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January 6, 2023 “This is the first time I have ever felt comfortable in front of a computer!” – Charles, a Saint Mark computer lab client The South Los Angeles neighborhood that is home to Saint Mark United Methodist Church is populated by a mix
ViaFaith McCullough is currently an ImpactOK2 Resident in the Oklahoma Annual Conference. The General Board of Church and Society (GBCS) Ethnic Young Adult (EYA) program is for young justice seekers willing to unpack their faith and identity and develop a deeper understanding of justice. Interns
The Imago Dei (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion) Lenten Bible Study is a five-week study written in the style of Lectio Divina. In this form of Bible study all participants are equal, all insights are of equal value, and there are no wrong answers to correct. This
January 31, 2023 Centenary United Methodist Church’s regular Sunday worship service was anything but routine. The Memphis, Tennessee, church — where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. met with striking sanitation workers just days before being assassinated — now gathered to mourn Tyre Nichols, another
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
January 24, 2023 The Rev. Dennis Blackwell is weary of the news reports of people being shot, many times Black people. “Every morning, I turn the television on,” said Blackwell, a United Methodist pastor at Asbury Community Church in Woodlynne, New Jersey. “There are people
Beloved California-Pacific UM Family, Today we learned of the shooting at Monterey Park on the Lunar New Year holiday. Ten beloved souls lost their lives, and others were injured and traumatized. As I absorbed the news over the course of the day, my heart became
As a local church pastor, I know it seems like “one more thing” to attend the Loss Prevention Workshops sponsored by HUB International and Philadelphia Insurance, and to try to get lay people from your church to join you. But I’ve learned that these sessions
It’s no secret that the Christian church has struggled with its acceptance and understanding of the LGBTQIA+ community. It has been a complicated and, at times, detrimental relationship. Through various church teachings and biblical interpretations many view homosexuality as incompatible with Christian teaching. To be
We invite you to download a digital version of the UM Handbook, which is also available in French, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish. Note: We will not be reprinting this resource until after the 2024 General Conference session. The UM Handbook for the next quadrennium (2025–2028) will be available in early
