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Greetings, Cal-Pac Annual Conference: It has been a busy season for all of the Strategy Groups within the Justice & Compassion Essential Ministry Team (JCEMT)! There is so much going on that it is hard to focus on any one thing. Here are some of the
The California-Pacific Conference Disaster Response Task Force (DRTF) is looking for volunteers to help an elderly survivor with visual and mobility impairments (80% visual impairment and wheelchair user for much of her life) affected by Tropical Storm Hilary in August. Work will begin on Wednesday,
The second edition of the California-Pacific Conference Lay Servant Ministries (LSM) is here! This October edition includes information on the following: Click HERE to view the Fall 2023 Lay Servant Ministry newsletter.
In our post-COVID world, we know that Mental Health is a vital part of the ministry of our churches and that many people of all ages are struggling to thrive. In response, the Justice & Compassion Essential Ministry Team (JCEMT) is creating a new Mental
As the immigration crisis develops and deepens across our southern borders, we are called to respond in more significant numbers and different ways. Just today, three buses have arrived from Texas, each containing around 40 asylum seekers. The L.A. Welcomes Collective has called for more
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 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
The rules change all the time, the needs are great, and funding is always a struggle. Rev. Baldwin Avendano of Calexico United Methodist Mission stays busy picking up asylum-seekers released by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at the Calexico port-of-entry. He and his case
