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June 6, 2023 For years, Beth Ludlum wanted to join a Disciple Bible Study group, but couldn’t make it work because she travels frequently for her job as vice president of strategic initiatives at Wesley Theological Seminary. She found a solution: the new BeADisciple Study App.
Widespread flooding has occurred, affecting the Chinle Chapter of the Navajo/Diné Nation in Arizona. With many homes flooded and damaged and the monsoons just a few months away, the Desert Southwest Conference of The United Methodist Church is seeking help with additional teams from out
June 7, 2023 Washington, DC – The General Commission on Religion and Race (GCORR) is pleased to announce the opening of the new CORR Action Fund grant cycle, inviting all United Methodist Church pastors and laity in the United States to apply for funding to
June 13, 2023 Maria Chavalan Sut feels liberated thanks to her church family. After three years in sanctuary at Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church, Chavalan Sut has been freed from many of the strictures that were placed upon her as an undocumented immigrant. “When I
June 5, 2023 Care for God’s creation has been a central theme in the life of Harriett Jane Olson. Olson retired after 15 years as top executive of United Methodist Women in Faith on May 5. She can trace her passion for creation to childhood
The California-Pacific Conference Lay Servant Ministries would like to share our first newsletter edition of what we hope to be quarterly issued! This edition includes information on the following: The United Methodist Church needs you! Peace & Blessings, Rev. Garth GilliamConference Director, Lay Servant Ministries
The Board of Directors of the Kimball Boyd Coburn Ministry is proud to present a new series of ten short inspirational videos, available online and free of charge, to the California-Pacific Conference. In the series, Kimball shares stories and songs of God’s love and our
June 15, 2023 On June 19, 1865, two-and-a-half years after the Emancipation Proclamation went into effect, federal troops under the command of Union Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas. They brought a life-changing message for the estimated quarter-of-a-million slaves in the state: “All
March 22, 2022 Negro spirituals are an intrinsic part of American music. We sing them and hear them sung or performed in churches, temples, schools, concert halls and many other settings. While we are moved by their beauty and the raw emotion they convey, we
What is Juneteenth? An overview of its historical origins from history.com: Juneteenth (June 19) marks the day in 1865 when U.S. federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to take control of the state and ensure all African Americans were freed. The troops’ arrival came a
