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November 10, 2022 | Amanda Garcia
The Office of Leadership Development announces that registration is now open for Certified Lay Ministry Training Program, starting January 8, 2023. Laity who are interested in applying for this program should visit https://www.cnumc.org/clm-program-...

November 08, 2022 | Kristen Caldwell,Selby Ewing
After electing three new bishops on Friday, delegates to the Western Jurisdictional Conference learned on Saturday (Nov. 5) bishops new and recently elected were assigned to episcopal areas for the remainder of the 2020-2024 quadrennium. In addition ...

November 08, 2022 | Bishop Sally Dyck
Dear Friends and Members of California-Nevada Conference, Greetings from Geneva, Switzerland. As part of being the Ecumenical Officer of the Council of Bishops of The United Methodist Church, I went from the North Central Jurisdictional Conference ...

November 07, 2022 | Kristen Caldwell,Selby Ewing
After 19 rounds of votes, just before dinner, the Western Jurisdiction happily celebrated the election of its third new episcopal leader. While the focus of the day was the election, pieces of legislation were introduced, discussions over racism were...

November 07, 2022 | Kristen Caldwell,Selby Ewing
Day two of Western Jurisdictional Conference in Salt Lake City brought eight ballots, introduced us to a few pieces of legislation and gave us time to honor the departed in our beloved WJ connection. Yet no new episcopal elections to announce. Here’s...

November 03, 2022 | Kristen Caldwell,Selby Ewing
Editor's Note: Click here to follow the WJC livestream.  The first day of the Western Jurisdictional Conference in Salt Lake City began with an episcopal address, the introduction of the 33 episcopal candidates, one certifying ballot and two other ...

October 31, 2022 | Western Jurisdiction College of Bishops
Many questions have been raised about the complaints brought against Bishop Minerva Carcaño, resident bishop of the California-Nevada Annual Conference, for violating the sacred trust of ordained ministry. The Western Jurisdiction began a process of ...

October 27, 2022 |
Dear Friends and Members of the California-Nevada Conference, Many of you may know that the Judicial Council ruled not to consider the appeal which was submitted by Bishop Carcaño earlier this year. In Judicial Council Memorandum 1450, the Judicial ...

October 27, 2022 | Eveline Chikwanah
Africa University has a major role to play in the development of the continent, said the keynote speaker at the United Methodist institution’s 30th anniversary celebrations. Michael Ugwueke, president and chief executive officer of Methodist Le ...

October 27, 2022 | Kevin Murphy
 Two promising opportunities to strengthen the Annual Conference’s Native ministries are being highlighted just as the Conference Committee on Native American Ministries (CONAM) is announcing that it faces a shortfall in funding. CONAM is sending a ...

October 27, 2022 | Betsy Schwarzentraub
It’s time to party!  With the worst of pandemic isolation behind us, retired pastor Betsy Schwarzentraub invites people to her long delayed book parties in Auburn and in Elk Grove for Tossed In Time: Steering by the Christian Seasons. This is a ...

October 27, 2022 | Admin
United Methodist Communications has created a special presentation called We are the church. Together. that will remind congregations of their identity as United Methodists while also inviting them to have constructive conversations about what they ...

October 27, 2022 | Heather Hahn
The United Methodist Church’s top court declined to rule on a judicial complaint against a bishop while the church judicial process is ongoing. Leaders in the Western Jurisdiction announced March 9 that they had placed California-Nevada Conference ...

October 27, 2022 | Amanda Garcia
Have you wondered what can happen when the people of God respond to their calling and are equipped to join you in mission and ministry? We will address this topic in the first virtual Clergy Forum designed to answer your questions about training and...

October 27, 2022 | Admin
 Disaster Response Ministry (DRM) has received support and donations from across the California-Nevada conference. More people are being trained as Early Response Team leaders, volunteering in local communities to provide relief and recover to ...

October 27, 2022 | Admin ,Earl Arrants
On Friday October 21st the community of Galt came together to kick off a year of fundraising to support the expansion of the Sunshine Food Pantry and community resource center. The pandemic and its impact on the working poor led Galt UMC and its ...

October 27, 2022 | Amanda Garcia
It is never too early to start making plans for the new year, and if yours include going deeper into ministry as a lay person we have good news for you! The California-Nevada conference office of Leadership Development and the CLM Taskforce will be ...

