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Congregational Loan: 4.0% interest rate effective January 1, 2019 Up to 20 year amortization Cal-Pac Congregational Loan Fund seeks to help local churches that might need to take care of deferred maintenance, make the church ADA compliant, add new classrooms, or to update their facilities. In the past, churches have obtained loans and repaid them […]
As the Bishop and Appointive Cabinet of the California-Pacific Conference, we would like to continue the practice of posting our clear appointment openings. We have received positive feedback from this process, and people feel there is a stronger sense of transparency and collaboration in the appointment process. As we begin the appointment process, we usually […]
Led by the Southern California Christian Forum and hosted by Hollywood United Methodist Church, the Annual Service for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity will be held on: Sunday, January 27, 2019 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM PST Hollywood UMC 6817 Franklin Ave. Los Angeles, California 90028 Those attending will be led in worship and […]
The Laity Council is soliciting nominations for the Bishop Gerald Kennedy Award which honors Lay Persons of the Year. These awards are separate and distinct from any other award(s) our current Bishop may bestow at Annual Conference. Please consider re-submitting for persons previously nominated but not receiving the award at that time. In 1961, the […]
We have become aware that Rev. Dr. John R. McFarland, a clergyperson of the California-Pacific Conference, was recently arrested by local law enforcement authorities. The United Methodist Church unequivocally opposes abuse or misconduct of any kind, especially against children. For that reason, we are engaged in this matter as a top priority and we are […]
Please note that the California-Pacific Conference office will be closed from Monday, December 24, 2018 to Tuesday, January 1, 2019. The office will reopen Wednesday, January 2, 2019.
Our churches and volunteers of the California-Pacific Conference have made a great impact providing support, immediate assistance, and a caring Christian Presence to survivors of the recent Woolsey Fire from mid-November to early December 2018. Based at the Conrad Hilton Foundation offices in Agoura Hills, CA, the Los Angeles County Disaster Assistance Center (DAC) was […]
To all churches in the California-Pacific Conference: Please note that the final date to submit your 2018 Apportionment is FRIDAY, January 11, 2019. All giving checks must arrive in the Conference office by 4:30 PM PST. To give proper credit of your church’s connectional giving, please ensure that your remittance form is complete. Apportionments received up to […]
12/19/2018 The Korean Association of The United Methodist Church (KAUMC) has sent a $5,000 check to the California-Pacific Annual Conference’s disaster response fund, to aid Southern California wildfire recovery efforts. In a letter to Bishop Grant J. Hagiya, signed simply “Members of” the association, the group shared how members’ hearts were broken by the fires […]
We here in the California-Pacific Conference have experienced some challenging and difficult times recently. Life is always a challenge, but sometimes we experience tragedy at a rate far beyond what is normal and natural. Such has been our recent experiences. With the global ecological destruction, our wildfires have been severe throughout California. We have witnessed […]
