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Typhoon Mawar, in May of 2023, was one of the strongest tropical cyclones on record. It passed north of Guam as a Category 4-equivalent typhoon on May 24, bringing hurricane-force winds and heavy rain. President Biden declared Guam a major disaster area, enabling federal assistance
September 15 – October 15 is Hispanic Heritage Month. Below is a list of tips to celebrate Hispanic and Latino/a people and their diverse cultures in appropriate and honorable ways. Much of the list focuses on ways to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month from a faith
by Kilohana UMC After consecutive years of Sierra Service Projects (SSP) in the western U.S., a group of 19 from the Santa Maria First United Methodist Church and their youth director, Jenny Greenelsh, decided to try something else this past July. In collaboration with Kilohana
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Carol Conger-Cross, long time Director of the Guatemala Project, a mission project of the California-Pacific Conference, and member of La Mesa First United Methodist Church. Carol passed away comfortably on August 8 with husband Dale
September 6, 2023 Guam United Methodist Church (GUMC) received a United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) Disaster Relief Grant to provide assistance for recovery from super typhoon Mawar, which hit Guam on May 24, 2023. The $10,000 grant was used to purchase gift certificates, which were
Alina Saucedo, our Seminary Intern, reflects on her experience this summer. Her area of focus has been the maternal mortality crisis in the United States of America. August 8, 2023 About a year ago, I witnessed first-hand how discriminatory healthcare can harm a pregnant woman’s
August 29, 2023 Japan first announced plans to dump the wastewater in 2013. Despite strong dissent from churches, other nations, and civil society organizations, Japan confirmed plans to begin discharging the wastewater on 24 August. General secretary of the Pacific Conference of Churches, Rev. James
August 16, 2023 “We first mourn the many people and families caught suddenly in the racing flames of this historic fire, fanned and fed by furious winds driving down from the hills to the sea,” wrote WCC acting general secretary (during the vacation) Marianne Ejdersten.
Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated from September 15 through October 15 each year in the United States. The celebration begins in the middle of the month because September 15 marks the anniversary of the independence of five countries: Costa Rica, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Honduras, and
September 4, 2023 Bishop Melvin Talbert died on August 3rd at the age of 89. One of seven children born to sharecropper parents in rural Louisiana, he was ordained a pastor in 1963 into a segregated Methodist church. He was elected and served as bishop
