SANTA PAULA, Calif. — At 4 a.m., one morning, Rev. Joel Hortiales asked his three kids: “Estan listos hijos? (Are you ready?).” As the director of Hispanic and Latino Ministries at Border Concerns with the United Methodist Church in the Pacific region, Hortiales has been helping migrants for almost a decade. As...
The Episcopal Office and The Board of Pension and Health Benefits It is with sadness that we inform you of the death of Rev. Dr. Robert Ness, a retired member of the California-Pacific Conference, on February 2, 2021, and spouse Mrs. Rebecca Ness, on December 16, 2020. Rev. and Mrs....
Led by Cal-Arts Grad Andres Salazar (who will tell us how this will work) Beginning WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, at 7 pm We will meet on Zoom: 230 813 4505 Contact Pastor Bethany for the Password (Sorry) at 575-708-1615 We plan to sing anthems via Zoom beginning Oct. 11, and to do...
God in the Graffiti (GIG) is a project created to make a church a missional church. A missional church is a congregation that works with a mission in mind to reach the people outside the building. Pastora Vilma Cruz-Baez from La Plaza UMC, asked for my advice as Hispanic/Latino Ministry...
Help the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) fight COVID-19. UMCOR is a global ministry of the United Methodist Church that sends teams to places of natural disasters and helps to assist in shelter, healing, recovery, and rebuilding. Funds are specifically dedicated to poor areas around the world, with 40% of the...
On March 27th, we will have food and games, from 5 PM to 8 PM! Feel free to come by – all are welcome!
On March 28th we will be having a potluck and there will be a speaker. Feel free to attend – and have fun!
We will be having “Supp” at 5:30 on Wednesdays during Lent! March 4th will be “Prayer.” March 11th will be “Painting.” March 18th will be “Icon.” March 25th will be “Christmons.”
We will be having a Game Nite 5 to 8 PM on February 28th! Come join the fun – all are welcome!
Ash Wednesday is February 26th! At 9 AM we will be having Ashes in Sanctuary. At 5:30 PM there will be a Soup and Ashes in LeBard Hall! Come spend Ash Wednesday at our church.
