The Justice & Compassion Essential Ministry Team exists to act on behalf of the California-Pacific Annual Conference to empower, connect and resource laity, clergy, congregations and communities as they meaningfully engage in ministries of justice and compassion, both locally and globally. (2014 Journal, I-19)
THE LATEST
RESOURCES
01. CURRENT RESOURCES
- Cal Pac Justice and Compassion EMT News (PDF)
- Resource Available for Disability Awareness Sunday (Dec. 2021)
- Museum of Social Justice
Funding/Grants:
- 2023 Accessibility Grant (.docx) (due Nov. 1, 2023)
- 2024 Hunger Grant (due May 1, 2024)
- 2023 Justice & Compassion Grant (due May 1, 2024)
- 2024 Peace with Justice Grant (due May 1, 2024)
Action:
- Backpacks for Asylum seeker children
- UMCOR response to earthquakes in Turkey and Syria (Global Ministries)
- Tell the 118th Congress to Protect the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) (Church & Society)
- Tell Congress to Reduce Military Spending in 2023 (Church & Society)
Other:
02. TASK FORCES / STRATEGY GROUPS
- Holy Land Strategy Group
- Joint Commission for Church Extension to Mexico
- Mental Health Strategy Group
Other:
- Church & Society
- Global Ministries
- Mission Support (Covenant Relations)
- Mission Recruitment & Personnel
- Religion & Race
03. RELATED MINISTRIES
- Museum of Social Justice (MoSJ)
- UM General Commission on Religion & Race (GCORR)
- UM General Board of Global Ministries (GBGM) – UMC Mission
- UM Committee on Relief (UMCOR)
- UM Volunteers in Mission (UMVIM)
04. CONTACT
Dori Fotsch
Chair, Justice & Compassion EMT
Rev. Gary Williams
Vice Chair, Justice & Compassion EMT (Church & Society)
fcrministry@aol.com
Deanna Daniel
Conference Secretary of Global Ministries, Justice & Compassion EMT
Rev. Dr. Denyse Barnes
Director of Justice & Compassion EMT
626.568.7356 | dbarnes@
Nancy Perez-Barceló
Administrative Assistant
626.568.7357 | nbarcelo@
District Representatives:
- East: TBA
- Hawaii: JoAnn Fukumoto
- North: Linda Graul
- South: TBA
- West: Lisa Palombi