Downey UMC hosts World Peace Sunday 2026
Written by Rev. B.C. Biggerstaff, Downey UMC On September 20th, 2026, Downey United Methodist Church in metro Los Angeles hosted World Peace Sunday. Downey UMC held worship followed by a […]
San Diego Youth Walk the Border on Immersion Experience
Written by Christopher Kim (12th grade) Since July of 2026, our youth group from San Diego Yedam Church (Korean UMC of San Diego) has participated in the Cross-Cultural Leadership Program […]
Imperial Beach Neighborhood Center and Housing Break Ground
Photos provided by Katherine Pina PhotographyPress Release provided by Wakeland Housing and Scatena Media Group UNIQUE NEW PROJECT BREAKS GROUND IN IMPERIAL BEACH‘The Imperial Beach Neighborhood Center’ and ‘The Haven […]
St. John’s Watts dedicates sanctuary after two fires nearly destroy the church
By Larry R. Hygh, Jr., Ed.D. “No matter what we go through our foundation is the same, the foundation of Jesus Christ,” says Bishop Dottie Escobedo-Frank, resident Bishop of the […]
Cal-Pac Celebrates 70 Years of Clergywomen
During the 2026 Annual Conference session, Cal-Pac COSROW Co-Chairs Rev. Stephanie Rice and Ellen Evans Agee led a celebration of the 70th Anniversary of Women’s Ordination in the Methodist Tradition. […]
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 […]
A New Canvas for Inclusion: Santee UMC Paints a Bold Welcome
Photos provided by Carol Olewine and Santee UMCWritten by Dr. Alyssa Fisher, Cal-Pac Director of Communications At Santee UMC, sacred belonging is a call to action, and most recently, that […]
Solving Mysteries Together: South District Youth’s Live Action CLUE Night
Submitted by Pastor Jennifer Rath-Scott, Trinity UMC and South District Youth Coordinator One of the things the South District embraces especially well is its calling to live into the connectional […]
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 […]
The Body Of Christ Has AIDS: The Documentary the Church Needs to See
Written by Diana Beas Soto.Photos provided by Margaret Irwin and Stephen Hale. A new independent documentary, The Body of Christ Has AIDS, is asking the question that has gone largely […]