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Instructions from the Conference Secretary on formatting and submission of Reports, Resolutions, and Rules are now available HERE (PDF). Reports are due by April 15. (If part of an Essential Ministry Team, submit to EMT before the April 15 due date.) Resolutions are due by April 15.
Cal-Pac California Legislative Advocacy Team:Affordable Housing, Homelessness, and Food Security First Meeting – Wednesday, March 1 @ 6:00 pm PST on Zoom http://www.calpacumc.org/advocacyteamsignup We all know that affordable housing, homelessness, and food insecurity are painful, urgent needs in Southern California. State legislators are working hard
The LA For All Healing Circles are open dialogues to build a better Los Angeles held virtually or in-person to foster stronger community bonds, support community-based organizations, and provide safe spaces for Angelenos to discuss the impacts of racial trauma, identity, systemic racism, and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Join justice-seeking United Methodists in the California-Pacific Conference for an important day of discussion and planning for the long-term work of dismantling racism in our church and our society. Saturday, February 11, 2023 (10 AM – 3 PM PST | 8 AM – 1 PM
Don’t require the ‘emotional labor’ of Black, Indigenous and People of Color Emotional labor refers to how one manages or regulates emotional expressions with others in a workplace or social setting. In the work of racial justice, some white people expect, Black, Indigenous, and
October 26, 2022 The Rev. Telley Lynnette Gadson has spent most of her life battling obesity and shame. As Gadson puts it, even when she was a little girl, she wasn’t a “little” girl. “I was teased, taunted, laughed at,” Gadson said, from the boy
As humanity’s understanding and discussion of the concepts of race, racism, and antiracism have evolved over generations, so have the words and phrases we use as we continue the work of obeying God and advancing racial justice. In this “What Is?” series, the General Commission
Originally Published by Disability Ministries Committee of the United Methodist Church. Republished with Permission. As you embark on your mission trips, consider these dos and don’ts: 1. DO LISTEN DEEPLY: Hear the stories, concerns, and hurts. Believe what you hear. Acknowledge the pain and injustice.
Originally Published by Disability Ministries Committee of the United Methodist Church, Republished with Permission 1. Why should we celebrate Disability Awareness Sunday? As United Methodists, “We recognize that God made all creation and saw that it was good. As a diverse people of God who
Learn best practices your church can use to increase in-person and online worship attendance. Tuesday, October 25, Noon-1:30 p.m. EDT (9 a.m.-10:30 a.m. PDT; 6 a.m.-7:30 a.m. HST) For most congregations, attracting new people was a challenge even before the pandemic. Now, churches must focus
