For many, gathering around the Thanksgiving Table is an annual tradition and time to acknowledge our many blessings. Those blessings are clearly represented in the people at the Thanksgiving Table. For Bonnie and me, most years it is family around the Table. Other years, when miles separate us from family, we gather with friends. Sometimes it is a Thanksgiving Table at the church with many others.

Join us December 1st for the ‘Christmas at Camp’ festivities as we gather to celebrate Potosi Pines Camp’s 60 years of ministry, from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., with a special program at 11:30 a.m. There will be free food, activities, and entertainment. Potosi Pines Camp is a unique space set aside to encourage all who come to experience something sacred. The camp has touched lives in a special way through its 60 years of ministry.

He stood quietly and walked to the front of the room. As he took his place the chatter that had filled the space grew still. Heads turned. Expectant expressions came across the faces of the people in the room. When he spoke the words were simple, yet they seemed to pierce the heart.

Saturday, January 26, 2019, North District Leadership Training Conference will be a gathering of leaders across the North District United Methodist Churches for a time to worship, connect, learn, practice, and grow disciples.

Since October 5th Bishop Robert T. Hoshibata has led the people of the Desert Southwest Conference in a series of seven different Holy Huddles.  Nearly five hundred people have participated in these courageous conversations as a church seeking to love like Jesus, act for justice, and unite in hope.  These holy conversations remind us that when two or three are gathered, Jesus is present.