Dear Pastor, We are ready to start the 2025 Statistical Tables collection! The Tables are now open to you and your church for 2025. The Book of Discipline 2020|2024 ¶340 calls elders and licensed pastors to provide (in the context of their appointment to a
This report is available as a PDF at this link. The Annual Conference has an ongoing interest in analyzing salaries of individuals who are working in our local churches. We have an ethical obligation to be sure we are compensating our ministers appropriately. All people
Introduction to Planning Center Led by Rev. Brian Belting, watch this session to see an overview of the Planning Center software and learn how your church can organize ministries, coordinate events, plan services, communicate with your team, and connect your congregation with integrated church management
Feeding Our Neighbors To address a growing U.S. hunger crisis, the General Board of Global Ministries is making 50Feeding Our Neighbors food ministry grants available, offering up to $2,000 in emergency foodfunding for United Methodist congregations with food ministries, pantries and ministry partnersacross the United
We invite you to watch the video message above from Bishop Escobedo-Frank Grace and peace to you, Cal-Pac friends! This year, we highlight the resource that Discipleship Ministries of the UMC has prepared for Advent 2025. It is called “Toda la Tierra Espera” (All Earth
by Dr. Alyssa Fisher, Director of Communications photos provided by church submissions, social media, or livestream. In October, churches across the California-Pacific Annual Conference celebrated Laity Sunday. The theme for this year was Together by Grace: Be Strong in the Spirit, coming from Ephesians 3:16.
written by Matthew Glenn, lay leader at Cambodian-American UM Ministry Members at the Cambodian-American UM Ministry in Long Beach recently raised over $15,000 for refugees of recent violence in Cambodia. They delivered the funds to on the ground teams who delivered food and supplies locally.
This Insurance Learning Lab highlights recent important changes to the Conference’s insurance program. All pastors, trustees, and church leaders need the information in this webinar, which is led by Conference Board of Trustees Chair Rev. Melissa Rusler, HUB Account Executive Lizet Hernandez, Interim Treasurer Christy
Written by & photos by Dr. Alyssa Fisher, Cal-Pac Communications Director On Saturday, May 31, over 150 people from the North District and across our conference gathered at Glendale First UMC to honor and celebrate the continued ministry of Altadena UMC after the Eaton Fire
The Council on Finance and Administration and the Connectional Table want your feedback! At this year’s Annual Conference session, we will be voting on the proposed 2026 budget and a rules change to the way apportionments are calculated. The proposed budget and rules change to