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Asian-American Caucus Gathers in San Jose to Assess Ministries
Written: 9/9/2010
First national convocation in 11 years By Aquilino "Pong" Javier Secretary of the Board of NFAAUM SAN JOSE, Calif. — The National Federation of Asian-American United Methodists (NFAAUM) held its first national gathering in 11 years in San Jose this summer. NFAAUM ...

August 10 Is Deadline to Apply for Ethnic Local Church Grants
Written: 7/8/2010
WASHINGTON, D.C. – August 10 is the deadline to apply for an Ethnic Local Church Grant from the United Methodist General Board of Church and Society (GBCS). The grants are to strengthen ethnic minority local churches through education, advocacy, or leadership development as they engage in soci...

Talbert Award, Legislation Spotlight Cultural Competency at This Year's ACS
Written: 6/24/2010
Cultural competency training twice drew the focus at this year's California-Nevada Annual Conference Session. The 2010 Bishop Melvin Talbert Award for Racial Justice was presented to Dr. Lucia Ann ("Shan") McSpadden, who devised the Conference's program to provide support and mentoring t...

Attend Cultural Competency Workshop in Sacramento on Tuesday
Written: 6/9/2010
Traveling to Sacramento for Annual Conference Session? Come a bit early and attend a "Cultural Competency as a Leadership Skill" workshop, Tuesday, June 15, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at First United Methodist Church. The church is located at 2100 J Street, Sacramento, CA 95816. Facilitate...

New Church Starts (Path 1) Begins Work With Native American Communities
Written: 5/27/2010
By Tim Ghianni New Church Starts (Path 1), is fully engaged in a Lay Missionary Planting Network outreach into the nation’s Native American population. Path 1 is a division of the General Board of Discipleship (GBOD), an agency of The United Methodist Church. Bener Agtarap, a New Ch...

Hmong Ministry Hosts 'Hallelujah Music Fest' on June 12
Written: 5/27/2010
The California-Nevada Annual Conference Committee on Hmong Ministry will host a "Hallelujah Music Fest" on Saturday, June 12 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at First United Methodist Church of Marysville. The church is located at 730 "D" Street, Marysville, CA 95901. For more infor...

Cultural Competency as a Leadership Skill: Sign up for June 15 Workshop
Written: 5/27/2010
Make plans to be in Sacramento the day before Annual Conference Session and take advantage of a "Cultural Competency as a Leadership Skill" workshop, Tuesday, June 15, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., at First United Methodist Church of Sacramento. The willingness and ability to shift perspec...

Bosquejo Basico de la Conferencia "Repensar" del Obispo Brown
Written: 5/26/2010
Bosquejo Básico de la Conferencia "Repensar" del Obispo Brown Un bosquejo del mensaje del Obispo Brown "Repiense la Conferencia" ha sido traducido al Español, y lo puede encontrar en el sitio web http://www.cnumc.org. Para el acceso tecle el raton sobre "Repie...

Centennial Celebrates Asian American, Pacific Islander Month With Polynesian Festival, May 22
Written: 5/13/2010
Centennial United Methodist Church is celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with its fourth annual Polynesian Festival, Saturday, May 22 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event will be filled with Polynesian flavor – through entertainment, music, games, and traditional Poly...

Third Annual Boswell Lecture to Discuss Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, And Transgender Issues in the Black Church
Written: 4/27/2010
BERKELEY, CA – The Rev. Dr. Kelly Brown Douglas, professor and chair of philosophy and religion at Goucher College, will present the third annual John E. Boswell Lecture: "The Black Church and the Blues Body," April 30, 6:30 p.m. at the Pacific School of Religion Badè Museum. ...

General Board of Church & Society Seeks Intern for Immigration/Criminal Justice Grassroots Coordination
Written: 4/22/2010
Ten-month, paid position at United Methodist Building on Capitol Hill. WASHINGTON, D.C. - The United Methodist General Board of Church & Society (GBCS) has an opening for an Immigration and Criminal Justice Reform intern. The intern will assist Bill Mefford, GBCS director of Civil &am...

GCORR Grants Available for Immigration Advocacy Outreach
Written: 4/15/2010
CORR Action Fund to provide $250,000+ in Immigration Advocacy grants for Churches and Community Organizations Across the Nation in 2011 The General Commission on Religion and Race of the United Methodist Church (GCORR) is announcing the availability of more than $250,000 in grant dollars from ...

Plan to Observe Native American Ministries Sunday With Special Offering on April 18
Written: 4/8/2010
Native American Ministries Sunday will be observed on April 18. The Rev. Stephen Yale, archivist for the California-Nevada Annual Conference and a member of the Conference's Native American Solidarity Team, provides some early Native American history within the bounds of the California-Nevada Confer...

GBCS Awards $205,000 + to Ethnic-Minority Ministries
Written: 3/31/2010
NFAAUM is recipient, for convocation being held in California-Nevada this summer; grants are split among 11 programs in four jurisdictions, one central conference Directors of the United Methodist General Board of Church and Society (GBCS) awarded $205,295 in Ethnic Local Church Grants at the board...

UMNS Features Two Noteworthy Articles
Written: 3/24/2010
The United Methodist News Service article, "Partnerships Strengthen Black Churches," on the national church website, http://www.umc.org, spotlights Lennon-Seney United Methodist Church in Knoxville, Tennessee, which has seen a re-awakening of once dormant ministries. Through a partnership ...

Online Survey Seeks Black Church Worship Styles, Practices in Hymnal Study
Written: 3/24/2010
By Tom Gillem* NASHVILLE, Tenn.|GBOD — The distinctive worship styles and practices of 2,370 black United Methodist Churches in the United States are being identified in a study which is underway to determine if an official hymnal is needed to serve the more than 400,000 United Methodists of ...

GCORR to Church: Membership Decline Connected to Impact of Racism
Written: 3/20/2010
The latest statistics show a declining membership within The United Methodist Church – and racism continues to permeate the denomination, inhibiting the growth of the Church. That's the report from the General Commission on Religion and Race (GCORR) Board, which met March 10-12 in Arlingt...

Order Resources NOW for Native American Ministries Sunday on April 18
Written: 3/18/2010
Without help from Native American Ministries Sunday, Ray deZafra never would have found his way to the Third Sunday Native American Fellowship. For the first time in his life, the Potawatomi Indian feels that he belongs – not just to a tribe, but also to a community of Christians. The offering...

Video Is Tool to Open Dialogue About Racism
Written: 2/26/2010
Strides have been made in the days since the Civil Rights Movement in the United States, but racial equality is still a work in progress. A short (2 min. 20 sec.) video from United Methodist Communications can be used as a tool to open a dialogue about racism in America. A longer (16 min.) vi...

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General Commission on Religion and Race Conducts Review of California-Nevada
Written: 2/18/2010
The General Commission on Religion and Race completed a review of the California-Nevada Annual Conference at the end of January. Its report is expected to be released within about three weeks. GCORR acts in partnership with Annual Conferences as mandated by the Discipline to monitor efforts to beco...