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2019 Annual Conference Offerings
Churches are asked to open the opportunity to their entire congregations as soon as possible so that we can include our entire United Methodist family in making an enormous impact. The four offerings are: homeless youth and young people; our church in Huachuca City and the devastating fire that occurred there; our response to those legally seeking asylum in our country; and United States disaster response efforts through ERT & UMCOR.
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It’s Not About the Resurrection – It’s All About New Life
Easter Sunday is a day of celebration that life is different because of Jesus Christ. But may I tell you a secret?
read moreVideo: An Easter Prayer for United Methodists
Christians today take time for self-examination and reflection during Lent. “Going dark” for a few weeks prepares us to fully experience those first rays of resurrection light on Easter.
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Mark’s Musings – The Cross: A Sign of Hope
The hope that rose with Christ, is the hope that we claim as Christians. The cross might be a symbol of this hope, but it’s through our thoughts, words, and actions we get to be a witness for this hope. God provides the opportunities, and we get to decide if we are going to respond.
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Fully Rely on God
The cheers of Palm Sunday will soon turn into the jeers of Good Friday and once again we have entered Holy Week. In this week, we re-hear, re-live and re-experience the passion story of Jesus Christ. We begin with the excitement and celebration of Palm Sunday where we celebrate Christ’s entry into Jerusalem.
read moreTucson community response to the latest crisis precipitated by ICE
By Scott Morris We were preparing to reopen our shelter for asylum seekers on May 1. Then this happened! Sunday night, after receiving several phone calls pleading for our help, our team decided to open on an emergency basis and take in 50 immigrants. Most of them are...
read moreAppointment Announcements April 15
The Rev. Nancy Cushman, Missional Strategist and Superintendent of the West District, announced that Bishop Robert T. Hoshibata intends to appoint the Rev. David Harriss as the pastor of Gila Mountain United Methodist Church in Yuma, AZ, effective July 1, 2019. Rev....
read moreWestern Jurisdiction Mission Advocates
The Erbeles will be in the Desert Southwest Conference during April and May to share how Global Ministries may be impacted by the decisions of General Conference and its plans to move forward in mission and ministry.
read moreLearn to Manage Church Finances with this Simple Guide
Pastors and lay leaders now have a clear, easy-to-use guidebook for church finances with “Church Finances for Missional Leaders: Best Practices for Faithful Stewardship,” by Bonnie Ives Marden.
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Love is in the lead
“Today, it took dozens of people to work together under her leadership to intercept injustice, heartless cruelty, and the illusion of crisis. It took pastors, and bus drivers, and police officers, and No More Deaths volunteers, and church members, and Greyhound employees, and students to fight with everything they had and work together for love to win out today. And it did.”
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