The WJ Leadership Team affirmed the mission statement and values rubric created by the Vision & Mission Work Group as a necessary resource in the discernment process for potential bishops. The Western Jurisdiction will be looking to lift up and consecrate four bishops in the coming months.
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2022 WJ Spring Leadership Meetings
The Western Jurisdiction will be holding its Spring Leadership Meetings from March 29 through April 3, 2022, in Des Moines, Washington. There will be a virtual option to join online for those who are not able or do not wish to travel. Only those who have been...
Blessings to all from the Western Jurisdiction 202? General Conference First Elects!
Open forum discussion on Western Jurisdiction task group reports planned for November 13 makes way for the Association of Annual Conference Lay Leaders event focused on the ‘PTSD’ of the pandemic.
A progress report on Western Jurisdiction visioning and an invitation as we expand the table
“‘For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future’” (Jeremiah 29:11). Greetings Western Jurisdiction Friends, Even without General Conference, the Western Jurisdiction of...
The Bishops approve episcopal supervision of the Desert Southwest Conference
Western Jurisdiction College of Bishops announce plans for coverage of the Desert Southwest Conference pending Bishop Robert Hoshibata’s planned retirement Oct. 1, 2021.
June Resources
Where Love Lives: Our Commitment to Diversity: June Webinars & Juneteenth Worship Service On October 7th, 2020 Bishops of the Western Jurisdiction launched Where Love Lives: an engagement campaign designed to celebrate the radical inclusion and the diversity of...
Where Love Lives February Resources
Faith leaders from across California-Nevada have come together to create compelling videos and webinars that will launch in February for the Western Jurisdictional campaign Where Love Lives. February’s theme is Committed to our Wesleyan roots: The inseparability of Personal Piety and Social Holiness. Three new weekly video series and the ongoing weekly Wednesday webinars will explore theological concepts with a current-day lens, examine district initiatives rooted in our Wesleyan heritage, and engage children across the jurisdiction around timeless Wesleyan values.
“Seeking to Be God’s Light in the World”
The Western Jurisdiction of The United Methodist Church has a vision of becoming a “home for all God’s children, gathered around a table of reconciliation and transformation.”