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by Alyssa Fisher, Director of Communicationsphotos provided by Rev. Allison Mark and Rev. Cathie Capp In November, a team, including members from University UMC of Irvine and Faith UMC of Torrance traveled to Tijuana to complete a home build with local organization Corazón. The team
Photos by Stephen Hale, Capital Hope ProductionsWritten by Alyssa Fisher Sunday, September 8, 2024 was a homecoming and reunion at Downey United Methodist Church, as it celebrated its 170th anniversary. Local politicians, former pastors, and congregants from the present and past gathered in the pews on Sunday,
by Rev. Jennifer Burns, Associate Pastor of Shepherd of the Hills On Sunday, August 18th, over a dozen people representing a diversity of ages and races, showed up at Long Beach Rescue Mission with one purpose: to serve. These “Worker Bees” meet once a month
Report from Rev. Dr. Lui Tran, Vice-Chair, Vietnamese UM National Caucus and Rev. Ken Suhr, Director of Leadership and Congregational Vitality for Cal-Pac. The 34th Convocation of Vietnamese United Methodists in the United States took place July 26-28, 2024 at West Anaheim United Methodist Church
Affordable housing projects at Inglewood First United Methodist Church and East Whittier United Methodist Church were featured in a recent article by The New York Times. Rev. Victor Cyrus-Franklin, pastor of Inglewood First United Methodist Church, was interviewed about plans for 60 studio apartments on
On February 17th, 2024, a special Pow Wow was held at Native American United Methodist Church in Anaheim, CA. People from all over California, various states, and even Oklahoma gathered to honor and celebrate the 90th birthday of Winnie Esther James, a recognized elder in the
In January, California suffered a series of strong storms that resulted in the flooding and damage to land, homes, and our churches. Echo Park United Methodist Church sustained severe damage to its building, and the church recently discovered that its tower is in a state
Thanks to the community at St. Paul’s United Methodist in North Redondo Beach, a family who recently arrived from Ukraine now has a home, jobs, and place of worship. Lesia Nikitienko, her husband, Roman, daughter, Eliza, and their dog arrived in November after spending 12
May 26, 2023 Peers nominate recipients for being agents of transformation and healing in the world and for living their alma mater’s mission and values. During the 66 Years on Route 66 celebration dinner, held at Claremont School of Theology on May 15, 2023, Bishop Cedrick D.
June 5, 2023 Note: This piece has been translated from the original article in Korean with minor edits. On May 15, Claremont Theological Seminary (CST), before its announced move to Westwood, held an event called “66 Years on Route 66” to commemorate the journey of
