Laity Sunday celebrates the ministry of all Christians to love God and neighbor. As we (the people) grow in grace to become “all love” disciples in community, we gather with others and connect all to God’s love in Jesus Christ. So, on Laity Sunday ...
The Camp Fire, November 2018, was the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California history. Tragically, 85 people died. The fire burned over 150,000 acres and more than 15,000 homes. The towns of Paradise, Concow and Magalia were largely ...
September 29, 2022 | Pacific Islander Ministry Plan Advisory Committee
The Pacific Islander Ministry Plan Advisory Committee met, under the banner of By Faith…Let Us Run with Perseverance, on Aug. 8-9, 2022, at the Garden Grove United Methodist Church in Garden Grove, California. The much anticipated in-person meeting,...
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, ...
Christian Unity Gathering 2022 will be taking place virtually from October 9-11th. The theme is The Challenge of Change: Serving a Never Changing Christ in An Ever-Changing World. Scriptural inspiration for the event is rooted in Isiah 43:19 and 2 ...
As we all know there is a lot we do not know right now about the UMC – with upcoming Jurisdictional Conference and the eventual Postponed General Conference, there are a lot of questions for laity and clergy. Additionally, there are questions ...
Susanville UMC’s Hope Food Pantry, part of the Great Northern District, is serving more people than ever. The church launched their food pantry with a dedicated team of 14 people in June 2020 despite much of our nation being shut down due to ...
The Council of Bishops (COB) of The United Methodist Church is appealing for donations to assist the recovery efforts in Puerto Rico following the devastation left on the island by Hurricane Fiona last week. The Methodist Church of Puerto Rico sent ...
Pacific School of Religion (PSR), a progressive seminary and graduate school, has received a grant of $5 million from Lilly Endowment Inc. to equip a diverse new generation of Christian leaders with the tools they need to transform their communities....
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 Cal-Nev Disaster Response Ministry is on-site in Placerville this week helping survivors of the Mosquito Fire. Our Early Response Team plus volunteers from The El Dorado County Federated Church are serving at a Local Assistance Center offering...
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 Los Rios UWF met for a virtual annual celebration on Saturday September 17th from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. The event included a time for devotion and spiritual centering, installation of officers, a time of thanks for outgoing district president Adi...
On September 3rd, the Mill Fire burned out the historic neighborhood of Lincoln Heights in Weed, California (far Northern California). Lincoln Heights is one of the oldest intact Black neighborhoods west of the Mississippi. It dates to the early days...
Long and winding roads make up the commute between churches in the Mendocino Circuit. “It’s not so much the distance as the kind of roads that you have to drive to get there,” states circuit leader Rosemary Landry pastor of Willits United Methodist ...
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 build relationships with ...
Registration is now available for the 2022 Western Jurisdictional Conference (WJC), to be held at Christ UMC in Salt Lake City on Nov. 2-5. Delegates to this year’s WJC expect to elect new United Methodist bishops, celebrate the retirements of ...
The General Commission on Religion and Race (GCORR) is proud to announce a new cycle of the CORR Action Fund (CAF) grant program that will support creative initiatives that will transform the United Methodist Church (UMC) and the world. The ...
On September 17, Carson City First United Methodist Church participated in Sassabration, the annual Pride event held in Carson City, Nevada. Though the forecast was for skies hazy with wildfire smoke, volunteers staffed the Carson City First UMC ...
Who Made That? is a video series designed by JB Brayffindley for children of all ages. Each episode explores the inventors behind everyday items with Mort, the snail, and Lamb See Do. This segment features the Hispanic Latino people who invented ...
CLAREMONT, Calif. Thursday, September 15, 2022 /CST/ - Claremont School of Theology (CST) President Dr. Kah-Jin Jeffrey Kuan announced yesterday in an open letter [https://cst.edu/an-open-letter-from-dr-jeffrey-kuan/] that he will begin a sabbatical...
Lincoln UMC hosts a free EZ Dinner Nite once a month in our Fellowship Hall. It is a way we can help busy families and neighbors in our local community by providing free meals and a place to relax. It is also a way for our church members to do ...
Hispanic Heritage Month is an official celebration of people whose ancestry can be traced back to Spain, Mexico, Central and South America and the Caribbean. Hispanic Heritage Month “pays tribute to the generations of Hispanic Americans who have ...
The staff at United Methodist Communications (UMCOM) have been fielding questions from across the connection around disaffiliation. In this work they have found that there are widely held misconceptions and a lot of misinformation fueling those ...
The General Board of Church and Society (GBCS) will be hosting the next Justice Talks webinar on September 28th at 3 p.m. on the topic of Christian nationalism's rise to prominence in the US. This ecumenical conversation will define Christian ...
Have you ever wondered how to reach younger generations or grow in diversity? Join us at the conference center on Thursday September 29th from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. PT for a training presented by the Chaney Coaching Group. Together we will learn ways ...
