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As you know, beginning July 1, 2015, California required paid sick leave for all employees which, while providing a great benefit to many, generated questions from the churches in the California-Pacific Conference given that many, at that time, did not offer a sick pay benefit
Enrollment Period: November 7-29, 2023 There are no plan changes to our current health and dental plans through the Conference, and they will continue to be available in 2024. If you are enrolled and satisfied with your health/dental plans, there is no need to fill out any new forms, as
October 25, 2023 PHNOM PENH – “God invites us to put our commitment on the table in the name of service to the people…because we are connected to one another,” said Bishop Israel Maestrado Painit of the Davao Episcopal Area in the Philippines during his
October 20, 2023 PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA – The Fall 2023 report of the chief mission officer of The United Methodist Church reviewed the work of the General Board of Global Ministries across the last four years of unprecedented challenges and anticipated new opportunities and unresolved issues
Persistent bias and unchecked ableism have spurred historic proposed rule changes in Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act in order to stop discrimination on the basis of disability in health and human service programs. October 5, 2023 On September 7, 2023, the Biden Administration announced
September 20, 2023 Exciting. Invigorating. Encouraging. Empowering. A safe place to breathe. A safe place to be. A sanctuary to “Be You” — that was the atmosphere of the national meeting of The Black Clergywomen of The United Methodist Church. Black Clergywomen gathered in Washington July
We are at a pivotal point in our legislative process as the coming weeks will determine funding that implicates all five of Church and Society’s priorities of climate, poverty, health, peace, and civil and human rights. September 19, 2023 As United Methodists, we have a
Alina Saucedo, our Seminary Intern, reflects on her experience this summer. Her area of focus has been the maternal mortality crisis in the United States of America. August 8, 2023 About a year ago, I witnessed first-hand how discriminatory healthcare can harm a pregnant woman’s
2023 Summer Newsletter from the UMC Global AIDS Committee July 12, 2023 A Word from Bishop Julius C. Trimble, Chair of the UMC Global AIDS Committee: The words of Jesus to his disciples in the Gospel of Matthew remind us that when we serve those
New GBCS theological intern shares her background, interest and motivation for Economic, Health, and Gender advocacy work. June 20, 2023 As followers of Christ, one wonders what God’s plans for our lives are and where God is calling us to be, grow, and serve. In
