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Greetings, Cal-Pac Annual Conference: It has been a busy season for all of the Strategy Groups within the Justice & Compassion Essential Ministry Team (JCEMT)! There is so much going on that it is hard to focus on any one thing. Here are some of the
May 17, 2022 As record numbers of migrants continue to cross Mexico’s southern border, the Methodist Church of Mexico is seeking new ways to be in ministry with immigrant families on the move. A UM News team accompanied Mexican church leaders and longtime partners from
The Justice and Compassion Grant is awarded to laity, clergy, congregations, and communities who are meaningfully engaged in ministries of justice and compassion locally and globally. The Justice and Compassion Essential Ministries Team (JCEMT) supports a wide variety of new and ongoing programs which are
by Ed WhiteJanuary 27, 2022 For many, the words inscribed at Lady Liberty represent a false hope to migrants. However, there are victories from time to time that encourage us to keep pushing forward. I will take this opportunity to lift up a friend of
In the Fall of 2021 during a Zoom meeting of the United Methodist Volunteers in Mission (UMVIM) Western Jurisdiction Coordinators, there was discussion of the Toiletry Kit Ministry that is taking place in the California-Pacific Conference. The Toiletry Kit Ministry was created to help with
October 14, 2021 Each day is a waiting game at encampments along the U.S.-Mexico border. Hoping for a chance to have their asylum cases heard in the U.S., migrants wait for food and water provided by faith groups. They wait in lines for showers, toilets
The shelter at the Christ Ministry Center in San Diego is a temporary shelter for those seeking asylum in the United States. Many families with babies pass through the 3-bedroom house that serves as a shelter and there was a need for another baby crib.
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 application for 2021 Justice & Compassion Grants are now available. The Justice
You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ But I say to you… Matthew 5:38-48 Brothers and Sisters, Before the end of this month in which we remind each other of love, I wanted to
