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Order One Great Hour of Sharing Resources Now

One Great Hour of Sharing is just a few weeks away, so now is the time to order your free offering resources. This year One Great Hour of Sharing will be celebrated on March 18. Use the links below and plan to promote this offering, which supports the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) so that it may respond immediately and effectively to emergencies around the world. Order materials Give online now When you give to One Great Hour of Sharing, you help to...

Plan Now for Human Relations Day, Jan. 15

Even though Advent has just gotten underway, it's time to make plans to observe Human Relations Day on Jan. 15 – one of the six Special Sundays observed in The United Methodist Church with a special offering. The Human Relations Day offering supports ministries that advocate for those who often are on the margins of society.   The video at right highlights the Fountain of Youth Foundations in New Orleans, a grassroots organization helped by the General Board of Global Ministries'...

GBHEM Awards Loans and Scholarships to 40 Cal-Nev Students

GBHEM's Office of Loans and Scholarships will be awarding more than 2,600 students a total of $5.3 million in award money for 2011 – including nearly $75,000 distributed among 40 students in the California-Nevada Annual Conference. Pastors received certificates for their congregants to acknowledge these recipients on Student Day, November 27, 2011.   Overall, of those awarded, nearly 2,300 were under the age of 35, and more than 500 are enrolled in seminary pursuing a Masters of...

Observe United Methodist Student Day on Nov. 27

United Methodist Student Day is just days away. However, you still have time to order free resources – and to download others – to promote this Nov. 27 offering. Your gifts on United Methodist Student Day pave the way for United Methodist students to pursue higher education. Aspiring nurses, doctors, teachers, counselors, clergy and others receive the support of the Church they love when you give to this special offering.   Doo-Hee Jeong, international studies student...

Download Resources Now for World Communion Sunday " Making a Difference in Sierra Leone

World Communion Sunday will be here soon – on Oct. 2. Your participation in this Special Sunday is vital to developing United Methodist leaders in the United States and around the world. Your gifts provide scholarships for graduate and undergraduate students who might not be able to pursue higher education without your support. World Communion Sunday provides for three ministries: World Communion Scholarships, the Ethnic Scholarship Program, and the Ethnic In-Service Training...

Support the Congolese People: Order Resources for Peace with Justice Sunday!

The deadliest war since World War II is raging in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) – fed by the gold, titanium, tantalum, and tin in our computers, mobile phones, and other electronic devices. Soldiers from neighboring countries compete for control of – and profits from – the mines in eastern DRC. They maintain control of the people who live in the communities surrounding the mines through repeated rape and other violence. (Watch video at right.)   These...

Order Free Resources Now for Peace with Justice Sunday June 19

Peace with Justice Sunday is just a few weeks away (June 19). Order free offering resources now for this special Sunday offering – which supports ministries that advocate for peace with justice. Up to 50 percent of the offering will stay right here in the California-Nevada Annual Conference to support local peace and justice programs! Bulletin inserts and posters are available to order, free of charge. Worship resources, stories, and videos are available to download. View all...

Download Free Resources Now for Native American Ministries Sunday

Make plans now to observe Native American Ministries Sunday – download free promotional resources today! Native American Ministries Sunday is scheduled to be observed on May 8. However, we recognize that this year, the May 8th observance coincides with Mothers' Day celebrations. If you cannot celebrate the Native American Ministries Sunday offering on May 8, please make plans to observe this Special Sunday on any other day of the year.   Your gifts on Native American Ministries...

Order One Great Hour of Sharing Resources Now

Get Ready! One Great Hour of Sharing is just a few weeks away, so now is the time to order your offering resources. Use the links below and plan to promote this special offering, which supports the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR). Order materials Give online now Good Crops and Good Stewards   Chili farmers in the village of Lambeugak, Aceh Besar District, Indonesia, harvested two successful crops this past year with the help of an UMCOR-supported...

Remember to Take Human Relations Day Offering This Sunday

Churches – remember to take a Human Relations Day offering this Sunday, Jan. 16. Human Relations Day is one of six Churchwide Special Sundays celebrated by The United Methodist Church. Learn more by visiting umcgiving.org.  ...

Plan to Celebrate Peace With Justice Sunday on May 30

Changing the World, One Life at a Time Jessica, a shy 12-year-old, is just one of the sensitive souls Susan Stouffer encounters at Peace Camp sessions at United University Church in Los Angeles. "Peace Kids" such as Jessica graduate from this unique camp – funded in part with Peace with Justice Sunday offering money – inspired to teach their friends to be kind to each other and to treat the earth, and its people, with respect. The offering on this Special Sunday empowers...

$50,000 in Peace with Justice Grants Go to 15 Ministries

Recipients comprise six Central Conference projects and nine in four U.S. jurisdictions. WASHINGTON, D.C. - The United Methodist General Board of Church & Society (GBCS) has awarded grants totaling $50,000 to 15 Peace with Justice ministries. The grants are awarded in conjunction with the denomination's Peace with Justice Sunday, which witnesses to God's demand for a faithful, just, disarmed and secure world.   Peace with Justice Sunday, May 30 this year, is one of the six...

Plan to Observe Native American Ministries Sunday With Special Offering on April 18

Native American Ministries Sunday will be observed on April 18. The Rev. Stephen Yale, archivist for the California-Nevada Annual Conference and a member of the Conference's Native American Solidarity Team, provides some early Native American history within the bounds of the California-Nevada Conference, for congregations planning to celebrate this Special Sunday.  By The Rev. Stephen Yale Archivist, California-Nevada Annual Conference When Ulysses S. Grant became President in 1869, he...

$131,000 Awarded in Human Relations Day Grants

Five restorative justice programs for youths in Kentucky, Mississippi, Oklahoma, and Africa receive support through United Methodist Special Sunday The United Methodist General Board of Church and Society (GBCS) approved $131,422 in Human Relations Day grants when directors met in Arlington, Virginia for their spring meeting this month.   The grants went to five programs: two in the South Central Jurisdiction, one in the Southeastern Jurisdiction, and two in Africa.   Grant...

Order Resources NOW for Native American Ministries Sunday on April 18

Without help from Native American Ministries Sunday, Ray deZafra never would have found his way to the Third Sunday Native American Fellowship. For the first time in his life, the Potawatomi Indian feels that he belongs – not just to a tribe, but also to a community of Christians. The offering on this Special Sunday educates Native American seminarians, plants Native American churches, and cultivates Native American outreach to seekers such as Ray. Call toll free to 888.346.3862 today to...

Giving Decline Means Disappointed Scholarship Applicants

A 13-percent decline in giving to Student Day, coupled with increases in eligible applicants and reductions in other funds, means several hundred United Methodist scholarship applicants are likely to be disappointed this year unless significant donations are made on line before June. So says Angella Current-Felder, executive director of the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry's Office of Loans and Scholarships. Current-Felder says last year, 469 students who were eligible for...

One Great Hour of Sharing Is March 14: Order Resources Now!

When the first tremors of the earthquake in Haiti rocked that island nation, United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) staff already were in country, strategizing how United Methodists could help improve the lives of the people there. Their work is a direct result of the One Great Hour of Sharing Offering, which supports the operating expenses of those who bring healing and help in our name. It makes it possible, when we respond to an emergency such as Haiti, to know that 100% of our gift...