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John Wesley, the founder of the Methodist movement in 18th century England, is famously quoted as having written: “I am not afraid that the people called Methodists should ever cease to exist either in Europe or America.  But I am afraid lest they should  only exist as a dead sect, having the form of religion without the power.  And this undoubtedly will be the case unless they hold  fast both the doctrine, spirit, and discipline with which they first set out.” John Wesley, “Thoughts Upon Methodism,”(1786) This quote has become something of a rallying cry for those of us orthodox, evangelical United Methodists who have witnessed...

It is no secret that God calls the church to make disciples of Jesus Christ. It is, in fact, our main calling.  But far too often we leave this important mission to others, primarily the pastor and/or church staff.  Sometimes we leave it to Sunday School teachers, or to those...

At the recent Western Jurisdictional Conference it was decided to move Bishop Minerva Carcaño to the California-Nevada Conference and to assign to our annual conference, Bishop Grant Hagiya. Bishop Hagiya has spent the past eight years as the leader of the Greater Northwest Episcopal Area, presiding over the Alaska, Pacific...

With the election of a self-avowed,  practicing homosexual bishop and the resolutions of non-conformity to the Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church by five annual conferences and two jurisdictional conferences, schism in the UMC is almost a certainty. The bishops commission on a way forward will meet later...

On Father’s Day, we officially changed our name to “The Fount.” The initial reaction to the change is varied, but always interesting! Some immediately say, “I like it!”  While others, with confused look, say, “Why did you change it to that?”  One woman wrote on Facebook that it looked to...

The California-Pacific Annual Conference will convene at the University of Redlands on  June 16th.  Pastor Glen, along with our lay member,  Karen  Olson, will be in attendance. Our church will also be represented by Dennis Olson, who will go as the South District President of United Methodist Men. Pray for...

The news from Portland at the recently concluded General  Conference of our denomination is mostly good, from the perspective of orthodox, biblical United Methodists! Here is a short list of the notable decisions made. We successfully completed the “Imagine No Malaria” campaign, raising over $75 million to eradicate this deadly disease...

Sunday, May 15th, is Pentecost Sunday!  It is the day we remember the Holy Spirit’s empowering of the early Church by filling the Christians to BE the Church.  As a way to mark the day, please come to church dressed in red.  Red is the liturgical color for Pentecost.  

The quadrennial gathering of the world-wide United Methodist  family will happen this month, May 10-20, in Portland, Oregon. Nearly 900 delegates and many more observers and support people will convene to consider options in moving our denomination forward for the next four years. Everyone is expecting an even more contentious...