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When the adult leaders of First United Methodist Church of Escondido met, they challenged Pastor Ruben Torres to teach their children about malaria. The leaders came together because Pastor Torres was challenged into the #lemonface challenge by Rev. Joel Hortiales, Associate Director of Hispanic/Latino Ministries for the California-Pacific Conference of The United Methodist Church. The […]
With $10.5 million total given in apportionments for 2014, the California-Pacific Conference of The United Methodist Church is celebrating continued growth in Conference ministry and financial vitality. “What we are experiencing is the faithfulness of God and Cal-Pac’s trust in God,” says Bishop Minerva G. Carcaño. “This is a sacred sign that God has given […]
#move | 3-1/15 Featuring Rev. Joseph Yoo, Pastor at St. Mark United Methodist Church (Santa Barbara) Produced by Cal-Pac Office of Communications The Companion Moment is an audio journal of the California-Pacific Conference of The United Methodist Church. Photo Credit (Creative Commons 2.0)
Over 70 people from 25 congregations across the California-Pacific Conference gathered at Claremont United Methodist Church for the Welcoming Immigrant Congregations Network event on Saturday, February 21, 2015. The event was another example of how the California-Pacific Conference is inspiring the world as passionate followers of Jesus Christ so all may experience God’s life-giving love. […]
United Methodist Dodger Night 2015 is Friday, August 14, 2015! The Los Angeles Dodgers will be playing against the Cincinnati Reds. Fireworks are included that night and, best of all, all funds raised go toward the Cal-Pac Imagine No Malaria initiative.
Over two weekends, January 16-18 and February 13-15, sixty volunteers gathered to serve the community of South Los Angeles and put their faith into action. Volunteers from Church of the Good Shepherd in Arcadia, Camarillo UMC, and Corona UMC stayed overnight at Wesley UMC in South Los Angeles as part of Sierra Service Project’s Weekends […]
Required Reading is a new monthly series of recommendations on material for study in light of a particular topic. With the topic of #progress and February being Black History Month, Rev. Kelvin Sauls, Senior Pastor of Holman United Methodist Church (Los Angeles, CA), and Tricia Hamilton, member of St. John United Methodist Church (Watts, CA) […]
Speaking on the need for comprehensive immigration reform as a Christian imperative, United Methodist Bishop Minerva G. Carcaño of the Los Angeles Episcopal Area was the honored guest at the School of Christian Studies on Sunday, February 15, 2015 at San Diego First United Methodist Church. Bishop Carcaño’s address encompassed a number of stories from […]
By Susan Naslund, Companion Writer The banner on the Cal-Pac Camps website proclaims, “Camping changes lives.” Hearing about Danica Tsuchida makes it real. Danica, now a senior at UCLA, has been an advocate for camp since her summers at Camp Cedar Glen in Julian, California. Because of her Cal-Pac District Camp experience, Danica volunteers as […]
Please save the date for the Gala Open House at the UCLA Wesley Foundation on Sunday afternoon, April 19, 2015! The campus ministry looks forward to welcoming church members, alumni, faculty and friends at the Wesley Foundation 580 Cafe, located at 580 Hilgard Avenue in Los Angeles. Guests will enjoy a lovely afternoon of music, […]
