Cal-Pac Voices Support for Imperial Beach Neighborhood Center
On Wednesday, August 7th, over 60 supporters from Cal-Pac (laity and clergy) gathered at the City Council to stand in support of the Imperial Beach Neighborhood Center. At stake was […]
Anti-racist Book Study: When God Became White
There will be a Group Book Study via Zoom (4 weeks in September) that welcomes ALL to join. The Discipleship Ministries of The United Methodist Church partners with the Anti-racist […]
Not your parents’ VBS: How vacation Bible schools are changing to meet new needs
This article originally appeared on NPR.by Jason DeRose Welcome to “Messy Camp”At First United Methodist Church in Santa Monica, youth minister Jamie Jones expected about 30 kids for what she’s […]
Survey Now Open: Help Shape the Future of Our Conference
At the 2024 Annual Conference, the journey of our conference toward greater sustainability, equity, and transparency was shared. Part of that journey included welcoming a new interim treasurer, Christy Drenner, […]
August 1, 2024 Letter from Bishop Escobedo-Frank
You can download a PDF of this letter at this link. August 1, 2024 Dear California-Pacific Conference, Today is the first day of my time away. I will take August […]
Apply for Earthkeepers Training in October
Global Ministries of The United Methodist Church is looking for individuals and teams to lead bold, grassroots, antiracist environmental projects in their communities as part of their EarthKeepers program. Everything […]
Chino UMC Receives Grant for Community Outreach
photo courtesy of Jennifer Hampton On Wednesday, May 29th, Chino UMC was honored with a $2,500 donation from Stater Bros Charities to support their community outreach programs. The local Stater […]
Ramona Lutheran and Methodist churches to start sharing a sanctuary
This is an excerpt from an article published July 2, 2024 in the San Diego Union-Tribune. Spirit of Joy Lutheran Church and Ramona United Methodist Church have plans to start […]
Message from Bishop Escobedo-Frank: Violence is not our way
Dear Beloved Friends, I received a text during meetings yesterday about the shooting at the Trump political rally. Since we were with the Western Jurisdiction Colllege of Bishops, we stopped, […]
Sandra K. Olewine elected as bishop
photo by Patrick Scriven for WJ Communications This article originally appeared on the Western Jurisdiction website. The Rev. Sandra K. Olewine, assistant to the bishop in the California-Pacific Conference, has […]