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Laity Council

Laity Council of the California-Pacific Conference is dedicated to supporting our local diverse churches through identifying, training, equipping, and transforming Christian disciples and lay leaders into fruitful, spirit-led leaders.

RESOURCES

Mele Maka
Conference Lay Leader
805.217.1901 | melemaka@gmail.com

East District:

  • Diane Gin, Lay Leader
    323.243.5323 | dlokgin@aol.com
  • Annie Solomon, Lay Leader
    760.221.6650 | solomonlouise75@gmail.com
  • Taufa Tenisi, Lay Leader
    909.232.5410 | ttenisi82@gmail.com

Hawaiʻi District:

  • Tupou Seini Kelemeni, Lay Leader
    808.548.9860 | ts_kelemeni@yahoo.com
  • Simon Sansano, Lay Leader
    808.258.1057 | simon.sansano@gmail.com

North District:

  • Patty Tokahuta-Kelsey, Lay Leader
    818.795.9086 | pattyfumc@gmail.com
  • Norman Kelsey, Lay Leader
    818.744.3767 | normbat@hotmail.com
  • JP Harris, Assoc. Lay Leader
    626.664.3116 | jpthenvgtr@gmail.com
  • Kimberly Brush, Assoc. Lay Leader
    | bbrushkei@yahoo.com
  • Wanda McNeal, Assoc. Lay Leader
    | shadyhaven@aol.com
  • Gloria Wright, Assoc. Lay Leader
    | accountant@pumchurch.com

South District:

  • Michael Mitchell, Lay Leader
    760.717.0797 | imichael.mitchell@yahoo.com
  • Viliami Tupou, Assoc. Lay Leader
    562.359.8788 | willtupou002@gmail.com

West District:

  • Ana Goar-Johnson, Lay Leader
    562.762.9484 | anaikavuka@yahoo.com
  • Jackeline Vazquez, Lay Leader
    562.319.3862 | jv0624@icloud.com

Other Laity Council Contacts:

Melissa Basch
Conference Director, Lay Servant Ministries
619.246.7702 | melissa.basch@hopeumc.com

Jacqueline ‘Jackie’ Campbell
Cal-Pac United Women in Faith Representative
310.922.2647 | msjjbc@aol.com

  • Radical, Christ-centered leaderships
  • Cultural, race and LGBTQIA+ relevant
  • Leadership training and development for all generations
  • Leadership competency that is multi-contextual, multi-cultural, multi-racial and cross-cultural
  • Extensive collaboration, transparency and accountability
  • An integrated process of recruiting, training and supporting laity, lay servant ministry and local lay leaders who are competent and going on to perfection resulting in a dynamic vital and growing ministry
EAST DISTRICT – Priority: “Supporting ministries that serve young laity”
HAWAIʻI DISTRICT – Priority: “Developing the skills of laity to lead the church into a digital, community centered and inclusive future”
NORTH DISTRICT – Priority: “Increasing and improving communication from the Annual Conference to Laity”
SOUTH DISTRICT – Priority: “Creating networks of support amongst laity for ministries that serve our communities”
WEST DISTRICT – Priority: “Amplifying the voice and participation of laity on important social justice matters (such as immigration, food insecurity, anti-racism, homelessness)”
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