October 27, 2022 | Amanda Garcia
MissionInsight is a cloud-based technology platform that allows users to view churches, people & communities. With the tools that MissionInsight provides, you can create reports based off many different demographics.  MissionInsight reveals insights...

October 27, 2022 | Patricia Daughtery
The Israel-Palestine Task Force invites you to join its monthly meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 2 @ 10am, which will feature a conversation with Rev, Dr. Alex Awad who will be discussing how people of faith can show up for Palestinian Human Rights during ...

October 27, 2022 | Admin
Communicators from across the West will be working as a team to inform and update church members as The Western Jurisdiction gathers next week. Building on their past coalition and strong shared values for transparency in messaging and inclusion for ...

October 20, 2022 | Steve Elliott
Our heartfelt thanks to the many individuals and congregations that so generously participate in the Conference Disaster Response Ministry.  We can not serve survivors without you. – Steve Elliott, Disaster Response Coordinator, Cal-Nev Conference   ...

October 20, 2022 | Ivana V. Heang
On October 14, 2022. A group of people from the California Nevada Annual Conference made a trip down to Los Angeles, CA to visit the Japanese American National Museum for their Sutra & Bible Exhibit. The Japanese American National Museum was founded ...

October 20, 2022 | Admin
In this season of hope and uncertainty, two UMC agencies have announced the pending retirements of their General Secretaries.     The General Board of Church and Society (GBCS) announced that General Secretary Susan Henry-Crowe has informed the ...

October 20, 2022 | Heather Hahn
Just ahead of Americans heading to the polls for Election Day, United Methodist delegates will be heading to five simultaneous jurisdictional conferences across the U.S. to elect new bishops. But unlike during previous bishop elections, ...

October 20, 2022 | Admin
On November 16th at 4 pm PT, Rev. Dr. Fel Cao, Conference Secretary of Global Ministries and the Global Ministries Team of the Conference Committee on Mission Service, will be hosting a panel presentation around how you and your local church can ...

October 20, 2022 | Sam Hodges
Editorial Note: If you are interested in learning more about the disaffiliation process in California-Nevada, click here.  A Dallas-area megachurch has announced it is leaving The United Methodist Church, but without taking a congregational vote or ...

October 20, 2022 | Patricia Daughtery
Dr. Jonathan Kuttab, Executive Director of Friends of Sabeel North America (FOSNA) will speak at the Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley but you are invited to join via Zoom, Wednesday, October 26th at 12 noon. Link to join: http://www.shorturl.at...

October 20, 2022 | Admin
St. Mark's UMC in Sacramento is partnering with the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) to provide an in person Bystander Intervention Training on Sunday November 6th from 11:30 am until 1:30 pm PT.  The training will be held at St. Mark's ...

October 20, 2022 | JB Brayfindley
In the flat, fertile valleys of the Feather, Sacramento, and Yuba Rivers, churches of the Three Rivers Circuit nourish their congregations and link together to serve their communities. The churches all participate in a local coalition of 32 area ...

October 20, 2022 | Tamara Crabtree
What does it look like for a Methodist leader (or congregation) to respond to God’s call now? What biblical texts, stories from our past, and core Wesleyan convictions can guide us from this point? And are we at Good Friday or at Easter? In Will ...

October 14, 2022 | Admin
California-Nevada Lay Leader Micheal Pope brings a message of gratitude to laity across our conference.  Sunday October 16th is Laity Sunday. How will you honor your lay community? Click here for Laity Sunday resources from Discipleship Ministries.

October 13, 2022 | Admin
The California-Nevada Conference office announces the departure of Shari Sandoval, Administrative Assistant, who served many departments throughout her 20+ years of service at the conference center including Disaster Response Ministry, Volunteers in ...

October 13, 2022 | Admin
The California-Nevada office of Leadership Development is always looking for opportunities to deepen learning and experience for our clergy in the spirit of lifelong learning. Here are several upcoming opportunities that may be of interest. The ...

October 13, 2022 | David Teel
Join Discipleship Ministries and the Association of Annual Conference Lay Leaders (AACLL) 2022 Fall Online Learning Event on Saturday, November 12th from 11:00 AM CT - 2:00 PM CT. The event is entitled What Matters Most: Vision, Goals, & Planning ...

