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TARGET GIFT CARDS We are collecting gift cards to Target for clothing and other immediate needs items. Please send gift cards of any denomination to the conference office for distribution:Denyse Barnesc/o California-Pacific Annual ConferencePO Box 6006Pasadena, CA 91102-6006 MONETARY DONATIONS: We’ve set up a special fund – the Los Angeles Fires Recovery Fund – where […]
The full update from today’s email can be read at this link. We are relieved to see the news that firefighters have begun containment of all active fires. Today, Bishop Escobedo-Frank and the Cabinet met with affected churches to find out what is needed and to begin to provide resources. We continue to pray for […]
In response to this week’s disasters, your Connectional Ministries team has prepared a litany for use in your upcoming services. You can download the litany as a document, PDF, or already placed on PowerPoint slides at this link. LA Fires Litany and Prayer Leader: God, our refuge and our strength, our ever-present help in the […]
by Rev. Catie Coots, East District Change Managerphoto from Community UMC of Pacific Palisades The fires are still burning as I write this. We don’t know yet the totality of our losses. But we know we have lost two of our churches. The buildings of Altadena UMC and Community UMC of Pacific Palisades are reduced […]
by Heather Hahn, UM News The original article can be read at this link >> As wind-blown wildfires ravage Los Angeles County, United Methodists are doing what they can to offer shelter and address immediate needs. They are also starting to count their own losses — which include the destruction of church members’ homes and […]
MESSAGE FROM BISHOP ESCOBEDO-FRANK Today the sky in Pasadena is different. The air is filled with ashes and the sun looks red. The sky is reflecting the reality that things have changed. The change is that we see the need before us; we feel our own vulnerability, and we know our need for God and […]
You can read this letter as a PDF at this link. In-The-Moment Support During Critical Times We previously announced a new program of counseling, coaching and work-life benefits that is available at no cost to employees beginning this month. With the unprecedented devastation resulting from the fires and wind that many employees of Cal-Pac churches, […]
Update: Our most recent update from Thursday, January 9, can be found at this link. We welcome your contributions to recovery efforts from the fires and wind. You can donate directly at calpacumc.org/donate. Cal-Pac Community, we are praying continuously for you as we all navigate the unfolding situations with fires burning throughout Southern California. This […]
Bishop Escobedo-Frank and the Cabinet have announced the first appointments for the 2025 year. Appointment announcements will be added to the announcement page as they are available throughout the calendar year.
THE EPISCOPAL OFFICE AND THE BOARD OF PENSION AND HEALTH BENEFITS It is with sadness that we inform you of the death of Rev. Thomas Dong Hyung Kim, a retired member of the California-Pacific Conference, on December 18, 2024. Rev. Kim is survived by his children, Christine, Grace, Eunice, and Shin. A memorial service is being […]
