Camp & Retreat Ministries: Coping During Covid
Covid-19 has impacted us in many ways and many of them aren’t good. With the cancellations of school years, birthday parties, events and even camps our children and youth are grieving these losses just as adults are experiencing grief around the changes. If you or...
A Moment of Spiritual Support with Nancy
Last Wednesday, Rev. Nancy Cushman shared a devotional video for the Desert Southwest Conference weekly Moment of Spiritual Support in Challenging Times! If you have not have an opportunity we invite you to view her devotion. The direct link to
You Are Loved!
It’s always nice to be reminded “You ARE loved”!
Water for the Reservation – AC 2020 Mission Project
Imagine. For just a moment, walk with me, through more than 27,000* square miles in Arizona, New Mexico and Utah. 27,000 square miles of many homes without running water or other infrastructure that many of us simply live with daily as part of our “normal”. A place...
Camp Times are the Best Times!
Get regular updates from your favorite camps by subscribing to our newsletters! To subscribe to the Mingus Mountain Camp newsletter, click here and to subscribe to the Potosi Pines Camp newsletter, click here. Click inside today for updates about camps and covid-19...
Surprise
It was still the very first Easter day. “That evening, while the disciples were behind closed doors … Jesus came and stood among them. He said, ‘Peace be with you.’” (John 20:19) I experience this story of Jesus’ appearance to the disciples differently this year.
7 Ways to Keep Revenue and Donations Flowing During the COVID-19 Crisis
Your congregation may have curtailed in-person services and activities because of the coronavirus, but there’s no stopping your congregation’s payroll, mortgage, and other financial obligations. Stewardship expert Rob Blezard outlines steps your church can take to address the financial challenges created by the COVID-19 crisis in this article posted by the Lewis Center for Church Leadership.
A Word from Your Camp & Retreat Ministries Family
The staff at Mingus Mountain and Potosi Pines are holding you in our thoughts and are praying for your continued health and well-being during these chaotic times. With the many changes happening on a day-to-day basis we also wanted to bring a message of hope for...
Faithfulness in a Time of Pandemic
The COVID-19 virus outbreak has called us to make difficult decisions and take unprecedented steps to protect our vulnerable neighbors and perhaps ourselves. With rapidly changing information about the outbreak, pastors and church leaders are having to stay flexible and responsive to new information. Finding the appropriate level of caution and concern is not always clear.
Dayspring UMC tackles Homelessness
Homelessness is headline news on a daily basis throughout the country, and unfortunately, our community too. Dayspring UMC in Tempe is helping to change that
Summer Camp Registration Open
The Desert Southwest Camp and Retreat Ministries offer a variety of summer camps for elementary-age children through just graduated seniors. Click here to find out more.
UMCOR turns 80!
“For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me.” — Matthew 25:35, NRSV Dear friends in Christ, United Methodists will celebrate UMCOR Sunday on March 22, 2020. Eighty years ago, World War...
A Holy Lent
Many years ago, I embroidered this prayer from the Episcopal Service of Compline on the back of my wedding quilt. I could feel its comforting presence covering me as I slept.
District Training available online through DSC University
Last week we completed the third of our District Administrative Committee Training Webinars. You do not need to attend a workshop to use the training videos. They are available any time you wish to view them or share them.
Summer Camps at Mingus Mountain & Potosi Pines Camps
The Desert Southwest Camp and Retreat Ministries offer a variety of summer camps for elementary-age children through just graduated seniors. Click here to find out more.
The Appointment Process
As I have traveled to the West District churches, people ask about how appointments are made and that’s what I’m going to talk about in this article.
New Mailing Address for District Office
The East and West District Office has a new mailing address. Please send all mail to PO Box 32830, Phoenix, AZ 85064.
Register for District Training Webinars
Next Tuesday, January 28 is the District Single Board Governance webinar. This is the second in a series for of training webinars for the new year.
Appointive Cabinet Response to Council of Bishop’s Press Release
January 6, 2020 Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, Grace and peace be with you. On January 3, 2020, the Council of Bishops issued a press release reporting that United Methodist Traditionalists, Centrists, Progressives & Bishops have signed an agreement aimed at...
Response to the Western Jurisdiction College of Bishops Safe Harbor Declaration
In prayerful consideration as we approach January 1, 2020, the Appointive Cabinet of The Desert Southwest Conference of The United Methodist Church responds to the Western Jurisdiction Safe Harbor Declaration.1 We remain heartbroken by the harm caused by the 2019...
