By Allison Mark, Clergy Delegate to General Conference Scripture for Reflection:“A New Day will dawn on us from above because God’s love is loving and merciful.” (Luke 1:78) [The greater story comes with John the Baptist’s birth. This is part of Zechariah’s song! (Luke 1:67-79)] Silent
By Monalisa Tu’itahi, Lay Delegate to General Conference Scripture for Reflection:So he started out, and on his way he met an Ethiopian eunuch… This man had gone to Jerusalem to worship… (Acts 8:27) Silent Meditation:Please spend a few moments meditating on the passage. Reflection:I read
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Update: This event has been postponed to Sunday, November 5 (PST/HST). Please also note the time change for Hawai`i, Guam, & Saipan. On November 5, at 5 PM PST (3 PM HST), the Conference will be hosting a virtual prayer vigil for peace in the
January 24, 2023 The Rev. Dennis Blackwell is weary of the news reports of people being shot, many times Black people. “Every morning, I turn the television on,” said Blackwell, a United Methodist pastor at Asbury Community Church in Woodlynne, New Jersey. “There are people
September 1, 2022 “Thou shall not kill.” – Exodus 20:13 We are called as United Methodist Bishops to respond to the devastation and disruption due to gun violence. Communities around the world are traumatized, we are facing a global and national health crisis, and children,
Greetings as we start the New Year, 2022: Many of us have been following the volcanic eruption near Tonga, and instead of worrying about a tsunami affecting our shorelines, our hearts and prayers are going out to the people of Tonga and the Island itself.
Brothers and sisters, Let us join our spirits in prayer for our brothers and sisters of the California-Nevada Conference as they address the impact of this morning’s earthquake. Earlier today, I reached out to Bishop Warner Brown offering our prayers and support. Peace, Bishop Minerva
Bishop Minerva G. Carcaño calls the California-Pacific Conference of The United Methodist Church to prayer for Hawaii as two hurricanes, Iselle and Julio, approach the islands. Hurricane Iselle is expected to make landfall today and Julio sometime this weekend. In addition to the hurricanes, Hawaii
The Cal-Pac Office of Communications has received word that Wayside United Methodist Church Pastor Ola Filemoni’s son, Ola Jr., has died after being shot and spending time in an intensive care unit at a local hospital. Let us pray for God’s comforting presence to be
The California-Pacific Conference of The United Methodist Church is called to pray for Wayside United Methodist Church Pastor Ola Filemoni’s family after their son, Ola Jr., was shot and is now in an Intensive Care Unit at a local hospital. More information will be released