Informational Webinar: 21 Day Racial Equity Habit Building Challenge
On September 1, 2020, all active clergy and lay people assigned received a link to access the “21 Day Racial Equity Habit Building Challenge” and supporting documents with some materials authored by Dr. Eddie Moore. On October 1, 2020, those resources will...August 2020 Apportionments Improve Slightly
Apportionment receipts improved slightly compared to historical averages for the month of August, although we remained down on a year-to-date basis. In total for the first eight months of 2020, our churches contributed 46.7% of their apportionments. This was 2.8%...
Join the Webinar on Private Prisons
“Remember those who are in prison, as though you were in prison with them; those who are being tortured, as though you yourselves were being tortured” (Hebrews 13:3) For-profit private prisons are a multi-billion dollar industry in this country. The industry’s sole...
Greetings from Sandy Kerr
The laity of each church is the backbone of every church. We are vital to the growth of the church and spreading God’s word. Wesley feared the movement known as Methodists would vanish from the earth.
DSC RACE Announces Anti-Racism Initiatives for Desert Southwest Conference
An abbreviation for Reflection, Action, Courageous Dialogue, and Engagement, the DSC RACE Coalition actively works to promote racially-focused education and dialogue within the DSC, as well as eliminate all forms of racism within the conference. Sitting on the DSC RACE Coalition are Rev. Javier Olivares, Julie O’Neal, Pastor Diamond Pate, Rev. Timote Piukala, Rev. Kimberly Scott, Rev. Khalif Smith, Pastor Christopher Wurpts, with DSC representation by Billie Fidlin.
