Clergy and laity of the California-Nevada Conference, blessings to you as we move into this time of welcomed longer days and hoped for relief from the pandemic we have lived in for much too long. After much prayer and consideration, I have determined...

February 6, 2021 Yesterday’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling on California’s ban on indoor religious services has raised questions from some of  our churches in the California-Nevada Conference.   I want to affirm that as a conference of The United ...

 Brothers, Sisters, Siblings – Friends, Grace and peace to you in the name of Christ our Lord. I am praying for you, our churches, the communities we are called to serve, and the nation, on this Sunday filled with concern and even fear.  Yesterday ...

Every year the US President sets the goal for the number of refugees who will be resettled in the US.  A refugee is someone who has fled their home country and cannot return because of a well-founded fear of persecution based on religion, race, ...

Bishop John Yambasu was truly one of the great bishops of The United Methodist Church.  I will forever be inspired and encouraged by his strong faith and eternal optimism.  In recent years no one sought to preserve the unity of The UMC as much as he ...