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April 28-30, 2023 PDTin person: Register HERE to attend in person at First UMC of San Diegoonline: Register HERE to attend via Zoom. Topic Overview The Pattern of Change: Change in the church is nothing new. Dr. Michael Christensen will help us examine social paradigm shifts, historic turning
Are you searching for a creative study to use during Lent this year? Do you want something that’s accessible?You know, something where anyone can facilitate the group?Something that is available in person or online?Maybe something that reminds all of us the God created us to
Cal-Pac California Legislative Advocacy Team:Affordable Housing, Homelessness, and Food Security First Meeting – Wednesday, March 1 @ 6:00 pm PST on Zoom http://www.calpacumc.org/advocacyteamsignup We all know that affordable housing, homelessness, and food insecurity are painful, urgent needs in Southern California. State legislators are working hard
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
Faithful Lent: Connecting the Practices of Lent and Anti-racism is a new Lenten resource for congregations to use in a small group setting. The purpose of this study is to make explicit connections between the traditions of Lent and the work of anti-racism without forcing either
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
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
February 2, 2023 Over forty leading Californians have released an open letter to President Joe Biden, asking him to stop plans to erect enormous 30-foot walls across Friendship Park, the historic meeting place at the westernmost end of the US-Mexico border. Signers of the letter
The Western Jurisdiction LGBTQIA+ Ministries team recently connected with a fellowship of young trans women in Uganda. The women are living in basic conditions in a challenging area of the country with limited resources. Many have been ejected from their homes and churches because of
February 2, 2023 United Methodist Women is now called United Women in Faith. Methodist suffragette and temperance advocate Frances Willard had a longtime female partner. What are respectful ways to refer to different ethnicities? In the first 12 chapters of the updated denomination history book “American