October 13, 2022 | Steve Elliott
Relatively modest as California wildfires go, the Forks Fire in the Sierra foothills destroyed 25 homes and damaged 18 others.  This area near North Forks, California, besides being the “Exact Center of California,” is the home of the Mono Indian ...

October 13, 2022 | Admin
On October 7th the Resurrection Circuit of the Los Rios District hosted a webinar to help unpack where we are as a denomination and where we might be headed.  Rev. Motoe Yamada Foor facilitated the presentation, which included panelists Rev. Bobby ...

October 13, 2022 | Admin
It is never too early to start making plans for the new year, and if yours include going deeper into ministry as a lay person we have good news for you! The California-Nevada conference office of Leadership Development and the CLM Taskforce will be ...

October 13, 2022 | Connie Hunter
It’s just water.  As the summer has turned to fall and our reservoirs are being drained, our wells are running low or even dry, our river beds are dry, the hillsides are brown, the ground is thirsty and crunches under our feet, we realize that it’s ...

October 13, 2022 | Admin
If you are a local church pastor, there are probably times when you wish you could clone yourself. Let's face it, doing ministry solo is an off ramp to burnout. Yet, it doesn't have to be that way. More pastors across California-Nevada are enlisting...

October 06, 2022 | Admin
 Amplify Media invites you to Join Dr. Amy-Jill Levine as she discusses her new book entitled Signs and Wonders: A Beginner’s Guide to the Miracles of Jesus  in a webinar with writer Rob Simbeck on Thursday, October 6th at 11 a.m. PT.   In her new ...

October 06, 2022 | Admin
The Committee on New and Vital Congregations (CNVC) exists to support and resource the efforts of the Annual Conference for creating new faith communities and encouraging vitality in existing congregations and communities of faith. The Church ...

October 06, 2022 | Admin
The General Commission on Religion & Race is hosting Facing the Future on November 16, 2022, 1-7 pm EST. The conference will be all virtual and themed Be Still as a Spiritual Practice: Online Event for Pastors Serving Cross-Racial, Cross-Cultural, ...

October 06, 2022 | Kalesita Fa'asisila
‘Ainise ‘Isama’u, the first Pacific Islander to serve as National President of the United Women in Faith, graced the Bay Area District with her presence this past weekend. She is the youngest serving President in that role. Growing up as a child of a...

October 03, 2022 | Bishop Sally Dyck
Dear Friends and Members of the California-Nevada Annual Conference:   Two Bay area shootings occurred in the last few days, including two Berkeley High School students who were brothers and who both were killed.  Six other people were wounded in an ...

October 03, 2022 | Admin
Mark your Calendars for the Oakdale Community UMC 1st Annual Certified Chili Cook-off on November 5th at 4 p.m. until 8 p.m.  It will be held at the Oakdale Community United Methodist Church, 1480 Poplar Street, Oakdale, CA 95361.  In addition to the...

October 03, 2022 | Steve Elliott
Thankfully, this year’s wildfire season has not been as bad as last year.  Nonetheless, over 365,000 acres have burned with almost 900 structures damaged or destroyed.  Many hundreds of other homes impacted by smoke or power shutoff. Sadly, nine ...

September 30, 2022 | Sharon Delgado
The California-Nevada Climate Justice Ministries Task Force met in September in the midst of major weather-related disasters, which highlighted the deadly impacts of advancing climate disruption, as well as major legislative action and demands by ...

September 29, 2022 | Heather Hahn
United Methodist bishops are pushing back against recruitment tactics being used by some supporters of a new traditionalist breakaway denomination.  Meanwhile, the bishops also express a commitment to ensuring The United Methodist Church will be a ...

September 29, 2022 | Admin
The California-Nevada Conference Committee on Lay Leadership Development  (CCLLD) invites you to the Lay Development Summit that is scheduled for Saturday, October 1,  2022 from 9am until 1pm.  The Summit is a virtual leadership event for district ...

September 29, 2022 | Inoke Qarau
Wesley UMC of Sacramento hosted the Basic Lay Servant Certification Training on Saturday 17 and 24 of September. The bilingual training was conducted by Rev Tevita Koroi of San Rafael First UMC. Attended by 21 participants in the first week, the ...

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