10 AM – 1 PM, Monday – Thursday
Throughout the month of January and early February, the office will be limited to the hours of 10 AM – 1 PM (rather than the usual 2 PM) Monday through Thursday. If you call and unable to reach someone at the office, please leave a message or send an email to office@lakemerrittUMC.org
To read the full message from the California-Nevada Conference, please click HERE
Surveys open now through February 15
The Council of Bishops is inviting United Methodists across the connection to help discern the future of the Church through a denomination-wide survey (open now through Feb. 15, 2026) and a series of churchwide webinars on Wesleyan identity and vision.
To take the survey, please click HERE
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Webinars and Recordings
UMCOM will host three churchwide webinars in order to help us discern our Wesleyan identity and new vision:
January 24, 2026, 7am-9:30am PT (10am-11:30am ET): Wesleyan Theology, “Love Boldly” (Recording will be available later this week at ResourceUMC.org)
February 21, 2026, 7am-9:30am PT (10am-11:30am ET): Wesleyan Misson, “Serve Joyfully”
March 21, 2026, 7am-9:30am PT (10am-11:30am ET): Wesleyan Leadership, “Lead Courageously”
To register for webinars, please click HERE.
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Monday, February 02 to Thursday, February 05
Pastor Sunae will be away attending the Gathering of the Spiritual Leaders from February 2 through February 5 at Asilomar Conference Grounds. This gathering is convened by the Bishop Sandy Olewine of the California-Nevada Annual Conference for all ordained and appointed clergy. Deacon Ken, Deacon Stephanie, Rev. Renee, Rev. Myrna, and Rev. Richard are attending the Bishop’s gathering as well.
During this time, Pastor Sunae will remain available by email; however, please allow up to 24 hours for a response. For any urgent or emergency matters, please text Pastor Sunae directly.
Thank you for your support and prayers during this time of spiritual leadership, connection, and retreat.
Various Locations Beginning in March
In the last two decades, churches have seen enormous change in the areas of stewardship and funding mission and ministry. After many decades during which the practice of stewardship hardly changed at all, churches have struggled to keep up. All this in the context of a world that changes rapidly, and culture often pushes back against.
Rev. Dr. Ken Sloane, Director of Stewardship and Generosity at Discipleship Ministries, has come to travel to various Districts of our Conference to share his view of the changes we have been through, where we have adapted well and not so well, and what he sees we need to be open to in the days that are ahead.
These workshops will occur at a variety of locations across California and Nevada. Two of the locations in the Bay Area are listed below:
Monday, March 23
9:00 am
San Jose, Korean UMC of Santa Clara Valley
1001 Ginger Lane, San Jose, CA 95128
Tuesday, March 24
9:00 am
Daly City UMC, Daly City
1474 Southgate Avenue, Daly City, CA 94015
To register, click HERE
For questions, please contact Rev. J. Martin Lee (martinl@calnevumc.org), Executive Director of Connectional Ministries, California-Nevada Annual Conference.
