Black queer theology is about “finding oneself in the All Mighty and loving yourself completely at all your intersections,” according to Roland Stringfellow, the managing director of Pacific School of Religion’s (PSR) Center for LGBTQ and Gender in ...
In celebration of Women’s History Month 2023, The General Commission on the Status and Role of Women will be publishing eight blog articles, written by the Rev. Emily Nelms Chastain, in order to highlight the newly elected women bishops by The United...
The California-Nevada Certified Lay Minister (CLM) training cohort came together March 17 - 19 at the conference center for the second of three in person training retreats. The cohort began the 5 months long CLM training in January with a refreshed...
Editor's note: Council of Bishops President Thomas Bickerton released a memorandum to the Council to foster alignment around the interpretation of Judicial Council ruling #1472. Click here to read the memorandum. The United Methodist Church’s ...
Editor's note: Go, Sow, Grow is a prayer initiative that launched early in 2022 in which local churches were invited to pray for one another in order to align our prayers for God's vision of growth and abundance to manifest among us. As a companion ...
Editor’s note: People are making history every day in California-Nevada. Throughout 2023 we will be spotlighting clergy and laity who work to make life better for people down the street and across the country. Click here to see the video discussion. ...
The Asian American Caucus of California-Nevada will be hosting a Cultural Festival on Saturday March 25th beginning at 10:30 a.m. PT at Peace UMC San Jose. Interim Bishop Sally Dyck will be featured as the special guest. The day will begin with a...
The California-Nevada office of Leadership Development will host the third in a series of virtual cross-racial/cross-cultural workshops on Saturday April 29th from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. PT. Culture Lab 3 will focus on intercultural conflict styles. ...
Grace and peace to you as we begin to prepare for the California-Nevada Annual Conference session June 15-18, 2023 at the SAFE Credit Union Convention Center in downtown Sacramento, CA. Once again, we will come together for holy conferencing, to set...
On Sunday March 12, more than 100 people gathered at First San Jose UMC to witness the welcome of 16 new members and the celebration of four baptisms. People of all ages celebrated communion, including six children who were so happy to participate. ...
As the suspension of Bishop Minerva Carcaño crosses the one-year mark, a United Methodist agency is asking to serve as a monitor as the bishop’s case is being adjudicated. “For God’s work of justice, reconciliation, and healing to be realized in the ...
Are you retired clergy, a spouse, or widow of a retired clergy person experiencing a financial challenge? You may qualify for funds available through The Conference Claimants' Endowment Board’s Shepherd Fund. Examples of financial challenges ...
This Sunday, United Methodist congregations will celebrate UMCOR Sunday, one of six Special Sundays. The offering taken on UMCOR Sunday supports UMCOR’s operating costs. Pastor, thank you for encouraging your congregation to get involved in this ...
An international United Methodist body is giving fresh energy to efforts to restructure the global denomination so that its different geographic regions would each have greater autonomy and stand on equal footing. The Standing Committee on Central ...
We are pleased to announce that we now have a dedicated disaster response trailer available to our Conference. This recently refurbished and retooled trailer will be used by our Early Response Teams to deploy to natural disasters, such as ...
Take The Climate Justice Ministries Survey The California-Nevada Climate Justice Ministries Task is here to equip our annual conference to respond to the challenges and injustices of the climate emergency. We are approaching this in four ways: ...
“Malo e lelei everyone, good evening”, greeted by the Bay District Superintendent, Rev. Staci Current as she entered the virtual classroom for the last session of “Spiritual Gifts”. Though she was the guest of the Lay Servant Ministry course in ...
Alice Finch Lee may be a footnote in literary history as the older sister of Harper Lee, author of “To Kill a Mockingbird.” But in United Methodist circles, she’s being remembered as an exemplary laywoman whose service and wise counsel stretched ...
CCORR is accepting grant applications for Leadership Training Programs, especially targeting youth and young adults and for programs that seek to dismantle racism and/or bridge Cultural differences. For 2023, CCORR has decided that grants be awarded...
“From loss through faith to resilience.” You’ll find this and more in Rev. Heather Leslie Hammer’s first publication, Shetland Mist: A Shetland Family in the Methodist Movement (Resource Publications, 2022). Through historical fiction, Hammer traces ...
“Core to what has happened the last 30 months has been a re-orientation amidst disorientation,” states Rev. Dr. Theon Johnson III, pastor at Downs Memorial UMC in Oakland, California. During a recent interview, Johnson reflects on where he saw Jesus ...
Editor's note: Go, Sow, Grow is a prayer initiative that launched early in 2022 in which local churches were invited to pray for one another in order to align our prayers for God's vision of growth and abundance to manifest among us. As a companion ...
The United Methodist Judicial Council has released a 12-item docket for its spring session. The United Methodist Church’s top court plans to meet in person this spring for the first time since the pandemic began. Briefs are due April 6 and the ...
The Honorable Prime Minister of Fiji, Sitiveni L. Rabuka was welcomed by Pastor Janette Saavedra, and Mr. Isimeli Radrdro, the Vakatawa at First Santa Rosa, and the Chairman for The Council of Vakatawa. Hundreds of Fijians from across our ...
It was a breezy spring day when we discovered the magical opening in the hedge. Exploring a gap in the greenery that might save us a long walk on concrete, it was indeed a delightful shortcut, a leafy tunnel connecting a parking lot and a corner ...
