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Bishop Brown to Join Philippines Solidarity Visit, Trip Moved to July
Written: 5/21/2009
The Philippines Pastoral and Solidarity Visit scheduled for August 13-24 has been moved up to July 20-31 - and Bishop Warner H. Brown, Jr. will join the team for this year's visit.
The trip is organized by the California-Nevada Annual Conference Philippines Solidarity Task Force a...
Spanish Language Immersion Trip: It Could Be Time!
Written: 4/7/2009
Viene a Guatemala!
It could be that a vibrant Hispanic community is growing up around your church.
It could be that you are being sent to a cross-cultural appointment.
It could be that it's just time … for you to learn Spanish!
And one of the very best ways to le...
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Written: 2/13/2009
Western Jurisdiction Mission Trip Planned; President of Korean Methodist bishops pays visit to U.S. As the Western Jurisdiction plans a 2009 Mission Trip to Korea, Bishop Soo Chul Ko, president of the Korean Methodist Church Council of Bishops, has had a meeting in New York with the top exe...
Palestinian Summer Celebration 2009
Written: 1/22/2009
You are invited to "Celebrate Palestine!" this year. The Palestinian Summer Celebration is a unique annual program that gives people from all over the world the chance to encounter the life, culture, and politics of Palestine. Participants in this two-month-long program will learn Arabic and study P...
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Written: 10/23/2008
Do you find your heart turned towards Africa? The United Nations forecasts that Swaziland will become extinct by the year 2050 due to the AIDS epidemic—and already, more than 30% of the population consists of orphaned children. The Boulder Creek United Methodist Church is organi...
SSP Reaches out to Korean UMCs
Written: 10/23/2008
Sierra Service Project announces that Rev. Hayes Kang, Associate Pastor at Cho-Un Korean United Methodist Church in Citrus Heights, California, has temporarily joined its staff. His assignment is to do outreach to Korean churches, both United Methodist and members of other denominations.
Contact h...
Africa UMVIM experience 'A journey of faith'
Written: 12/5/2007
Editor’s Note: California-Nevada Conference UMVIM volunteer Martha Milk traveled to Angola May 17–June 13, 2007 and returned blessed, full of joy – and inspired to share a personal account with us. The full story, complete with wonderful photographs from her journey, can be found on the Cal-Nev UMVI...
Spirit of Italy - Reflections, Oct. 25, 2007
Written: 11/1/2007
Spirit of Italy: Reflections – Oct. 25, 2007
Fifty members of the California-Nevada Annual Conference, led by Bishop Beverly Shamana, toured Italy this month in Spirit of Italy 2007 “to be stirred by God’s heart of creativity while building and deepening relationships as the Body of Chris...
Bishop's article - Spirit of Italy 2007
Written: 10/26/2007
Spirit of Italy 2007
Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ,
Buon giorno!
Inspiring! Awesome! Community Building! Faith Deepening! Glorious!
These are but a few words that open the door to the Italy trip enjoyed by 50 travelers October 2-11 under the auspices of Ed...
Spirit of Italy - Rome, Oct. 9, 2007
Written: 10/18/2007
Spirit of Italy: Rome – Oct. 9, 2007
Fifty members of the California-Nevada Annual Conference, led by Bishop Beverly Shamana, engaged in Spirit of Italy 2007 – an inaugural event for the Conference as tour members visited 8-13 locales “to be stirred by God’s heart of creativity while buil...
Spirit of Italy - Assisi, Oct. 8, 2007
Written: 10/18/2007
Spirit of Italy: Assisi – Oct. 8, 2007
Fifty members of the California-Nevada Annual Conference, led by Bishop Beverly Shamana, engaged in Spirit of Italy 2007 – an inaugural event for the Conference as tour members visited 8-13 locales “to be stirred by God’s heart of creativity while bu...
Spirit of Italy - Florence, Oct. 7, 2007
Written: 10/12/2007
Spirit of Italy: Florence – Oct. 7, 2007
Fifty members of the California-Nevada Annual Conference, led by Bishop Beverly Shamana, engaged in Spirit of Italy 2007 – an inaugural event for the Conference as tour members visited 8-13 locales “to be stirred by God’s heart of creativity while ...
Spirit of Italy - Pisa, Oct. 6, 2007
Written: 10/12/2007
Spirit of Italy: Pisa - Oct. 6, 2007
Fifty members of the California-Nevada Annual Conference, led by Bishop Beverly Shamana, engaged in Spirit of Italy 2007 – an inaugural event for the Conference as tour members visited 8-13 locales “to be stirred by God’s heart of creativity while buil...
Spirit of Italy - Venice, Oct. 5, 2007
Written: 10/11/2007
Spirit of Italy: Venice – Oct. 5, 2007
Fifty members of the California-Nevada Annual Conference, led by Bishop Beverly Shamana, are currently engaged in Spirit of Italy 2007 – an inaugural event for the Conference as tour members visit 8-13 locales “to be stirred by God’s heart of creativ...
Spirit of Italy - Milan, Oct. 3, 2007
Written: 10/9/2007
Spirit of Italy: Milan – Oct. 3, 2007
Fifty members of the California-Nevada Annual Conference, led by Bishop Beverly Shamana, are currently engaged in Spirit of Italy 2007 – an inaugural event for the Conference as tour members visit 8-13 locales “to be stirred by God’s heart of creativi...
Spirit of Italy - Milan, Oct. 4, 2007
Written: 10/9/2007
Spirit of Italy: Milan – Oct. 4, 2007
Fifty members of the California-Nevada Annual Conference, led by Bishop Beverly Shamana, are currently engaged in Spirit of Italy 2007 – an inaugural event for the Conference as tour members visit 8-13 locales “to be stirred by God’s heart of creativi...
Sidebar - Waldensians and Methodists
Written: 10/9/2007
Sidebar: Waldensians and Methodists
According to the website for Chiesa Evangelica Valdese, Waldensians have been present in Italy since medieval times but were repressed by the civil and religious authorities until the middle of the nineteenth century. Only from then onward have they been able t...
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Written: 5/24/2007
It's a retreat, a study tour, a pilgrimage.... October 9-18, 2007 Rev. Margo Tenold will lead a tour to Cuernavaca, Mexico where the Sisters of Guadalupe will host us, show us the sights, but also allow us to go with them into the homes of the poor, visit projects for poor children, spend an evenin...