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Philippines Delegation Member Tells Her Story of July Trip
Written: 10/15/2009
By Nicole Harris
On July 21, 2009 the Philippines Solidarity Task Force of the California-Nevada Annual Conference conducted a pastoral and solidarity visit to the Philippines. Led by Bishop Warner H. Brown, Jr. and his wife, Minnie, the delegation of 10 members met with government officials, organ...
New Conference Committee Begins Its Work With October 31 'Usapan'
Written: 10/15/2009
The new Conference Committee on Filipino American Ministries (CCFAM), enacted into existence by the 2009 Annual Conference Session, will meet for the first time on Saturday, October 31, beginning at 9 a.m., at Sterling Park Recreation Center in Colma, California.
The all-day gathering is, in the T...
Download Linda Wiberg's Radio Interview
Written: 8/21/2009
Listen to this week's Capital Public Radio interview with the Rev. Linda Wiberg, Director of Connectional Ministries for the California-Nevada Annual Conference, by visiting the REEL Witness page on the Conference website at cnumc.org.
Rev. Wiberg was a guest on the Tuesday morning broadcas...
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Written: 8/4/2009
By Kathy L. Gilbert* July 30, 2009 | NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UMNS) As President Obama prepared to meet with Philippines President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, a team of United Methodists stood in solidarity with a U.S. citizen who has accused her government of kidnapping and torture last May. A me...
Cal-Nev Philippines Delegation Arriving Back on Friday
Written: 7/30/2009
The delegation from the California-Nevada Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church that has been on a pastoral and solidarity visit to the Philippines for the past two weeks is returning on Friday, July 31.
The group's return comes a day after the state meeting, in Washington, D.C.,...
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Written: 7/29/2009
The USA-Philippines Ecumenical Advocacy Network invites concerned United Methodists and others to attend a Vigil for Human Rights in the Philippines, Thursday, July 30 at 6 p.m. at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in San Francisco. The church is located at 756 Mission Street. On the nigh...
Cal-Nev District Lay Leader Elected President of National Caucus
Written: 7/27/2009
Group throws support to Philippines chief justice
DALLAS (UMNS) - Solidarity with missionaries and support for an embattled court justice in the Philippines were on the agenda at the recent biennial convocation of the National Association of Filipino American United Methodists, held at Coch...
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Written: 7/27/2009
During the pastoral and solidarity mission to the Philippines that is currently underway, members of the California-Nevada Annual Conference delegation have spent time at Harris Memorial College, passing out food to an indigenous group, the Dumagat people, and hearing their stories of hardship. &nb...
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Written: 7/20/2009
U.S. Citizen Melissa Roxas Returns to Seek Justice After Being Abducted and Tortured by Suspected Military Agents SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Melissa Roxas, a U.S. citizen abducted and tortured in the Philippines in May, has returned there, escorted by the Philippines Pastoral and Solidarity t...
Cal-Nevada's Philippines Task Force Team Begins 2009 Pastoral and Solidarity Visit
Written: 7/17/2009
A team organized by the Philippines Solidarity Task Force of the California-Nevada Annual Conference leaves this weekend on its 2009 pastoral and solidarity visit to the Philippines, and will be appreciative of your prayers.
Bishop Warner H. Brown, Jr. is heading the 10-person delegation. T...
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Written: 6/24/2009
A Spiritual Image benefit performance scheduled for Saturday, June 27 at Hillsdale United Methodist Church in San Mateo, California has been rescheduled to Saturday, July 11, at 5 p.m. There is no admission charge but a free will offering will be taken. All proceeds from the concert will go...
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...
Philippines Solidarity Visit Scheduled for August 13-24
Written: 3/12/2009
The California-Nevada Annual Conference Philippines Solidarity Task Force has set August 13-24, 2009 for the next Pastoral and Solidarity Visit to the Philippines. The trip will be hosted by the National Council of Churches in the Philippines (NCCP), which will organize details of the trip itinerary...
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Written: 1/23/2009
A UMNS Report By Elliott Wright* Jan. 23, 2009 United Methodist and other church leaders in the Philippines are strongly supporting the country's chief justice in the wake of reports that efforts to impeach him are under way, possibly for upholding human rights laws. Chief ...
Philippines Update Scheduled for December 7 at South Hayward UMC
Written: 11/26/2008
The Philippines Solidarity Task Force of the California-Nevada Annual Conference invites you to attend "An Evening With Father Rex Reyes," Sunday, December 7 at 4 p.m. at South Hayward United Methodist Church in Hayward, California.
Father Reyes is the General Secretary of the National Co...
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Written: 9/26/2008
Kimberly Wong was one of six young adults who were a part of the California-Nevada Annual Conference’s second Pastoral and Solidarity Mission Team to the Philippines, June/July of 2008. She is a member of Buena Vista UMC in Alameda, California. By Kimberly Wong This past June I...
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Written: 7/25/2008
A UMNS Report By Kathy L. Gilbert* July 25, 2008 Killings and abductions in the Philippines "continue without let-up," according to a United Methodist delegation from the U.S. that recently visited the country. The visit was the second time a delegation from The United Methodist Ch...
Sign up for Paglago Regional Consultation by February 22
Written: 2/14/2008
The Conference Filipino American Ministry asks churches to send representatives to its Paglago Regional Consultation, March 6-8 (Thursday evening through noon on Saturday) at Florin UMC, 7560 Florin Road, Sacramento, CA 95828. $25 per person or $100 per group of five. The registration deadline is Fr...
Philippines delegation available to speak at California-Nevada churches
Written: 10/26/2007
A delegation from the Philippines will visit the California-Nevada Annual Conference to speak on Human Rights Violations and Extra-Judicial Killings in the Philippines from November 9 through 16, 2007. If you would like to request a speaker for an event at your church, please contact the Rev. Michae...
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Written: 9/15/2007
Bishop Beverly Shamana has a new work of art on display at the Spirit in the Arts Gallery in Sacramento. The piece, titled “Journey to Freedom,” continues the Bishop’s passion for expressing beauty through the creative transformation of natural gourds. “It is great fun to join othe...