Conference Secretaries for Global Ministries from the Western Jurisdiction gathered together February 28-March 1, in Mill Vally, California, along with Cal-Nev Conference and Global Ministries staff members. The Conference Secretary for Global ...
Names have great power. Some hold special meanings and some come with expectations. In a lifetime, we may give new meaning to our name or take a new name. Along the journey, we discover who we are and how God equips us to care for others. In this new...
“Climate justice through faith-inspired connection, education, advocacy, and action” Faith-Inspired prayer for climate justice: Heavenly Father, we ask you to stir our hearts into action. As global temperatures increase, inspire us with ways, we ...
Global Ministries will be conducting a Mission Volunteers training in California-Nevada at the Jesuit Retreat Center in Los Altos, CA from May 10th - 13th. This is an excellent opportunity for anyone across our conference to access a Global ...
The United Methodist Church’s top court released nine rulings March 1 related to a church law that governs how congregations can leave the denomination with property. The eight decisions and memorandum from the United Methodist Judicial Council all ...
Intercultural competency skills are crucial as we seek to minister in churches and communities with different cultures, races, languages, generations, economic statuses, etc. How do we navigate across differences and live into God’s vision for ...
“We have to get rid of the attitude of scarcity, the God who calls us will equip us,” states Rev. Dr. Dale Weatherspoon, senior pastor of Easter Hill United Methodist Church in Richmond, California. Having pushed through years of the pandemic, ...
As Christians, we are all called to serve & to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world. We INVITE you to take a look at our 2023 Lay Servant Ministries Course Schedule & see what courses you are interested in taking. There ...
Editor's note: Go, Sow, Grow is a prayer initiative that launched early in 2022 in which local churches were invited to pray for one another in order to align our prayers for God's vision of growth and abundance to manifest among us. As a companion ...
Editor’s note: People are making history every day in California-Nevada. Throughout 2023 we will be spotlighting clergy and laity who work to make life better for people down the street and across the country. Click here to see the video interview ...
"It is time. It is TIME! Now, we will take time to SEE one another. God bless us as we endeavor this “new” experience this year!” exclaims JB Brayfindley, president of the California-Nevada UMC Conference Clergy Spouse Association (CSA). “I hope you ...
If you are looking for a wake up call this spring, consider heading to Daly City UMC March 24-26 for a weekend revival entitled On Fire: Growing Stronger, Growing Deeper, Reaching Higher with the Lord. On Fire will feature Dr. Luther Oconor who will...
A famous quote from Maya Angelou says, “If you’re going to live, leave a legacy. Make a mark on the world that can’t be erased.” UMCOR's “early in, last out” legacy is true for Hurricane Ian, one of the most devastating storms to hit the United ...
If you are 18 years or older and looking for a way to help communities find relief and recovery after a natural disaster, please join the upcoming virtual ERT training April 29-30 from 1pm -5pm both days. Early Response Teams (ERTs) typically ...
The California-Nevada conference is pleased to announce that Rev. Dr. Kristin Stoneking will be appointed to serve as the Superintendent for the Bay District effective July 1, 2023. Stoneking will succeed Rev. Staci Current who will be concluding her...
Washington, D.C. — Council of Bishops President Bishop Thomas J. Bickerton will deliver a Mid-Term State of The United Methodist Church Address on March 2, 2023 at 1pm EST. The video presentation will launch on the official United Methodist ...
Cross-Cultural/Intercultural Training—Culture Labs 1&2, Saturday, March 11, 9-12 pm. Add to my calendar. Intercultural competency skills are crucial as we seek to minister in churches and communities with different cultures, races, languages, ...
The California-Nevada Conference of The United Methodist Church announces a search and invites applications for Director of Ministry Innovation and Congregational Vitality. The deadline for receiving applications is March 17, 2023. The General ...
“It’s who we are,” explains Mary Ellen Huey of Lynnewood UMC in Pleasanton about her work as a member of the California Nevada UMC conference Emergency Response Team (ERT). The ERT program exists through CNUMC Volunteers in Mission (VIM) and receives...
Grants for $5,000 or $10,000 will be awarded to small and medium** church congregations, or clusters of churches working together, in a Wesleyan-tradition denomination. The grant focus is to launch an experiment or initiative to share the Gospel, ...
Editor's note: Go, Sow, Grow is a prayer initiative that launched early in 2022 in which local churches were invited to pray for one another in order to align our prayers for God's vision of growth and abundance to manifest among us. As a companion ...
Editor's note: People are making history every day in California-Nevada. Throughout 2023 we will be spotlighting clergy and laity who work to make life better for people down the street and across the country. “I have big plans,” states Rev. Dr. ...
UMNow is a new bi-weekly newsletter published by United Methodist Communications designed to resource local churches in all aspects of faith community life. It will include inspirational storie; examples of Christian living; ideas for spiritual ...
The faith family at UMC Daly City has been feeding their community for over 10 years with its Food and Grocery Ministry. Every 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month Daly opens its doors to over 400 people from Daly, San Mateo and as far away as San ...
UMCOR Sunday is an opportunity to celebrate and support the missions and outreach of the United Methodist Church. This special offering is how UMCOR funds their core operations. That way, when we give to a specific need, such as the earthquake in ...
