional bias have inflicted on black and brown people of color in our country. The United Methodist Camp and Retreat Ministries Association stands in solidarity with our black and brown campers, retreat attendees, staff, and community […]
Bishop Hagiya’s Invitation to Witness for Black Lives
A group of Bishops and other leaders across the United Methodist Church have organized a national video witness for black lives that involves multiple Annual Conferences. This group has requested the participation of the California-Pacific Conference to video record its portion of the witness. Therefore, I would like to invite those who are willing and […]