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L.A. City Council Honors Civil Rights Leader Rev. James Lawson (MyNewsLA)
The Los Angeles City Council Tuesday honored civil rights leader Rev. James Lawson, three days ahead of his 95th birthday, by declaring Sept. 22 as “Rev. James Lawson Jr. Day” annually in the city. The council recently passed a resolution commemorating Lawson, and a celebration
Ending Spiritual and Physical Hunger: Nourished by Love (Young People; AC2023)
The California-Pacific Conference’s vision: Ending Spiritual and Physical Hunger resonates and inspires the laity and clergy of our area to give, lead, and serve in new and exciting ways. Each week we will share a video from our Conference as we try our best to live into
Congregations leave UMC over defiance of LGBTQ bans (NPR)
July 25, 2023 A blue and white banner hangs behind the altar table at The Fount Church in Fountain Valley, Calif. “Come thou fount of every blessing,” reads Glen Haworth as he gestures toward the front of the sanctuary. “That’s where we get our name.”
Ending Spiritual and Physical Hunger: Community Activism & Family Ministries (Hollywood UMC)
The California-Pacific Conference’s vision: Ending Spiritual and Physical Hunger resonates and inspires the laity and clergy of our area to give, lead, and serve in new and exciting ways. Each week we will share a video from one of our churches that is living into
Statement from President Hagiya on Recent US Supreme Court Decisions (CST)
June 30, 2023 We lament the recent Supreme Court decisions, which struck down the use of affirmative action in higher education, gave permission for businesses to discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation, and blocked even modest relief for overburdened student loans borrowers. As a
Fire at 100-year-old historic Watts church for second time in less than 2 years (St. John’s UMC)
Last Saturday, June 3, a second fire broke out at St. John’s United Methodist Church in historic Watts (Los Angeles) and in California-Pacific Conference’s West District of The United Methodist Church. Friendly neighbors first reported the fire while the church’s senior pastor, Rev. Dr. Kathey
Ending Spiritual and Physical Hunger: Strength For The Journey Camp (HIV/AIDS Task Force)
The California-Pacific Conference’s vision: Ending Spiritual and Physical Hunger resonates and inspires the laity and clergy of our area to give, lead, and serve in new and exciting ways. Each week we will share a video from one of our churches that is living into
Anti-Hate Workshop: Heal From Hate Clinic (Heritage UMC, West District)
Through Peace, Health Matters Clinic, Pass It Forward, LA Vs. Hate, L.A. Care, L.A. County District Attorney African American & Asian American Pacific Islander Boards present Heal From Hate Clinic: a day of healing from trauma & getting the care you need to live in
Ending Spiritual and Physical Hunger: Family Promise Respite Center (San Pedro UMC)
The California-Pacific Conference’s vision: Ending Spiritual and Physical Hunger resonates and inspires the laity and clergy of our area to give, lead, and serve in new and exciting ways. Each week we will share a video from one of our churches that is living into