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The Museum of Social Justice (MoSJ) is dedicated to telling the neglected stories of the diverse people of Los Angeles from the perspective of marginalized groups. Its exhibitions have amplified the voices of Black and Brown people and many others who have been excluded from
The Los Angeles City Council Tuesday honored civil rights leader Rev. James Lawson, three days ahead of his 95th birthday, by declaring Sept. 22 as “Rev. James Lawson Jr. Day” annually in the city. The council recently passed a resolution commemorating Lawson, and a celebration
by Kilohana UMC After consecutive years of Sierra Service Projects (SSP) in the western U.S., a group of 19 from the Santa Maria First United Methodist Church and their youth director, Jenny Greenelsh, decided to try something else this past July. In collaboration with Kilohana
September 12, 2023 LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Known as one of the pioneering architects of the civil rights movement, Rev. James Lawson Jr., for more than half a century, has been a force for justice and an influential teacher of non-violence. In honor of Rev. Lawson’s leadership
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Carol Conger-Cross, long time Director of the Guatemala Project, a mission project of the California-Pacific Conference, and member of La Mesa First United Methodist Church. Carol passed away comfortably on August 8 with husband Dale
“Sabbath: An Ancient Tradition Meets the Modern World” is a documentary with an agenda. The film’s director, Martin Doblmeier, believes that setting apart one day a week to rest and reflect is desperately needed in our go-go, social-media-saturated society. “In generations past, it was an obligatory
September 4, 2023 Bishop Melvin Talbert died on August 3rd at the age of 89. One of seven children born to sharecropper parents in rural Louisiana, he was ordained a pastor in 1963 into a segregated Methodist church. He was elected and served as bishop
August 31, 2023 Vulnerable families in the Davao Area now have access to clean water thanks to a rainwater-harvesting project led by The United Methodist Church in the Philippines. Without a sustainable water source, people living in Barangay Novele and other nearby neighborhoods suffered from
August 30, 2023 It’s the first sermon by a new pastor at the church. She is not Caucasian. “What did you think of our new pastor?” one congregation member asks another. The reply: “Well, actually, I don’t know what I think, because I couldn’t understand
2023년 8월 29일 Read in English 기독교대한감리회, 연합감리교회, 세계감리교회협의회가 주최한 제4차 한반도 평화를 위한 라운드테이블이 8월 28일과 29일 양일간 서울 앰배서더 호텔과 광림교회에서 열렸다. 2016년 미국 휴스턴에서 최초로 한반도 평화를 위한 라운드테이블이 개최된 이후, 2017년에는 서울에서 2차 회의가, 2018년에는 애틀랜타에서 3차 회의가 열렸으나, 코로나19의 전
