2025 Clergy Appointment Announcements
Bishop Escobedo-Frank and the Cabinet have announced the first appointments for the 2025 year. Appointment announcements will be added to the announcement page as they are available throughout the calendar year.
To be United Methodist: What is “itineracy”? (UM News)
When people new to United Methodism hear that a new pastor will soon be serving their congregation, they may ask: Why don’t we get to choose our pastor? Who makes these decisions? The short answers describe how United Methodists have agreed to meet the pastoral
Clergy Appointments of Open Communication & Diversity
This reflection is the third in a series from the leadership of the California-Pacific Annual Conference on the unity of our annual conference and our future within the United Methodist Church. Mystery seems to surround the appointment process. In the tradition of Circuit Riders, the
Bishop Escobedo-Frank’s New Year’s Letter
Dear Clergy, It is the first day of the new year, and today I am experiencing excitement as we begin our work together. I’m reminded of God’s word to God’s people in Isaiah: Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do
‘Build the church that we are sent to serve’ (UM News)
May 19, 2021 There have been several recent reports concerning disputes over bishops’ authority of appointment, a topic that fills me with mixed emotions. I specifically remember a moment 10 years ago where I had vocally protested an appointment that, in my humble opinion, would
Facing the Future Virtual Conference 2022 (Religion & Race)
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
Do’s & Don’ts for Incoming Cross-Racial & Cross-Cultural Pastors (Religion & Race)
Transitions are not always easy. For some, it can be difficult. However, faith leaders need to do everything possible to encourage a healthy pastoral transition. Cross-Racial and Cross-Cultural (CRCC) ministry settings are sacred and should be intentional. This is not a complete list and CRCC
Striving for equity in pastor salaries (UM News)
June 16, 2022 United Methodist pastors should have their salaries set by annual conferences on a scale based on job performance and experience, which would reduce the salary disparity between Black and white clergy, said two researchers. Currently, local church leaders set pastor salaries based
Master Appointment List 2018
We are pleased to announce that as of July 1, 2018, Bishop Grant J. Hagiya appoints the pastors to the churches indicated beside their names as listed in the PDF accessible below. This is the Master Appointment List as of August 16, 2018 which includes
Bishop Hagiya’s Appointments Announcement 2018 (July 1, 2018)
We are pleased to announce that as of July 1, 2018, Bishop Grant J. Hagiya appoints the following pastors to the churches indicated beside their names. This new announcement includes pastors whose appointment was previously announced. Please note that this Appointment Announcement is not the