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The Justice and Compassion Grant is for the purpose of empowering, connecting, and resourcing laity, clergy, congregations and communities as they meaningfully engage in ministries of justice and compassion both locally and globally. The Justice and Compassion Essential Ministries Team supports a wide variety of new and ongoing programs and projects that are connected to […]
Many are aware that late last year the Island of Saipan, which is our furthest location of a United Methodist Church in our California-Pacific Conference, suffered a direct hit from Typhoon Yutu with 200 mph sustained winds for as long as eight hours. Massive destruction occurred. Cal-Pac Disaster Response, recognized by FEMA through our UMCOR […]
The Solomon Cramer Fund has generously provided the funds for this three-part leadership and camp scholarship opportunity. Through three events, participants ages 16-18 will learn and use leadership skills that are suited uniquely to them. The first piece is a Lead From YOUR Strength leadership retreat at Camp Wrightwood, May 17-19, 2019: Two non-anglo leaders […]
The Museum partnered with Anne-Marie Williams, founder of the Public Words Project, a podcast that celebrates storytelling in modern times in honor of Black History Month. On Saturday, February 23, 2019, Anne-Marie, Dr. Marla Parker, Cal State LA professor interviewed Rev. Gary Williams, Rev. Adrienne Zachary, and Keith Rice. Rev. Gary Williams, Pastor of St. […]
District Conference is an annual gathering held in the lead up to the Annual Conference Session for worship, the election of leaders, as well as the nomination of members to Annual Conference Session. This year, District Conferences will be held on April 27, 2019 with the exception of the North District which will meet on […]
We, the Board of Ordained Ministry of the California-Pacific Annual Conference, hold our clergy and candidates for ministry to the highest standards of faithful and holy living. Our practice upholds that people of all sexual orientations and gender identities can live up to our high standards for fitness, readiness, and effectiveness in ministry. At this […]
It is with extreme sadness that we let you know that our beloved sister Susan Bonaparte passed away this morning. Susan faithfully served the California-Pacific Conference for many years, most recently as Accounting/Facilities Assistant in the Treasurer’s Office. Sunday, March 31, 2019 marks her 15th anniversary with the Conference. We grieve with Susan’s family, her […]
Deadline for submitting applications is March 29, 2019. See application and more info below… The purpose of this scholarship is to provide $1,000 as a scholarship to deserving Latino students pursuing a 2-year or 4-year degree or attending a vocational program who are active members of a local Cal-Pac United Methodist Church (UMC) in Southern […]
Two important parts of the upcoming 2019 Annual Session of the California-Pacific Conference will be the consideration of legislation and the election of delegates to the 2020 General and Jurisdictional Conferences. Legislation – The deadline for submission of legislation to be included in the Preliminary Report is April 5, 2019. Click here for details. Nominations […]
Dear Lay Servants, God’s creation is awesome, spectacular, wondrous, glorious, abundant, and often overwhelming in its bounty and, yes, also sometimes challenges us in our narrow bandwidth as humans. We who live out our lives in so small a slice of eternity, what can we know for certain? We can know that God loves us […]
