First UMC in Sun City hosts Cultural Competency Training and your church can too
First UMC in Sun City hosted its own Cultural Competency Training and so could your church! Learn more.
13th Annual Buckles and Bangles Gala
Come spend a memorable evening with us outside! On October 14, 2022, UMOM will host its 13th Annual Buckles & Bangles “Boot Scootin’ Ball.” Your involvement in this event will aid in generating much-needed funding and public exposure for Arizonan families and single women who are facing homelessness.
2023 Save the date for the District Leadership Conference near you.
Save the date for the 2023 district leadership conference. The plan includes two Thriving workshop sessions and bonus workshops.
Impossible or Possible?
Does it feel like you need to take a breather, since 75% of the year is gone? Or do you see the "end of the tunnel" and you can't wait to get this done, to pick up a new project from God? Even though the year is almost over, the effort continues with forwarding...
Register everyone for the affordable housing ministry webinar
The Desert Southwest Conference is hosting an affordable housing symposium on October 29, 2022, from 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM via Zoom. The cost for the 3-hour event is $299, but DSC churches can participate for FREE if registered by September 30, 2022.
Serve and protect your congregation with Safe Gatherings
Did you know churches all over the Desert Southwest use the Safe Gatherings training to help meet their Safe Sanctuaries policies? Check it out. It's easy to use and provides top-notch training! Find out more at...
Virtual ERT Recertification Available on October 1
Every 3 years, Early Response Team members must complete a refresher class to remain eligible to serve on disaster response teams. The 4-hour class, now offered virtually, includes additional training in the impact of disasters on individuals, organization and tasks...
New District Administrative Assistant for West and North Districts
Cynthia Holly will be transitioning to be the single Administrative Assistant for all four districts in the Desert Southwest Conference beginning August 1, 2022. Cynthia has been a District Administrative Assistant for five years serving with the South and East Districts and brings a wealth of experience for this new position.
Fences
Is the fence there to keep people/animals/things inside the fence or to keep them out?
Welcome new clergy in the West District
Meet the new clergy in the West District.
Summer Camp is in Full Swing!
By Patricia Pegram, Camp & Retreat Ministries Summer is full-swing and camps still need your help to fulfill our mission of sending every child to camp who wants to attend; All Play Fundraising is ongoing, so you are still able to donate to our campership...
Winds of Change…What can you hear?
How often do many of us avoid ‘going out’ because we aren’t certain which way the wind of the day will affect us? How often do we avoid ‘listening’ for God’s voice guiding us? Sometimes His voice is just a whisper…but, when we are still and trusting, then His words can come to us as a loud command.
A Tour of the West District
As I journeyed through the West District with church/charge conferences, and worship services; the lyrics of the “Sound of Music” come to my mind with the only change of ‘churches’ instead of ‘hills.’
Here Comes the Summer (Doo do doo doo!)
By Patricia Pegram, Camp & Retreat Ministries Summer is quickly approaching and camps still need your help to fulfill our mission of sending every child to camp who wants to attend; All Play Fundraising is ongoing, so you are still able to donate to our...
Leadership Talk with Bishop Grant Hagiya
This month’s event Spiritual Kaizen: How to Become a Better Church Leader will be presented by Bishop Grant Hagiya and is based on the book he authored.
Easing Pain and Suffering
When we see the words together so many thoughts will appear in our minds. Each one of us has experienced some form of pain and suffering.
A Journey into the Heart of Christ: Spiritual Healing and Justice (September 18-23, 2022)
This year’s Five Day Academy for Spiritual Formation is a response to two of our greatest needs: a desire to deepen our life with God and a longing for justice. Too often, the Church is split between those who pray and those who march. The reality is that the...
Easter Tidings & Spring Cleaning
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...
Celebrate the Women of Yuma
We celebrated International Woman’s Day recently. What better way, as United Methodists, to focus on the work of women than to see what is happening in the Yuma area United Methodist Women, now known as United Women in Faith to be more inclusive.
Leadership Talk – April 11, 2022
This month’s event Leading Local Church Committees/Herding Cats presented by Mr. Daniel V. Boring, a lifelong Methodist and active member at Vista de la Montana UMC, is based on his over 50 years of hands-on experience leading both large and small Methodist church groups.