By Rev. Dr. Dottie Escobedo-Frank I met her when she was about 10 years old. It was at The Inn and she was sitting at a table playing games with her two younger siblings. As they played, she naturally took on the role of a teacher, guiding her little brother and...
By Billie K. Fidlin, Director of Outreach & Justice On January 15th Tonga yet again survived a historic volcanic eruption, however with much devastation. The outlying islands of Nomuka, Tungua, and Fonoifua experienced much loss and destruction following the...
By Patricia Pegram, Camp & Retreat Ministries There's much to do to as we prepare for Easter and get our DSC Camps ready for summer campers and adult retreats! We want to ensure every camper who wants to come to camp can do so; we continue to raise...
By Christina Dillabough, Director of Communications The DSC Commission on Communication is hard at work assessing current communication practices and brainstorming new policies, best practices, and training ideas. Part of the discussion on how to improve...
By Billie K. Fidlin, Director of Outreach & Justice; Rev. Kimberly Scott, Crossroads UMC; Ella Rawls, AZ JFON The Sessions Committee of the Desert Southwest Conference which is the planning body for Annual Conference agreed at the end of last year that our...
By Patricia Pegram, Camp & Retreat Ministries With Winter Camps wrapped up and the first day of Spring ahead, we have so much to do to get ready for spring retreats and summer camps at both of our DSC Camps! We want to ensure every camper who wants to...
By Alberta Farnsworth, DSC Lay Leader I recently participated in the Cultural Competency training offered by CCORR. I highly recommend this training and suggest watching for your church to offer it. One thing we reflected on was our own individual culture. Where...
By Billie Fidlin, Director of Justice & Outreach There is a way to register your position on specific bill legislation before the bill appears on an agenda. If you sign in to RTS - Request to Speak - and go to "My Bill Positions" you will see a screen that...
By JP Smith We acknowledge the global impact of humanity’s disregard for God’s creation. Rampant industrialization and the corresponding increase in the use of fossil fuels have led to a buildup of pollutants in the earth’s atmosphere. These “greenhouse gas”...
Heritage Sunday shall be observed on Aldersgate Day (May 24), or the Sunday preceding that date (this year is is May 22). The day provides an opportunity for reflection on heritage, celebration of where the Church has been, how it understands itself as it shapes us...
