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by Kate Kosse & Wendy Kreider, Members - Earth Care Task Force Pope Francis in 2015 issued an encyclical, Laudato Si, calling for “care for our Common Home”, for the protection of the environment, linking it to the well-being of the poor, as a moral issue and...
The Clergy and Lay Leadership Development team will host this leadership talk via Zoom featuringReverend Carl Peterson on Monday, May 13, 2024 at 7 P.M. - 8:30 P.M.(MST). Rev. Peterson is an Elder in Full Connection in the Desert Southwest Annual Conference. He...
On April 15, 2024, from 9 to 10 AM Pacific Time, plan to attend the one-hour Zoom presentation with the Directors of Communications from each Conference in the Western Jurisdiction, and Brenda Smotherman from UMCOM on communicating about the General Conference. In...
On April 7, 2024, members of Velda Rose UMC, located at 5540 E Main St in Mesa, Arizona, came together in fellowship with Rev. Ann Lyter, and Rev. Chan Hong Kim to celebrate 60 years since the founding of their church. Celebration highlights included a hymn sing...
History course, podcast, liturgy, video and more available now Madison, N.J. – Methodism’s founder John Wesley has been called a theologian of love, writing and preaching about love as the heart of true faith. Heritage Sunday resources will highlight Wesley’s...
“As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall give praise to God.” Romans 14:11
As Earth Day approaches, let’s make a resolution to cut back on plastic. A NIH study found plastic water bottles contain 240,000 nano and micro plastic particles. These particles were found in blood and every placenta studied. The good news is we’re each empowered...
IMPORTANT NOTE: You may bring your church's product donations to the main lobby of Annual Conference and drop off at the tables located there. The Inn staff will be picking up your donations daily. Should you be bringing gift cards, please give to Billie Fidlin....
by Maritza Velazquez On the night of September 19, 2023, my husband and I were Passing along Terrace Street in Nogales, AZ. (a border city next to Mexico) at approximately 7:50 PM when we realized there was a group of 15 people who already had a permit to be...
