United Methodist Church’s General Board of Church and Society Convenes in Los Angeles for Spring 2025 Board Meeting
photos by Joscie Cutchens and Alyssa Fisher TORRANCE, Calif. – March 26, 2025 – The General Board of Church and Society (GBCS) of The United Methodist Church gathered from March […]
Cal-Pac Ministries
The following is a list of active ministries in the conference in alphabetical order, with links to their webpages:
LA Fire Relief Update (WJ UMVIM)
The following update was provided by the Western Jurisdiction United Methodist Volunteers in Mission on March 6, 2025. It is because of you that we can announce that effective immediately, […]
Message of Support to Affected Congregations from Bishop Escobedo-Frank | March 2025
Bishop Escobedo-Frank offers a message of support to the additional congregations whose members lost homes and jobs during the fires in January 2025.
Cal-Pac youth support fire relief efforts
After seeing the heartbreaking impact of the LA fires, the youth at Claremont UMC turned their faith into action, building sifters to help families sift through the ashes of their […]
In Their Own Words: Updates from Altadena UMC and Community UMC of Pacific Palisades
Our communities in Altadena and Pacific Palisades have been through devastation over the last several weeks as fires consumed their church buildings and homes. In the below videos, members from […]
Resource: Prayer for the Gathered Community
A PRAYER FOR THE GATHERED COMMUNITY By Rev. Karin Ellis Holy One, Creator of us all, we come to you with everything that is in our hearts and everything we […]
Rev. Dr. Yvonne Boyd remembers Altadena UMC
photo from Google written by Rev. Dr. Yvonne Boyd “I find it very difficult to let a friend or beloved go into that country of no return. I answer the heroic […]
Litany Resource: January 15
Leader: As shock waves subside and realities surge,People: May the encompassing presence of God hold us secure. Leader: As instinctual cries wane and deep longings rise,People: May the Eternal One hear both our cries […]
Resources: LA Fire Survivors
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] Below are some external resources that may be helpful for those affected by the fires in Los Angeles: In partnership with FEMA, two (2) Disaster Recovery Centers […]