Today, Juneteenth is a recognized holiday in most U.S. states, and many African Americans (and allies) commemorate Juneteenth through family gatherings, community cookouts and picnics, cultural and educational events, worship and prayer, and collective action. The symbolic meaning of the delayed emancipation for Black Americans
The Justice and Compassion Grant is for the purpose of empowering, connecting, and resourcing laity, clergy, congregations and communities as they meaningfully engage in ministries of justice and compassion both locally and globally. The application for 2021 Justice & Compassion Grants are now available. The Justice
Interested in becoming a Global Mission Fellow? Apply now to become a US-2 Track Fellow! Fellows who serve in the US-2 Track have witnessed the deep-rooted systems of injustice in their own country and desire to advocate for change. Fellows form meaningful relationships with the
Apply now for the 2021 Cal-Pac Hunger Grant. Hunger Grants are administered by the Hunger, Homelessness, Affordable Housing Task Force, which is part of the Justice & Compassion EMT. The maximum grant for 2021 is $500. Since the 1970’s, the Cal-Pac Hunger Grant has been resourcing churches
Angered and deeply troubled by the killings of unarmed black individuals, the Asian American Language Ministry Plan, the New Federation of Asian American United Methodists and the General Board of Church and Society launched a six part webinar series this past summer called “Raise Up
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,
The following prayer was delivered by Rev. David Farley, Cal-Pac Director of Justice and Compassion Ministries, The United Methodist Church at a gathering of advocates for unaccompanied migrant children at Port Hueneme, Ventura, CA on Tuesday, July 8, 2014. O God of all Creation and
On Saturday, March 15, 2014, from 9:00AM to 3:00PM, at The Neighborhood/La Vecinidad (507 Pacific Ave., Long Beach, CA 90802), informative presentations will be offered on the following topics: Know your rights in the work place Know your rights when you are detained by law