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A Moment of Spiritual Support in Challenging Times
Dear Members and Friends of the Desert Southwest Conference, I invite you to join me for A Moment of Spiritual Support in Challenging Times! When I was a child, I had a special place I would go to when I was afraid or alone. There was a huge tree with enormous...
Covenant Council approves COVID-19 loan/grant for churches
$500,000 for loans has been set aside from the New Faith Endowment. The loan is forgiven if apportionments are contributed in full through the end of the year. Re-payment begins only if apportionment giving is less than 100% for 2020. Find out more…
March 2020 Apportionments Report
Our year-to-date apportionment contributions are likely not as low as they may get if the COVID-19 impact lasts for many months. Those 03/31/2020 apportionment receipts are shown in the following…
We have been here before – historical reflections for COVID-19
This is a time of superlatives. "Never before have we," "unprecedented social change," "reorganization on a civilization level" can easily be used to describe the news. In less than a week, more than half of the churches in the DSC switched to online worship. Our...
$500,000 for loans has been set aside from the New Faith Endowment. The loan is forgiven if apportionments are contributed in full through the end of the year. Re-payment begins only if apportionment giving is less than 100% for 2020. Alternatively, loan payments can...
Disaster Response Team Acts during COVID-19
In a time of stay-at-home orders, troubling statistics, and vulnerable populations, UMCOR and the conference Disaster Response Committee are deploying resources . UMCOR donated more than 80,000 masks stored at the Sager Brown Depot to first responders in Louisiana....
Important Update from Bishop Bob March 31, 2020
An Update from Bishop Bob on March 31, 2020 regarding the COVID-19 virus.
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...
Appointment Announcements March 31, 2020
An announcement of appointments of clergy in the Desert Southwest Conference.
We Need Each Other
This is a year that is exposing us to new realities and ways of living together. In an odd way, in our distancing from each other, I’m feeling a connection. I’m wondering how this pandemic might change our whole world. Is it possible this “common enemy” will bring us closer together?
