Centenary United Methodist Church celebrates its first Pride Month as a Reconciling Church

Submitted by Yami Lares, Admin Assistant and Communications Coordinator, Centenary UMC On November 10, 2024, the atmosphere was one of joy and celebration as Centenary United Methodist Church came to […]
June 2025 Immigration Update: Navigating the Current Landscape

During our Cherish Workshop at Annual Conference 2025, Monalisa Tu’itahi shared the following resources:
The Immigrants’ Creed | Calvin Institute of Worship

The Immigrants’ Creed shared during the Cherish Chat: Love Your Neighbor session at AC2025 is available from the Calvin Institute of Worship at this link.
Bishop Escobedo-Frank’s Statement for Los Angeles on the Care of Immigrants

STATEMENT FOR LOS ANGELES ON THE CARE OF IMMIGRANTSBishop Dottie Escobedo-FrankResident Bishop of the Los Angeles AreaThe United Methodist ChurchJune 7, 2025 This week I’ve been paying attention to the […]
We Baptize in Water, Not Whitewash: Why Racial Justice Belongs in Our Constitution

by Rev Allison Mark, Cal-Pac first-elect clergy delegate Let’s be honest. We can recite “Do no harm” until the hymnals fall off the pews, but unless we name the actual […]
FAQ: Required Training for Sexual Harassment and Discrimination Prevention

This page was last updated April 29, 2025 Frequently Asked Questions: Sexual Harassment Prevention Training Who needs to do training? How frequently? Where is the training? In2vate – also known […]
Cal-Pac Survey: Building Unity Across Faiths

The Cal-Pac Conference Council on Unity and Interreligious Relationships would like your feedback! Our council wants to know what relationships and/or programs your ministry or congregation has with other ministries/congregations […]
2025 JCEMT Grant Applications Now Open

The Justice and Compassion Essential Ministry Team (JCEMT) is currently accepting applications for our annual grants. We are offering three types of grants to support initiatives across the conference connection […]
JCEMT Updates on Immigration Enforcement Issues

UPDATES ON IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT ISSUES April 21, 2025 by Monalisa S. Tu’itahi, Conference Immigration Coordinator The Conference Justice and Compassion Ministries are committed to supporting the Annual Conference by providing […]
Webinar: Immigration Q&A

Tuesday, April 22 at 6 pm PDT: Join the Justice and Compassion Essential Ministry Team for a debriefing and Q&A about the latest on immigration issues and your church. Interim […]