Commissioning of Missionaries at General Conference
By Rev. Dr. Judy Chung, Reserve Clergy Delegate and Executive Director of Missionary Service at Global Ministries This morning at General Conference, 16 missionaries are being commissioned as the Missionaries […]
Message from Bishop Escobedo-Frank: General Conference Update May 1
Bishop Escobedo-Frank shares about an exciting vote to remove the ban on gay clergy at the UMC General Conference in Charlotte, North Carolina. Transcript: Dear preacher, Dear lay leader, Dear […]
Remembering Rev. Nancy Grissom Self
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] THE EPISCOPAL OFFICE AND THE BOARD OF PENSION AND HEALTH BENEFITS It is with sadness that we inform you of the death of Rev. Nancy Grissom Self, a retired […]
Remembering Mrs. Greta McGregor
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] THE EPISCOPAL OFFICE AND THE BOARD OF PENSION AND HEALTH BENEFITS It is with sadness that we inform you of the death of Mrs. Greta McGregor, the spouse of […]
Capturing voices, preserving legacies: GCAH introduces oral history app
The General Commission on Archives and History (GCAH) announced Monday that it has been pilot-testing a new mobile app for recording and submitting oral histories. In a press conference, Dr. […]
Cal-Pac Affordable Housing Efforts Featured in New York Times
Affordable housing projects at Inglewood First United Methodist Church and East Whittier United Methodist Church were featured in a recent article by The New York Times. Rev. Victor Cyrus-Franklin, pastor […]
Bishop Dottie Escobedo-Frank Shares Message at Korean Community Gathering
Bishop Dottie Escobedo-Frank spoke during a Korean Community Gathering service on Sunday evening at Myers Park UMC. Speaking from Luke 14, Bishop Escobedo-Frank reminded us of our shared cultural traditions […]
Note from General Conference by Katharine Henry
Dear people of the California-Pacific Annual Conference, I am here in Charlotte, NC as one of your lay reserve delegates. I am loving seeing Cal-Pac friends, old and new! There […]
A Devotion for the Fourth Day of General Conference
By Allison Mark, Clergy Delegate to General Conference Scripture for Reflection:“A New Day will dawn on us from above because God’s love is loving and merciful.” (Luke 1:78) [The greater story […]
Message from Bishop Escobedo-Frank: Update at General Conference
Transcript:Hello everyone. Greetings from General conference in Charlotte. I just wanted to say hello to you today, and let you know that the spirit of the Lord is here. The […]