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March 17, 2022 The name change that’s transformed “United Methodist Women” into “United Women in Faith” was announced the same day word came that General Conference was being delayed again, this time until 2024. That timing overshadowed the changes to this 153-year-old organization, which go deeper than
To say Cody Clark has a busy schedule at Patrick Henry High School may be an understatement. Clark works as a history teacher and athletic director. If that is not enough to keep him busy, he also serves as head coach for boys’ varsity soccer.
Faith with spiritual refugees? Check.Services for social refugees? Check. That is holiness in the United Methodist way coming alive through Refuge Ministry at Echo Park United Methodist Church as well as their non-profit organization entitled, “Echo Park Immigration Center” (E.P.I.C.). Since the last time California-Pacific
March 3, 2022 As Russia’s assault on Ukraine intensifies, United Methodists near the besieged country are finding ways to help with the flood of more than 1 million refugees. So are United Methodists in western Ukraine, such as the Rev. Volodymyr Prokip, in Lviv, who described
by Micah RennerJan. 30, 2022 It started with a direct message in the fall of 2020. I had not been raised in the church but rather found faith in Christianity as an adult. I chose to attend a small, private Christian college in 2019 after
For many years California law has mandated sexual harassment prevention training for supervisors with 50 or more employees. In September of 2018 the law was expanded to mandate training for both supervisors and non-supervisory employees for businesses with five or more employees. This meant that
How to register your church through in2vate In order for your church to use the Sexual Harassment and Discrimination training provided by Philadelphia Insurance through in2vate, you must register your church. Each church has their own account in in2vate. Each church identifies an administrator. This
While the country’s politically conservative congregations far outnumber other faith communities, left-leaning houses of worship are on the rise in the U.S., according to a recently published National Congregations Study. If tax laws permitted, liberal congregations would be more likely to publicly endorse or oppose a
by Jim PattersonFeb. 16, 2022 It’s 45 minutes before Sunday services start at John Wesley United Methodist Church, but already the sounds of a bassist and drummer warming up rumble through the sanctuary. Angel Haynes strides in, armed with a tambourine adorned with flowing blue
The Conference has received multiple questions from churches regarding the CalSavers Retirement Savings Program. We thought it would be helpful to provide a brief summary of CalSavers and what this Program means to churches. Checking in with our Chancellor, she indicates CalSavers was established by
