Self Nominations are Open for Cal-Pac Committees Want to influence our work on the conference level? Cal-Pac committees are looking for passionate volunteers to shape our future on the topics of race, gender, discipleship, youth, and more. If you’re ready to make an impact, nominate yourself
As you may have heard at the Annual Conference, Cal-Pac held a strong presence at the recent General Conference through not only our delegation but also our leadership and participation in general church agencies. Several of these general agencies and jurisdictional commissions have opportunities for involvement,
The following information is now available on our 2023 Annual Conference resource page at calpacumc.org/ac2023: The 39th Annual Session of the California-Pacific Conference is being held June 14-17, 2023, in Los Angeles, CA. More information will be posted as it becomes available.
December 6, 2022 Unique to the North Central Jurisdictional Conference, 10 candidates for bishop recited a liturgy of solidarity and purpose before any votes were cast in the November elections. “Even when the outcome is not what we’d hoped, even when seven of us return home to
November 10, 2022 As Dottie Escobedo-Frank walked up to the altar at Christ United Methodist Church in Salt Lake City to be consecrated as a bishop, she did so with bare feet. “I’ve always worked from the ground,” said Bishop Escobedo-Frank. “Every church I’ve been
November 10, 2022 Growing up in rural Alabama, it was Bishop Cedrick Bridgeforth’s grandparents who made sure he got to church – even on the days he didn’t want to be there. But it was in the church, Lakeview United Methodist and Oakville Baptist churches
November 10, 2022 For Bishop Carlo A. Rapanut, November 4 is spiritually significant for several reasons. On Nov. 4, 1978, he was traveling by bus to Baguio City in the northern Philippines with his mom and little brother when a truck carrying huge bamboo poles
November 7, 2022 After electing three new bishops on Friday, delegates to the Western Jurisdictional Conference learned on Saturday (Nov. 5) bishops new and recently elected were assigned to episcopal areas for the remainder of the 2020-2024 quadrennium. In addition to that, significant pieces of
November 4, 2022 After 19 rounds of votes, just before dinner, the Western Jurisdiction happily celebrated the election of its third new episcopal leader. While the focus of the day was the election, pieces of legislation were introduced, discussions over racism were held and the
August 31, 2022 As part of its commitment to engage in a more transparent dialogue leading up to the Western Jurisdictional Conference in November and the selection of new bishops, the WJ Committee on the Episcopacy has launched a public site to view profiles on