Flourishing: Plant a Garden
🌱🌴🪴Have you planted your garden yet? Bishop Escobedo-Frank challenged us all at Annual Conference to plant a garden this year as part of our journey to Flourish! Whether it’s a […]
Bishop Escobedo-Frank Calls for Special Called Session October 5
Dear Clergy and Lay Members of The California-Pacific Annual Conference, In accordance with our standing rules and ¶603.5 of the Book of Discipline, I hereby call for a Special Called […]
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, […]
2024 Western Jurisdictional Conference Resources
The 2024 Western Jurisdictional Conference is currently underway in Spokane, Washington. The following are resources to follow developments, news, and stories emerging from the gathering:
The Western Jurisdiction Episcopal Election Process 2024
From the Western Jurisdiction Committee on Episcopacy (WJCOE), July 5, 2024 Introduction The United Methodist Church is journeying through a time of significant change and we are living into that […]
Western Jurisdiction to elect two bishops when it gathers for 2024 conference
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJuly 3, 2024 The Western Jurisdiction (WJ) learned today that it must elect two bishops when delegates gather for the 2024 jurisdictional conference next week (July 10-13) at the Centennial […]
Report of the 40th California-Pacific Annual Conference Session
The California-Pacific Annual Conference held its 40th annual session in Burbank, California from June 12 to 15, 2024. Bishop Dottie Escobedo-Frank presided over the session with the theme of “Flourish.” […]
Conference Children Raise Over $400 for World Central Kitchen
At this year’s Annual Conference, the spirit of generosity and community started small as the children in our childcare program came together to make a meaningful impact on the world. […]
Call for Nominations: Jurisdictional Pool and General Church Boards
As you may have heard at the Annual Conference, Cal-Pac held a strong presence at the recent General Conference through not only our delegation but also our leadership and participation in […]
Message from Bishop Escobedo-Frank: General Conference Update May 4
Click here to download this message as a PDF. May 4, 2024 Dear California-Pacific Conference, Greetings to you on this beautiful day in Charlotte, North Carolina. I am finishing up […]