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GBCS Director for Peace with Justice, Holly Metcalf, visited Beit Sahour, Palestine for the 13th Annual Kairos Palestine Conference on November 18 and 19, 2022. January 3, 2023 Background The Kairos Palestine movement is an ecumenical non-violent movement led by Palestinian Christians which asserts that
The California-Pacific Conference Congregational Loan Fund seeks to help local churches that might need to take care of deferred maintenance, make the church ADA compliant, add new classrooms, and/or to update their facilities. In the past, churches have obtained loans and repaid them successfully in
Don’t require the ‘emotional labor’ of Black, Indigenous and People of Color Emotional labor refers to how one manages or regulates emotional expressions with others in a workplace or social setting. In the work of racial justice, some white people expect, Black, Indigenous, and
Are you interested in helping the local church know about missionaries and Global Ministries of the UMC? We are looking to build a team of laity and clergy that would help connect the local churches in the California-Pacific Conference with missionaries throughout the world. This
November 29, 2022 The remaining weeks of the 117th U.S. Congress will be crucial to determining the structure of the Child Tax Credit. We can make a long-lasting impact on child poverty within the United States by advocating for Congress to include a fully refundable,
December 6, 2022 The global COVID-19 crisis has impacted public health worldwide. While, in the United States, vaccines, tests, and treatment are now widely available, these resources are not as plentiful in many countries – particularly in the global south. In June 2022, the World
by Larry R. Hygh Jr., Ed.D.* COMPTON, Calif. – “They can’t, they won’t, they never will stop the party…This is God’s party,” declared Bishop Cedrick D. Bridgeforth preaching for the 30th anniversary celebration of ministry for Crossroads United Methodist Church (UMC) in Compton, California, on
Produced by the General Commission on Religion and Race, this Vital Conversations video series features contemporary theologians, sociologists, laity, clergy and other thought-leaders dealing with challenges of race, culture and oppression in The United Methodist Church and the world today. Vital Conversations: Series 1 Vital Conversations 1:
November 22, 2022 Final reflections on this year’s summit for the 27th United Nations’ meeting of the Conference of the Parties Going nearly two days beyond their scheduled deadline, World leaders at the United Nations climate summit (COP27) delivered a final deal this past Sunday,
November 16, 2022 In 2001, the Rev. John Holler and a mission team from South Carolina traveled thousands of miles to work at the Fairfield Children’s Home. They fell in love with the orphans and The United Methodist Church’s Old Mutare Mission that was caring
