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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
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
The LA For All Healing Circles are open dialogues to build a better Los Angeles held virtually or in-person to foster stronger community bonds, support community-based organizations, and provide safe spaces for Angelenos to discuss the impacts of racial trauma, identity, systemic racism, and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Join justice-seeking United Methodists in the California-Pacific Conference for an important day of discussion and planning for the long-term work of dismantling racism in our church and our society. Saturday, February 11, 2023 (10 AM – 3 PM PST | 8 AM – 1 PM
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
December 30, 2022 The approach of the new year should be a time of hope. As a pastor, I also see loneliness as families remain separated from a loved one in jail. And as someone who has been in jail, I know firsthand what it
The California-Pacific Conference Congregational Loan Fund seeks to help local churches that might need to take care of deferred maintenance, make the church ADA compliant, add new classrooms, and/or to update their facilities. In the past, churches have obtained loans and repaid them successfully in
Don’t require the ‘emotional labor’ of Black, Indigenous and People of Color Emotional labor refers to how one manages or regulates emotional expressions with others in a workplace or social setting. In the work of racial justice, some white people expect, Black, Indigenous, and
