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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-...

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 ...

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 ...

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...

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...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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...

 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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...

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 ...

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 ...

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   ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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...

 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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

‘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...

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 ...

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...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...