Welcome to the West District of the Desert Southwest Conference
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Keep up to date on district news.
News & Events
Contact

Rev. Javier Olivares
West District Superintendent

Cynthia Holly
Administrative Assistant
602-798-8239
Fax 602-266-5343
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Contact Form
West District Administrative Office
Desert Southwest Conference
1550 E. Meadowbrook Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85014
Mailing Address
West District
P.O. Box 32830
Phoenix, AZ 85064
Resources
Superintendent's Blog
Javier Olivares
Lay Leaders' Blog
Jeanie Ward, Associates – John Hui, Sandy Kerr, Joyce Trevolt
Church Forms
Charge Conference Forms
United Women in Faith
West District & Others
Classifieds
Jobs and Items
Training
Events & Recordings
West District Monthly Prayer Focus
January
Ajo Federated Church (Pastor Bob Lind)
Calvary UMC, Phoenix (Pastor Ian Oliver)
Chino Valley UMC (Rev. Robert Gilfert)
February
Christ Community UMC, Avondale (Rev. Antonieta Fernandes)
City Square UMF, Phoenix (Pastor Gina Pollard)
Community Church of Buckeye (Rev. Steve Marshall)
March
Dove of the Desert UMC, Glendale (Rev. Dave Wasson)
Maryvale UMC, Phoenix (Pastor Joel Arvizu)
Faith UMC, Phoenix (Roy Trevolt)
April
First UMC, Glendale (Rev. Tom Jelinek)
First UMC, Phoenix (Rev. Denny Silk, Rev. David Rennick, Rev. Todd Rogers)
First UMC, Sun City (Rev. Kathleen Puntar)
May
First UMC, Yuma (Rev. Mike Wilkerson, Rev. Katie Fuchs)
Fort Yuma UMC (Pastor Manuel Jimenez)
Gila Mountain UMC, Yuma (Rev. David Harriss)
June
Haven UMC, Jerome (Pastor Vicki Lerdahl)
Lakeview UMC, Sun City (Rev. Dave Summers, Rev. Linda De Atley, Rev. Ross Parrott)
Liberty UMC, Buckeye (Pastor Clare Sullivan)
July
Mission Bell UMC, Glendale (Rev. Doug Reynolds)
Mountain View UMC, Cottonwood (Rev. Jonathan Hall)
New Church Start, Yuma (Rev. Sandra Jimenez, Pastor Manuel Jimenez)
August
New Song UMC, Surprise (TBS)
Prescott UMC (Rev. Dan Hurlbert, Rev. Efrain Zavala, Rev. Patti Blackwood)
Prescott Valley UMC (Rev. Amanda Corella)
September
Trinity UMC, Phoenix (Rev. Bob Holliday)
Trinity UMC, Yuma (Pastor Bob Klein, Rev. Katie Fuchs)
Sedona UMC (Rev. Fred Mast)
October
Shepherd of the Hills UMC, Sun City West (Rev. Deborah Lerner, Rev. Alma Aguirre-Olivares)
Shepherd of the Valley UMC, Phoenix (Pastor Janet Culbertson)
Spirit of Hope UMC, Peoria (Pastor Christine Jones)
November
Spirit Song UMF, Peoria (Rev. Misty Howick)
Sunrise UMC, Phoenix (Rev. Donna Hughes)
Willowbrook UMC, Sun City (Rev. Gary Kennedy, Rev. Lois Hedden, Rev. Ruth Blum)
December
Mingus Mountain Camp (Staff & Campers)
Justa Center, Phoenix (Rev. Gerri Bast)
Wesley Community & Health Centers
UMC – United Methodist Church
UMF – United Methodist Fellowship (Is a church start that has not been consecrated as a church)