Happy 2020! I have rearranged items in this month’s newsletter, as there are several high-priority items that I would LOVE your help with! Headlines at the top, with the regular sections of other items near the bottom. For those of you with mid-winter events, camps,
The EZRA system is now available for filling out the Tables information. There was a continued improvement in submissions last year and with more planning and training there can be more improvement this year. PLEASE NOTE THE PASSWORDS ARE CLEARED with the launching of each
Update: Due to overwhelming response, the deadline to complete the survey has been extended to midnight of January 26, 2020. We hope you will take this opportunity to share your thoughts at this important time. Following up on the Listening Posts held between October and
Prayers as Christmas and New Year’s approach. Things are about to get very quiet at Discipleship Ministries, with many staff enjoying holiday and vacation time. I will be headed home to see parents and in-laws, then at the Perkins School for Youth Ministry in Dallas.
It is with great anticipation and exaltation that I am reaching out to inform you that the Bishop’s Initiative for Revitalization is up and running on our California-Pacific Conference website at calpacumc.org/revitalization or via the button below. An initial group formed for the work of
Prayers as you each prepare for Thanksgiving. Know that I am thankful for your part in the UMC, and grateful that we get to serve you! The next month is often full of planning efforts here at Discipleship Ministries because of Advent. There are big
To all churches in the California-Pacific Conference: Please note that the final date to submit your 2019 Apportionment is FRIDAY, January 10, 2020. All giving checks must arrive in the Conference office by 4:30 PM PST. To give proper credit of your church’s connectional giving, please ensure
Our Hearts weep for justice! Defend Negros! The UMC California-Pacific Philippines Task Force is gravely alarmed about the illegal raids of community organization offices and the illegal arrest and detention of more than 50 farmers and human rights activists in Bacolod City, Negros, today in
The California-Pacific Philippines Task Force of the United Methodist Church vehemently condemns, the malicious inclusion of the National Council of Churches of the Philippines (NCCP) on the Department of National Defense’s (DND) list of “front organizations of local communist terrorist groups (CTG)”. We have been
