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October 1, 2023 I have loved and studied the Bible for over 55 years. I was not raised in any church, and only began attending regularly while I was in college. After meeting my wife of 54 years, who was raised in a Methodist and
August 18, 2023 I’d like to see us add one word to our beloved Pledge of Allegiance. Let it say, “I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible,
June 30, 2023 We lament the recent Supreme Court decisions, which struck down the use of affirmative action in higher education, gave permission for businesses to discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation, and blocked even modest relief for overburdened student loans borrowers. As a
April 17, 2023 Those who helped clean up Christ Church by the Sea early Saturday morning recalled later the shocking vision that had awaited them when they arrived: piles and piles of shattered stained glass. The glass was not only piled on the ground near
March 8, 2023 Officials at one Costa Mesa church were stunned Sunday to arrive at the property and see evidence of a burglary and even more stunned later, while making a report to police, when the suspect was found hiding at the scene. Rev. Matt
The JCEMT invites you to Join our Cal-Pac Child Poverty Task Force, United University Church, Peace Camp/Peace Kids/Youth Leadership and Fair Immigration Reform Coalition in calling on our politicians to work to ELIMINATE CHILD POVERTY as we call for the following actions: Preserve and Build More Affordable Housing Increase
Grants for programs and projects that engage with the poor and combat the diseases of poverty are now available from the Justice and Compassion Essential Ministries Team. Apply online or download a paper application and submit by May 22, 2016. [tw-button size=”medium” background=”” color=”” target=”_blank”
Approximately 30 United Methodists from across the Cal-Pac Conference, joining 60 from other conferences, were encouraged to be “Stepping Out in Faith” for justice in the world at the first of many retreats of the Western Methodist Justice Movement. The retreat was sponsored, in part,
Dear colleagues and friends, We know that many of you join us in being concerned about the urgent humanitarian need at our border and in our communities as thousands of refugee children flee violence and instability, seeking a safe haven here in the U.S. Photos
With microphone in hand, Rev. Jennifer Gutierrez addressed the crowd of 1,000 people as a clergy speaker saying, “Somos un pueblo de esperanza (We are a people of hope)!” On May Day 2014, Interim Director of Justice and Compassion Ministries of the California-Pacific Conference, Rev.
