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Now you can order updated materials from Church and Society’s website for events, rallies, trainings, Bible studies and meetings. April 10, 2023 The online store is open to place orders and receive GBCS materials shipped directly to you within seven – ten days. To reduce
United Methodists Observe Native American Ministries Sunday on April 23, 2023 Since 1989, United Methodist congregations have observed the third Sunday after Easter as Native American Ministries Sunday. The purpose is to elevate and support the contributions and voices of Native/Indigenous people in our church.
The California-Pacific Conference’s vision: Ending Spiritual and Physical Hunger resonates and inspires the laity and clergy of our area to give, lead, and serve in new and exciting ways. Each week we will share a video from one of our churches that is living into
Due to unjust immigration policies, migrants are not granted their right to apply for asylum. Instead, families are forced to remain on the southern border living in dangerous conditions and unable to return to their home countries. On May 10th, 2023, the Sisters of St.
March 26, 2023 Friendship Park is the historic border meeting place at the western edge of the US-Mexico border, overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Friends and families from both nations have been meeting at this place for generations. Every Sunday afternoon since November 2011, people from
April 4, 2023 Morganton, North Carolina, is in the Blue Ridge Mountains, about a four-hour drive from the Atlantic Ocean. It’s not exactly lighthouse country. But the First United Methodist Church of Morganton is a Lighthouse Congregation, and so proud to be one that it just
The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was accused of harming the struggle for civil rights and stepping out of line when taking a stance against excessive military spending. However, Dr. King realized the connection between the struggle for civil and human rights, government spending
by Alicia Hortiales, 9th grade A sunny day welcomed everyone to the Welcoming Fiesta. The service on March 18, 2023, at 11 am, took place in the Huntington Park United Methodist Church. The service opened up with bringing in the light of God by lighting
Beloved Cal-Pac family, What a busy few months we have had across our conference. We are getting ready to launch our grant process for three different grants – Hunger, Justice & Compassion Essential Ministry Team (JCEMT), and Peace with Justice. So please keep a look out
March 31, 2023 “I feel scared.” “I feel hurt.” “I feel numb.” “Is this the new normal?” Across the United States, children and teens are grappling with such feelings in the aftermath of yet another school shooting — this time in Nashville, Tennessee. The best
