

Cal-Pac Learning Labs: Spring 2025 Sessions
The Cal-Pac Learning Lab is back! Join us in March and April as we continue our series of webinars designed to equip clergy and lay leaders with the essential skills and knowledge needed to sustain and grow their ministries. Each session provides practical, actionable insights
Shepherd of the Hills’ Knit Wits Share 3,000th Prayer Shawl
by Rev. Jennifer Burns When Pastor Craig Brown challenged the congregation to “Consider what You can do,” the phrase stuck in Marilyn Widen’s mind and would not let her go. Having received a prayer blanket herself, she thought she could learn to do that. She
Cal-Pac Learning Labs: Winter 2025 Sessions
The Cal-Pac Learning Lab is back for 2025! Join us in January for support with your 2024 Statistics and to explore new Lenten resources. Check back soon for sessions in February and beyond. The Cal-Pac Learning Lab is a series of webinars designed to equip
Be Still Ministry Celebrates First Anniversary
by Alyssa Fisher, Director Communications The Be Still Ministry is celebrating its first anniversary on September 21 at 6 p.m. at Santa Ana United Methodist Church, with a special guest speaker, Rev. Ken Suhr, Director of Leadership and Congregational Vitality for Cal-Pac. Over the past
Downey UMC Celebrates 170 Years of Community Ministry
Photos by Stephen Hale, Capital Hope ProductionsWritten by Alyssa Fisher Sunday, September 8, 2024 was a homecoming and reunion at Downey United Methodist Church, as it celebrated its 170th anniversary. Local politicians, former pastors, and congregants from the present and past gathered in the pews on Sunday,
Celebrating Faith and Culture at Aho To’utupu 2024
Photos and reporting by Miya Kim, written by Alyssa Fisher, Director of Communications for Cal-Pac This year’s Aho To’utupu (Youth Day) event brought together youth, young adults, and their families from across Southern California to celebrate faith, culture, and community. The full-day event took place
Worker Bees Take Worship Beyond the Walls
by Rev. Jennifer Burns, Associate Pastor of Shepherd of the Hills On Sunday, August 18th, over a dozen people representing a diversity of ages and races, showed up at Long Beach Rescue Mission with one purpose: to serve. These “Worker Bees” meet once a month
Update from Urban Kids Camp 2024
Dear Cal-Pac Family, Thank you all for your prayerful and financial support of Urban Kids Camp 2024, themed: “FOCUS ON IMPACT.” It was another truly wonderful experience for our urban and inner-city young people that helped them deepen their faith, focus on their goals, and
Introducing Cal-Pac Learning Labs
You are invited to join us for a new series: Cal-Pac Learning Lab. The Cal-Pac Learning Lab is a series of webinars designed to equip clergy and lay leaders with the essential skills and knowledge needed to sustain and grow their ministries. Each session provides