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The rules change all the time, the needs are great, and funding is always a struggle. Rev. Baldwin Avendano of Calexico United Methodist Mission stays busy picking up asylum-seekers released by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at the Calexico port-of-entry. He and his case
August 17, 2023 ATLANTA – In 2023, Encounter with Christ (a ministry partnership between the Methodist Church in the Caribbean and Americas, the Council of Evangelical Churches in Latin America and the Caribbean, and Global Ministries) awarded 21 grants to 13 mission partners from the
April 18, 2023 Fifty-five years ago, on April 23, 1968, the Methodist Church and the Evangelical Brethren Church merged, creating a new denomination: The United Methodist Church (UMC). One of the first big jobs for the UMC to tackle was the desegregation of its own
The Contend program is a ministry-discernment program for anyone wrestling with the call to create or lead new prophetic ministries in the California-Pacific Conference. View Flyer as a PDF >> Founded by Rev. Brent Ross and Pastor Molly Lorden, the three-phase program is designed to
New GBCS theological intern shares her background, interest and motivation for Economic, Health, and Gender advocacy work. June 20, 2023 As followers of Christ, one wonders what God’s plans for our lives are and where God is calling us to be, grow, and serve. In
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
Greetings, Cal-Pac family: I am so pleased with the great responses we have had to this newsletter and to Dori Fotsch and all the hard work she is doing as the Justice & Compassion Essential Ministry Team (JCEMT) Chair. It has been a busy time for
June 29, 2023 Year after year, the Rev. Edgar Avitia Legarda traveled across Latin America and beyond for the United Methodist Board of Global Ministries, encouraging mission work and tending relationships with various Methodist groups. He also nurtured the faith and ministry of Spanish-speaking United
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
