Rev. Donna Hughes – Sunrise UMC, Phoenix, AZ
Meet Rev. Donna Hughes recently appointed to Sunrise UMC.
Pastor Daisy Ho – Community Church of Buckeye, Buckeye, AZ
Meet Pastor Daisy Ho recently appointed to Community Church of Buckeye.
New Virtual Leadership Talks sponsored by your Clergy and Lay Leadership Development Team (CLLD)
Do you enjoy having opportunities to grow as a leader and to learn from other leaders? Do you find it enriching to share leadership ideas, concepts, and inspiration with others? Opportunities are available to anyone in the Desert Southwest Conference interested in...
A Great Summer at Mingus Mountain & Potosi Pines Camps!
By Dina Reid, Camp & Retreat Ministries After the Covid pause of last summer, it has been so great to fill our camps with the laughter of children and smiley, happy faces! We have had an action-packed, fun-filled summer at Potosi Pines and Mingus Mountain...
Early Response Team Training – September 2, 2021
ERT mission teams respond to natural disasters across the country, bringing Christian presence of hope when a home has been damaged. We remove debris and salvage belongings to create a safe, sanitary, and secure home. Other times we work in a disaster center helping them make necessary decisions or meeting their special needs. We work with many other religious, government, and secular organizations to mitigate their losses.
With Thanksgiving
As I leave this season of ministry as your district superintendent, I have so many reasons to be thankful. I thank you, the people of the west district, for your love and support throughout this season. I am thankful for the opportunities to come to know so many of you well as we seek to serve Christ and his church together.
How can I be sure?
In August 1967, a song was released by The Rascals titled, “How can I be sure?”
How can I be sure?
In a world that is constantly changing?
How can I be sure?
Where I stand with you?
Healing Love in Community
So many of us are broken! The pressures in our lives from work, family, school, and society are immense. Economic stress, worries about health, and concern for others flood our hearts and minds. We are distracted, irritable and out-of-sorts. The pressure carries over to the church, which seems to be failing as well. We long for healing, for respite, for a different rhythm in our lives.
Juneteenth Resources
Resource UMC has published an article by Kathy Noble titled "Juneteenth Celebrates Freedom From Slavery". In it contains history of this day and resources to use. You can read the full article at...
Tools to Support Your Disciple-Making Journey
Discipleship Ministries serves the church to connect leaders with needed resourcing and training that supports intentional discipleship and community engagement. Below you’ll find high quality resources for supporting your disciple-making process – everything from online discipleship to helpful webinars and new offerings from The Upper Room.
Welcoming Campers!
By Dina Reid, Camp & Retreat Ministries After the necessary Covid pause of last summer, we are so excited to welcome campers back to Mingus Mountain and Potosi Pines Camps! We have been planning for months - hiring and training staff, recruiting and training...
Celebrating our District Superintendent
Join us in a Zoom celebration honoring District Superintendent Nancy Cushman this Sunday, May 23, 2021 at 2:00 PM. You won’t want to miss this interactive time were we will get to thank Nancy for her 28 years in the Desert Southwest Conference and her time as our District Superintendent.
Choose Kindness
What ‘kind’ of ‘kind’ do we exemplify? Do we just ‘think’ of being ‘kind’? Or, do we actually ‘act’ with kindness?
Join Us for the 2021 5-Day Academy for Spiritual Formation
YOUR HEART WILL LEAD YOU TO THE DESERT WHERE I WILL SPEAK. Hosea 2:14 These words are written on the front wall inside the chapel at the Redemptorist Renewal Center in Tucson, Arizona. When I read them and let my thoughts center there I feel the peace and calm of...
Office Best Practices -S/PPRC Resource
A new resource for Staff/Pastor Parish Relations Committees (S/PPRC) is available on the Desert Southwest Conference website under the DSC University Trainings and Resources button.
Ministry Partnership with Ace Hardware
Nashville, TN – The General Council on Finance and Administration (GCFA) Ministry Partner Program recently added Ace Hardware as a new ministry partner with General Council on Finance and Administration. Shop online and in your local Ace Hardware and receive 10% off* your purchase. Check out the GFCA website for the benefits of that partnership.
Worship service for Pride Sunday
By Rev. Michael Patzloff The Welcoming and Reconciling Team for the Desert Southwest Conference are providing a complete worship service for Pride Sunday to be celebrated on the first Sunday in June. We encourage you to mark this day and celebrate the lives and...
Annual Conference Mission Project Reminder
By Billie Fidlin, Director of Justice & Outreach Greetings Church! Please remember to keep a tally of your giving to the Campus Hunger Mission Project and turn totals in to Billie Fidlin, Director of Outreach, at by Tuesday, June 8th. The grand...
Mingus Mountain Camp Volunteer Recruitment
Mingus Mountain Camp is recruiting volunteers to serve on our summer camp staff. Please share this flyer with those who would enjoy a week in the natural beauty of camp, sharing their gifts with the children and youth of our communities.
Summer Camp is Almost Here!
By Dina Reid, Camp & Retreat Ministries Summer Camp is Almost Here! In just over a month, Summer Camp begins! We are so excited to offer Summer Camp at Mingus Mountain and Potosi Pines this year! We missed seeing all your smiling faces at camp last summer and...
