Cal-Pac Retreats: Abundance, Reciprocity, and Community Connection
Written by Rev. Marlene Urban-Funk, Associate Director of Cal-Pac Retreat MinistriesPictures provided by Rev. Urban-Funk and Cal-Pac Communications On May 14 – 16, 2026 eight people from across the Cal-Pac […]
CalPac’s South District Immigrant Ministries Border Immersion Experience
Written by Jeanne Graham of Community UMC Huntington Beach, CA On May 11, members of the Cal-Pac South District Immigrant Ministries collaborative participated in a cross-border immersion experience in Tijuana […]
Recording: Feeding Ministries
Learning Lab: Follow the Food Monday, April 27, 2026 – Learn about starting or growing a feeding ministry in your church as Rev. John Farley and a Panel of Pioneering […]
2026 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 […]
Recording: Eco-Ministries
Hear from our Eco-Ministry Task Force to learn about creating opportunities for creation care in your local church, whether you’re starting small or going super green! Below is the recording […]
Spring 2026 Update: Immigration Ministries
Over the past few months, the Immigration Ministries team has been focused on scaling support across our districts and local churches. District response teams have been equipped with strategies to […]
Upcoming Volunteers in Mission Training Opportunities
UMVIM has just added online Team Leader training opportunities for 2026! These will be a 4-week online Team Leader Training course via Zoom meeting. This is for first-time mission team leaders […]
Growing Church Conference Gathers in San Diego
Report submitted by Rev. Hongyun Won (Committee of Korean Ministry) The 2026 Growing Church Conference (GCC) is a long-standing tradition of the Western Jurisdiction of the UMC, where Korean pastors […]
Pacific Waves Newsletter January 2026
The January 2026 Pacific Waves Newsletter can be accessed at this link.
Cal-Pac to Launch Food Ministry Survey Project
Partners in Ministry, “The day was drawing to a close, and the twelve came to him and said: ‘Send the crowd away; so they may go into the surrounding villages […]