Held October 21-23 in Las Vegas, Viva La Church brought together leaders from across the country for three days of imagination, connection, and innovative ministry ideas. With messages from Bishop Carlo Rapanut and Bishop Dottie Escobedo-Frank, the event invited participants to embrace the Spirit’s rhythm and reimagine what the Church can be.
In an inspiring display of unity and collaboration, The United Methodist Church (UMC) has witnessed an unprecedented partnership between the Interjurisdictional Committee on Episcopacy, the Western Jurisdiction Committee on Episcopacy, the South Central Committee on...
On July 13, 2024, during the 2024 Western Jurisdiction Conference in Spokane, WA, Bishop Carlo A. Rapanut was assigned to the Desert Southwest Conference in the Western Jurisdiction and the New Mexico Annual Conference in the South Central Jurisdiction. This milestone...
January’s messages for the Western Jurisdiction’s #WhereLoveLivesUMC campaign address a topic that has separated many people from one another, the subject of marriage equality. Use the resources provided to Invite your community to find the non-anxious presence of God deep in their souls as we journey together through the month.
On February 23, 2019, the MARCHA West chapter hosted the WJ Young Adults Latinx group for a dialogue on issues of human sexuality to prep the young adults for what they might hear and experience during the 2019 General Conference Special Session. Guess what their reaction was.