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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
GOOD FRIDAY / VIERNES SANTO 7 April / Abril 2023 Join friends from San Diego and Tijuana as we witness and mourn the crucifixion of Friendship Park. U.S. Border Patrol contractors are erecting two 30-foot walls across this historic and iconic binational gathering place. Únase a amigos
March 21, 2023 Friends of Friendship Park, led by the Rev. John Fanestil, a United Methodist pastor, continues to defend the preservation of the oceanfront park, located on the border between Mexico and the U.S. Supporters say the park is at risk of being seriously affected
As a child, the world of service to others surrounded Dottie Escobedo-Frank. The daughter of missionary parents always felt a call to serve while watching her parents, but then and repeatedly in life kept refusing it or setting it aside. She experienced what she termed
The 2023 SAI/UMC Scholarship online application is now available at Spanish American Institute Scholarship Fund. This scholarship is open to those youth who are members of a California-Pacific Conference United Methodist church and can obtain a letter of recommendation from their pastor or youth leader. Please read
Determining how to pay for higher education can be a stressful and daunting task that may dampen a student’s pursuit of their calling. For one student, United Methodist Communications (UMCom)—the denomination’s global communication agency—partnered to empower her pursuits of being a positive voice for change.
by Larry R. Hygh Jr., Ed.D.*, with information from UMNS PASADENA, Calif. – “So, what if we could work on our menus, and find ways to create a new world that reflects Jesus’ view of the Kingdom of God?” asked Bishop Dottie Escobedo-Frank during her
January 18, 2023 The Rev. Joel Mora Peña was a groundbreaking bishop in the Methodist Church of Mexico, serving from 1974 to 1982 and becoming the first to provide focused leadership in the northern area of his country. Term limited as an episcopal leader in
January 10, 2023 Rep. Delia Ramírez Hernández (D-Ill.) was sworn into the 118th U.S. Congress on Jan. 7, becoming its first United Methodist Latino woman. She was elected Nov. 8, 2022, to Illinois’ 3rd District with more than 67% of the vote. She is also the first
Before the assignments of bishops in the Western Jurisdiction were announced on November 5, 2022, a team of WJ Communicators conducted video interviews with the three newly elected bishops. Among the them was Bishop Dottie Escobedo-Frank. “I’ve always worked from the ground,” said Bishop Escobedo-Frank.
