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A Letter from Bishop Hoshibata regarding the Judicial Council Rulings
The Judicial Council of The UMC has released its rulings on the legislation passed at the Special Called Session of General Conference 2019.
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Words from your District Superintendents
North District
Rev Dan Morley
Called Anew out of Brokenness
I am confident that the Spirit, even now in this time of brokenness in our UMC, calls us to be the church. Perhaps in a very new form, but always the church, the Body of Christ. Let us pray to have the creative inspiration to take ash and mud and re-make our church anew.
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Rev N Susan Brims
Called Anew
What do you do when your world is shattered, or your heart is broken? Life was not the same after her spouse died. They had been together for 44 years when he suddenly became ill and died by the end of the week.
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Rev Nancy Cushman
Called Anew
As I listen around the conference, I hear anxiety and frustration about the future of our church. What is going on? Is anything happening? Should we stay? Should we leave?
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Rev Mark Conrad
Mark’s Musings – May 7, 2019
This last week I made a large purchase (literally) few people will understand, and even fewer will be excited about. I bought a 51 year old front bench seat for my 1968 Mustang GT/CS (California Special). At some point in the past the original bench seat was replaced by bucket seats. Since I bought my ’68 Mustang, part of my vision for the car has been to return it to having a bench seat. Having the internet as a tool, I figured it wouldn’t be too difficult to find a ’68 bench seat. I obviously didn’t know how hard it would be to make this vision happen!
read moreLaity in Action! Our Lay Leadership at Work
North District
Lay Leader
Phyllis Murray
Pioneering New Ways of Connecting!
Technology is great. Until it isn't. But mostly, it is great. The North District is really spread out. I mean it stretches across the top tier of Arizona, including the entire Grand Canyon! It encompasses Southern Nevada, from Caliente to...
East District
Lay Leaders Trinity Donovan and Ginny Hildebrand
Called Anew to Follow
Remember Isaiah 43: 19 “For I am about to do something new. See, I have already begun! Do you not see it? I will make a pathway through the wilderness. I will create rivers in the dry wasteland.”
Conference Lay Leader: Laurie Lineberry
New Connections!
Learn How You Can Connect Grace and Peace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Great news!! The Laity of the Conference are now connected! For the first time since I was elected your Conference Lay Leader, we (all your Conference-Elected Lay...
South District
Lay Leader Maritza Velazquez Cota
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United Methodist Men
President David James
Celebrating UMM in the South District
The South District Ramp Mission for 2019 is excited to announce that plans for our first ramp have been kicked off. This coming Friday, March 22, a Site Survey will be conducted to determine the design and associated requirements which will ultimately allow building a...
United Methodist Women
President Alberta Farnsworth
150 Years in Ministry: Celebrating UMW
On March 23, 2019, United Methodist Women celebrated 150 years of women being organized to do mission with women, children and youth. During the past 150 years women from all the predecessor organizations that make up the United Methodist Church have all felt...
Creating Disciples: stories
"Camp is where I met Jesus for the first time." "I saw the face of God out here," "You can see the Holy Spirit move and change things at camp" - quotes from campers.
Our camping ministries are a vital part of our life as disciples of Christ Christ. Click on the Links below to learn more about our camping ministry events!
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Mingus Fund Raiser
Potosi Pines Fund Raiser
LGBTQ Young Adult Called to Ministry in DSC
“In all my years of leadership, I have never been the only LGBTQ person in leadership. I didn’t want people who have watched the news about the special session to not know about how God is at work through people like me.”
read moreTrinity Opportunity Alliance Celebrates National Foster Care Month
This May, TOA wants to recognize and honor young people who have aged out of the foster care system by collecting their stories. Find out more.
read moreRegister for Summer Camps
The Desert Southwest Camp and Retreat Ministries offers a variety of summer camps for elementary age children through just graduated seniors.
read moreEngaging Our Vision
A Call for Facilitators and Creative Leaders
40 laity and clergy facilitators are needed to assist in an Annual Conference holy huddle experience. Click here to learn more.
read morePeace with Justice Funds – Making Ministry Happen
The board is pleased to announce the recipients of Peace with Justice grant awards. Applications for the next grant cycle will be accepted September 1 through November 1.
read moreApril 30 and May 30 Deadlines
Turn in Annual Conference reports, skills & passions survey responses, resolutions, and requests for presentation help by April 30.
read moreAdvertising grants for churches
In light of the 2019 General Conference and the media attention it generated, we are offering local churches in the U.S. an opportunity to apply for a Community Impact Media Grant!
read moreAsylum Seekers Update
People of faith have stepped up and are doing their best to help even though these faith congregations are being taxed financially and with getting enough volunteers, especially for jobs like preparing a meal for 100 people or letting a family stay overnight in their home.
read moreApril Apportionments Decline Significantly
April’s apportionment receipts declined significantly. For the first 4 months of 2019, our churches contributed 25.7% of their apportionments. As you can see from the detailed report, this was 2.2% below last year and 1.2% below our average apportionment contributions...
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General Conference 2020 Seeks Liturgists
To apply for the opportunity to write or provide original liturgy for General Conference, individuals are asked to submit a letter of application that includes a sample of liturgy with a 5-minute devotion, a call to worship, and a prayer of confession all based on Philippians 3:14.
read moreBishops offer pastoral word; make key decisions at May 2019 meeting
Bishops renew their baptism vows at the close of the May 2019 Council of Bishops meeting outside Chicago, May 9, 2019. Bishops took the following actions…
read moreCreation is in crisis
Do you feel a deep sense of God’s call to care for the environment, recognize the urgency of the environmental crisis, and are ready to take bold action?
read moreStatement from the Western Jurisdiction College of Bishops
Greetings to you in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, The Judicial Council of The United Methodist Church has ruled on the constitutionality of the plan known as “The Traditional Plan” that was passed at the Special Called Session of General Conference...
read moreCourt OKs part of Traditional Plan, exit plan
The United Methodist Church’s top court has found that while some provisions of the newly adopted Traditional Plan remain unconstitutional, the rest of the plan is valid as church law.
read moreConference urges apportionment support
While some plan to withhold church giving, the Desert Southwest Conference asks its churches to continue funding ministry at the conference and global level. Photo illustration by Kathleen Barry, UMNS.
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