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It is with full hearts of thanks for the outpouring of generosity from 25 California-Pacific churches, plus 8 other organizations and individuals, that provided school supplies, backpacks, comforters, snacks, gift cards, shampoo and conditioner, body wash, and more to Sherman Indian High School in Riverside
The Committee on Native American Ministries (CONAM) of the California-Pacific Conference is collecting school supplies for Sherman Indian High School in Riverside, California. Sherman Indian High School, formerly Sherman Indian Institute, was established in Perris, CA, 1892, as a U.S. Boarding School. Now in Riverside, CA, Sherman IHS is one
Since 1989, United Methodist congregations have observed the third Sunday after Easter as Native American Ministries Sunday. The purpose is to elevate and support the contributions and voices of Native/Indigenous people in our church. A special financial offering on this day goes to support specific
The official day set to celebrate Native American Ministries Sunday 2022 is May 1, 2022. All are encouraged to celebrate this Sunday on any Sunday throughout the year. Native American Ministries Sunday serves to remind United Methodists of the gifts and contributions made by Native Americans
November is U.S. Native American Heritage Month and The General Commission on Religion and Race (GCORR) has developed an infographic to help us learn more. The downloadable infographic, available in PDF via R-Squared, highlights some of the experienced challenges in the oppression of the diversity
From Popes to Presidents, the “Doctrine of Discovery” has empowered global leaders to change the lives of indigenous people throughout history. The Doctrine is a theological and legal concept that has legitimized the seizure of indigenous people’s lands by those from supposedly Christian nations. This
Several California-Pacific Conference congregations provide items and donations in support of Sherman Indian High School. The director, Lorene Sisquoc, put out a call for school supplies, comforters, snacks, and beach towels. According to Revered Gregory Douglass, Pastor of Native American United Methodist Church (Anaheim, CA), approximately 100 backpacks were gathered, along with
The Virginia Native American Committee on Ministry is sponsoring a virtual all-Nations family camp at 7 PM EDT (4 PM PDT; 1 PM HST) Thursday, July 29, 2021, with the theme “Into the Creator’s Circle – Fully Native, Fully Believing”. Nitapewak–Welcome Friends! This two-hour event
The Committee on Native American Ministries (CONAM) of the California-Pacific Conference is collecting school supplies for Sherman Indian High School in Riverside, California. Sherman Indian High School is one of four residential schools for Native Americans still operated by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), now under the division of Indian
The official day of Native American Ministries Sunday 2021 is April 18, 2021. All are encouraged to celebrate this Sunday on any Sunday throughout the year. Most Americans today recognize that the history following the arrival of the large canoes bore little resemblance to the one
