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March 26, 2023 Friendship Park is the historic border meeting place at the western edge of the US-Mexico border, overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Friends and families from both nations have been meeting at this place for generations. Every Sunday afternoon since November 2011, people from
United Methodists affirm the reality of climate change and urge each other, our communities, companies we invest in, and governments where we live to take all necessary steps to address and reduce the localized harms climate change already has brought and the worldwide harms that
April 4, 2023 Morganton, North Carolina, is in the Blue Ridge Mountains, about a four-hour drive from the Atlantic Ocean. It’s not exactly lighthouse country. But the First United Methodist Church of Morganton is a Lighthouse Congregation, and so proud to be one that it just
Beloved Cal-Pac family, What a busy few months we have had across our conference. We are getting ready to launch our grant process for three different grants – Hunger, Justice & Compassion Essential Ministry Team (JCEMT), and Peace with Justice. So please keep a look out
March 31, 2023 “I feel scared.” “I feel hurt.” “I feel numb.” “Is this the new normal?” Across the United States, children and teens are grappling with such feelings in the aftermath of yet another school shooting — this time in Nashville, Tennessee. The best
When people new to United Methodism hear that a new pastor will soon be serving their congregation, they may ask: Why don’t we get to choose our pastor? Who makes these decisions? The short answers describe how United Methodists have agreed to meet the pastoral
2023년 3월 31일 작년에 누가복음 10장에 나오는 마리아와 마르다에 대해서 설교한 적이 있습니다. 그 설교를 하던 날 은퇴하신 한 목사님이 저희 예배에 참석했는데, 그 목사님이 읽어볼 만한 글 하나를 추천해주셨습니다. 그 글은 듀크대학에서 가르치고, 인기 있는 강연자이자 저자로 유명한 다이애나 버틀러 배스(Diana Butler Bass) 박사의 설교를
March 28, 2023 A mighty sound emanates from the small sanctuary where about 60 people, mostly youth and young adults, are praising God. They are packed shoulder-to-shoulder, lifting their voices exuberantly to the beat of a praise band. The Holy Spirit is in this place,
The California-Pacific Conference’s vision: Ending Spiritual and Physical Hunger resonates and inspires the laity and clergy of our area to give, lead, and serve in new and exciting ways. Each week we will share a video from one of our churches that is living into
The California-Pacific Conference’s vision: Ending Spiritual and Physical Hunger resonates and inspires the laity and clergy of our area to give, lead, and serve in new and exciting ways. Each week we will share a video from one of our churches that is living into
