Children's Festival

On Saturday, May 17 at "Dia de los Ninos," Bishop Gwinn blessed each individual child present.  He knelt to their eye level, embraced each child with love, told them of God's love for them, proclaimed they are a special child of God with great sincerity, and prayed a special prayer of blessing upon each child.  This photograph captures the long line of children eagerly awaiting their individual blessing from Bishop Gwinn.

We Are The People of The  United Methodist Church 2008

When Hispanic/Latinos Meet... In our conference, when Hispanic/Latinos meet in a local church and the pastor and laity refer to them as "The Hispanic Church" we ask ourselves why. We are called to be one in Christ. It is our desire to participate in one church experience. Gatherings at different times and in differenct languages honor different cultures-the cultures of teenagers, children, singles, older adults, etc. We enjoy singing and hearing the Word of God taught in a language that is so familiar to our hearts! But we love being part of the family of God.