NEWS
Know Your Rights Training November 2
November 2, 1-3 pm PST (11-1 HST, 12-2 ASKT, 2-4 MST) Join the Western Jurisdiction on November 2 for a Know Your Rights training with the Immigration Law & Justice Network. Our immigrant communities continue to face uncertainty and quickly shifting policies, and...
WJ Leaders offer Continuing Education courses this summer
In the months of July and August 2026, leaders from the Western Jurisdiction of the UMC will offer a series of Continuing Education Courses for Lay, Clergy and church leadership teams. These courses range from one to five weeks and will be taught fully online via...
2026 Western Jurisdiction Archives and History Conference in Hawaii
Join us for a historical & current convocation, hosted by the Hawaii District & the Cal-Pac Annual Conference, September 8-11, 2026, in Honolulu, Hawaii. The Western Jurisdiction Archives and History Commission invites you to experience the Stories of Hawaiian...
WJ Leadership Team Sets Priorities: Wellness, Healing, and Faithful Resistance
Report submitted by Monalisa Tu'itahi and Rev. Anna Cho, Chairs, Western Jurisdiction Leadership Team March 9–10 was the annual gathering of the Western Jurisdiction Leadership Team in Sacramento, California. Elected leaders from across the West gathered for a time of...
WJ College of Bishops calls for delegate elections at annual conference sessions
The Western Jurisdiction College of Bishops is calling on annual conferences throughout the jurisdiction to hold elections for general and jurisdictional delegates during their 2026 Annual Conference sessions.
WJ College of Bishops Call to Our Community in Three Videos
In the three videos below, the Western Jurisdiction College of Bishops call our community to attention and action in this moment. In the first video, Call to Acts of Repentance for Hawaii, Bishop Sandra Olewine (California-Nevada Annual Conference), Bishop Carlo...
Listening and Learning Toward Repentance: Bishops Confront the Legacy of the Hawaiian Kingdom’s Overthrow
Photos courtesy of Joscie Cutchens and Alyssa Fisher Written by Dr. Alyssa Fisher, Director of Communications, California-Pacific Annual Conference During their recent work in Hawaii, the...
Western Jurisdiction College of Bishops Dedicate Lahaina UMC Worship Space
Photos and written by Dr. Alyssa Fisher, Director of Communications, California-Pacific Annual Conference Last month, hymns echoed from the property at Lahaina United Methodist Church for the first...
Viva La Church: A Call to Imagination, Rhythm, and Joy
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.
Viva La Church!
Whether you’re revitalizing a small congregation, exploring new models of ministry, or simply curious about how to reach new people in new ways outside of church walls, you’re invited to Viva La Church! on October 21-23 in Las Vegas.