Photo Galleries

African Epiphany Service at Campbell UMC

Photos of Campbell UMC's African Epiphany Service on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012. Photos by Dave Foyle, Campbell UMC Outreach Committee. (Read San Jose Mercury News article about the service, at http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_19715111?fb_comment_id=fbc_10150508637288818_20455912_10150510238663818#f394b3c9e89a3bc.)

Circuit Leaders' Retreat

Ordinary to Extraordinary – A Day for the Laity 2011

More than 80 disciples gathered at the United Methodist Conference Center in West Sacramento on Saturday, November 5 for a day of inspired songs, video, keynotes and conversation focusing on where God is calling each of us to do "Extraordinary" things in our ministry and outreach.

Youth 2011: Third Day

Evening worship on Friday, July 29, 2011 at Youth 2011 in Sacramento, CA. The praise band Unity, from Valley Faith United Methodist Church in Sunnyvale, CA opened worship and the Rev. Motoe Yamada, pastor of Japanese UMC in Sacramento, was one of the evening's speakers. Photos by Cate Monaghan.

Youth 2011: Second Day (Album 1)

Youth 2011, Thursday, July 28, 2011 at the Sacramento Convention Center (Sacramento, CA). Photos by Jane Horstman.

Youth 2011: Second Day (Album 2)

Youth 2011, Thursday, July 28, 2011 at the Sacramento Convention Center (Sacramento, CA). Photos by Cate Monaghan.

Youth 2011: Opening Day (Album 1)

Pre-worship and worship at Youth 2011, Wednesday evening, July 27, 2011 at the Sacramento Convention Center (Sacramento, CA). Photos by Cate Monaghan.

Youth 2011: Opening Day (Album 2)

Pre-worship and worship at Youth 2011, Wednesday evening, July 27, 2011 at the Sacramento Convention Center (Sacramento, CA). Photos by Jane Horstman.

ACS 2011: Friday, June 17

Photos courtesy of Paul (Spud) Hilton.

ACS 2011: Saturday, June 18

Photos courtesy of Paul (Spud) Hilton.

ACS 2011: Thursday, June 16

Photo representation of events at 2011 Annual Conference Session. Photos courtesy of Spud Hilton.

ACS 2011 Photos: Wednesday Morning (June 15)

Photos from Wednesday morning's Opening Plenary Session

ACS 2011: Wednesday Afternoon (June 15), Laity Session

ACS 2011 Lay Delegate Nominees

Persons nominated for Lay Delegates to General and Jurisdictional Conferences.

Giving: Resources for Churches

Why we give. Photos provided by United Methodist Communications to help churches promote giving.

UMVIM Visit to Japan - May 9-20, 2011

On Monday, May 9, 2011, a three-member team from the California-Nevada Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church traveled to Japan to assess needs in the wake of the early March earthquakes and tsunami. The Rev. Motoe Yamada, senior pastor of Japanese UMC in Sacramento and a World Council of Churches Central Committee member, led the team and was accompanied by Phil Bandy, interim director of the United Methodist Volunteers in Mission (UMVIM) program for the Conference, and Norm Harden, Conference Disaster Response Coordinator. They were joined in Japan by Roxanne Bucaria, a member of Florin UMC, who currently lives in Tokyo where she works as a translator.

2011 Change the World Weekend

Twenty-five churches in the California-Nevada Annual Conference signed up saying they would participate in the 2011 Change the World weekend, May 14-15. Here are photos from a few of those events. (Send others to catem@calnevumc.org and we'll add them to this gallery.)

Drive Thru Prayer at Sanger UMC

On May 4, 2011, Sanger United Methodist Church had a "Drive Thru Prayer" event. Cars stopped, honked and waved. At one point they had a line of cars waiting to pray - for heart conditions, to find an affordable home, to be able to keep a job, to be capable of raising their children...

Interfaith Works at Livermore, Asbury UMC

On April 30, 2011, 25 interfaith high school youth and leaders participated in an "Interfaith Works: Service and Learning" event.

ACS 2011 - Logo

The 2011 Annual Conference Session "Be/See/Do" logo, adapted for different uses.