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Dear people of the California-Pacific Annual Conference, I am here in Charlotte, NC as one of your lay reserve delegates. I am loving seeing Cal-Pac friends, old and new! There are many people from our conference here in Charlotte, serving the church in a variety
By Allison Mark, Clergy Delegate to General Conference Scripture for Reflection:“A New Day will dawn on us from above because God’s love is loving and merciful.” (Luke 1:78) [The greater story comes with John the Baptist’s birth. This is part of Zechariah’s song! (Luke 1:67-79)] Silent
Transcript:Hello everyone. Greetings from General conference in Charlotte. I just wanted to say hello to you today, and let you know that the spirit of the Lord is here. The delegates are doing hard work. You can feel that God’s presence is helping us along,
By Monalisa Tu’itahi, Lay Delegate to General Conference Scripture for Reflection:So he started out, and on his way he met an Ethiopian eunuch… This man had gone to Jerusalem to worship… (Acts 8:27) Silent Meditation:Please spend a few moments meditating on the passage. Reflection:I read
by Rachel Gipson Having been raised in the church by two United Methodist pastors, the depth and breadth of Methodist connection has been a cherished value since my childhood. So imagine my joy and excitement looking around the convention center and thinking, “I’ve never seen
by Rev. Sandy Olewine, General Conference Delegate, South District Superintendent At the 2019 Special-Called Session of the General Conference, a new paragraph was added to the 2016 Book of Discipline (BOD) that allowed congregations a limited right to disaffiliate after fulfilling legislated obligations, including provisions
Video Transcript: Good morning everyone. I am Dottie Escobedo-Frank, the Bishop of the California-Pacific Conference, and I send you greetings today and wanted to have a word with you before we go into the general conference season. The focus and theme of general conference comes
Prayed by your Cal-Pac LGBTQIA+ Strategy Group and Rev. Dr. Denyse Barnes, Director of Justice & Compassion EMT Gracious and loving Creator, We marvel always at the amazing work of your creation. There are so many wonders to behold everywhere we look. From the tiniest
By Katharine H. Henry I write to you as one of Cal-Pac’s lay reserves to the General Conference and a lay delegate to the Western Jurisdictional Conference. I also write to you as a United Methodist who holds reproductive justice as an expression of Christian
As we continue to prepare for the General Conference in Charlotte, which will begin next month, we’d like to share more about a resolution sponsored by the California-Pacific Conference that calls for our attention and reflection. We invite you to join us in a profound
