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In the wake of the school shooting in Florida, Los Angeles Area Resident Bishop Grant J. Hagiya states: I have been in touch with Florida Area Resident Bishop Ken Carter, and his Assistant to the Bishop, Rev. Alex Shanks, who previously served the United Methodist Church closest to the school. Rev. Alex commented that he […]
<iframe src=”https://player.vimeo.com/video/255221117?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0″ width=”640″ height=”360″ frameborder=”0″ webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen></iframe> Watch the latest episode of futurebound featuring messy church of community united methodist church in huntington beach, california! futurebound is Cal-Pac’s newest inspirational digital film series that offers a glimpse into the people, places, and moments where creative ministry leadership is leading the world towards a destination […]
Genesis 1:1 In the beginning, when God begin creating Heaven and Earth… The Bible opens with a glorious fanfare: “In the beginning.” Cue the special effects, please. The intention is to get everyone’s attention. But not for the reason we might imagine. The Biblical writers were not trying to explain how the universe came into […]
February 12, 2018 2018 Lenten message calls for more spiritual disciplines WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Bishops of The United Methodist Church are calling on members of the denomination to deny themselves during the 2018 Lenten Season for the sake of the kingdom of Jesus Christ and to set aside self-interest so that others may have a […]
The Laity Council is soliciting nominations for the Bishop Gerald Kennedy Award which honors Lay Persons of the Year. The Award is presented to the outstanding Lay Woman, outstanding Lay Man as well as outstanding Lay Young Adult and outstanding Lay Youth. The Laity Council presents this award to each recipient at their local church. […]
Two people who have been influential in the movement from Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples Day will be at Native American UMC, Anaheim, Feb. 17 & 18, 2018. Shannon Rivers and David Garcia are both of the Tohono O’odam nation which are a people now struggling with land use rights due to border wall considerations. […]
I am pleased to announce that I intend to appoint Rev. Melissa Roux MacKinnon as the next Superintendent of the East District of the California-Pacific Conference, effective July 1, 2018. Rev. MacKinnon has been serving as the Lead Pastor of Santa Clarita United Methodist Church since 2010. Previously, she served at Church of the Good […]
The life of Lucile Wheatley will be celebrated on: Saturday, February 10, 2018 at 2:00PM Westwood United Methodist Church 10497 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90024 As reported by United Methodist News Service, Lucile Wheatley, wife of the late Bishop Melvin Wheatley, died Nov. 23 in Escondido, California. She was 100. Alongside her husband, she […]
Representatives of the California-Pacific Conference have been present at meetings in different locations near disaster areas for the past few weeks, organizing to respond with a number of different organizations inside and outside of the church. One of those meetings was held on Sunday, January 14, 2018 with over 100 people from 15 churches attending […]
By Kathy L. Gilbert Jan. 17, 2018 | UMNS United Methodist conferences are nearing their goal to build a center that will give Congolese rape survivors a chance to heal and overcome the crippling stigma that makes them outcasts. Three U.S. United Methodist conferences partnering with the East Congo Conference are just $33,000 away from […]