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 ...
Berkeley, CA, Sept. 14, 2022 — As part of their long-term objective to reach emerging leaders seeking spiritually rooted transformation, PSR’s Ignite Institute launched the Ignite Collective on September 14th, 2022. Membership in this innovative ...
You are invited to celebrate God’s faithfulness and 100 years of ministry in Dinuba California with Palm UMC! As the Japanese population in the south Central Valley grew more than a century ago, Methodist ministers from around the state began to ...
Advent is a time of waiting, preparation, and celebration. In this webinar, Amplify Media presents two new studies to help you, your small group, and your congregation prepare to celebrate the birth of Christ. Prepare for this special time of ...
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 ...
As we head toward all church conference season, our district superintendents shared some tips to ensure a smooth process for everyone. Know the difference between “church conference” and “charge conference.” Don’t wait until the night before to get...
In California-Nevada we are fond of claiming that we are the most diverse conference in the US UMC. Yet, how well do we know our neighbors? Who is my neighbor? is a series of videos and articles presented by our Conference Commission on Race and ...
The 2022 Conference Journal is available for download. Click here to access the Journal online. If you would like to have a printed copy, please order through Amazon here. If you have any corrections, comments or questions, please contact our ...
The Special Called 2019 General Conference approved the addition of paragraph 2553 to the United Methodist Book of Discipline as a limited and short-term pathway for churches to disaffiliate from the denomination due to issues related to The United ...
The McKinney Fire started on July 28th and remained active for 26 days. Over 60,000 acres throughout Siskiyou County, in far Northern California, burned with the destruction of 185 structures, 87 homes, and the loss of four lives. Along with State ...
Chinese Community UMC in Oakland Chinatown has partnered with Kumi Christian Visionary School to provide education to hundreds of children in an underserved community in rural Kumi, Uganda. Over the past 15+ years, CCUMC has sent mission teams and ...
On August 21st-23rd the current Church Planting Academy cohort convened to apply the principles of design thinking to different opportunities for new ministries in their communities and beyond. Dr. Mary Cheng, Director of Leadership Development ...
Watsonville First United Methodist Church is hosting The 170th Anniversary Celebration on Saturday, October 22, 2022, with 11:00 am Worship & Luncheon following. We have faithfully served the Pajaro Valley since 1852. The theme of the celebration...
Dear Friends and Members of the California-Nevada Annual Conference: Greetings to you on this Labor Day weekend! I have always said that once the alarm clock goes off on the day after Labor Day, the next thing you know, it’s Christmas! Much ...
From the beginning, the Methodist movement has focused particular attention on the concerns of workers. Justice, dignity and equality for workers are an integral part of our social teachings and heritage. Methodists have been a part of the labor ...
Would it surprise you to know that California-Nevada is offering laity training in Hmong, Tongan and Fijian first languages? It shouldn’t. With a conference as culturally diverse as ours, the Leadership Development team, led by Dr. Mary Cheng, ...
On Saturday, August 27, 2022, Sacramento Japanese United Methodist Church (SJUMC) and Jan Ken Po Gakko (JKPG), co- sponsored a Children’s Summer Festival “Natsu Matsuri” that was free to the public. It is estimated that 400 children and their ...
Editor's Note: There are several trainings for laity coming up! Find the best one for you below. Basic (In Person @ Wesley UMC Sac) English & Fijian 09/17/2022 (Sat) 9AM 3PM https://calnev-reg.brtapp.com/2022LSMBasicCourseWesleyU...
Safe Sanctuaries has long been a trusted source of policy and procedural guidance for abuse prevention in the church. First published in 1998, Safe Sanctuaries has guided churches and other affiliated institutions as they implement abuse prevention ...
Submitted by Sharon Delgado The Climate Justice Ministries task force held its first online meeting on August 17. We had an initial conversation about organizing our conference for the work of climate justice. The following people are serving as ...
Africa University and the institution’s arts partner the Zimbabwe College of Music (ZMC), successfully graduated the 14th cohort of the Bachelor of Music Ethnomusicology and the Bachelor of Music in Jazz in Harare at a ceremony held at the ZMC ...
Amid a summer of denominational discontent, Council of Bishops President Thomas J. Bickerton called on fellow bishops and church members to begin pivoting The United Methodist Church toward a hope-filled future. Bickerton also decried what he called...
Located in the Sonoma Valley wine region, The Sonoma County circuit stretches south from Windsor UMC through Santa Rosa to Petaluma UMC and west to Sonoma UMC. The circuit includes several parishes including Rohnert Park’s St. John’s UMC yoked with ...
Editor's note: The United Methodist Church, through its General Board of Global Ministries (GBGM), supports a community development project in the Palestinian village of Wadi Foquin. The church's involvement began in 2009 with modest fundraising for ...
