P r e v i o u s   N e w s  A r t i c l e s

• July 2009: July 4: Being Saved

• May 2009: Obama and Notre Dame
• May 2009: 'Christian America' a Heresy; Baptizing the Culture

• April 2009: Suk-Chung Yu on Asian Endowment Board
• April 2009: Segregated Sundays; Sabbath Keeping

• March 2009: Frances Willard's Victory
  
  
• February 2009: Death Penalty; Lobbying and Methodists
• February 2009: Itineracy
• February 2009: Africa and the U.S.; Urgency's Blessing
• January 2009: Presidential Churches

• December 2008: Grace Theology and Predestination
• November 2008: Tithing in Decline; Young Adults in Ministry
• October 2008: Mill Valley: Food Insecurity; The Poor at Our Dinner Table
• October 2008: Millbrae: Membership Begins with Baptism
• October 2008: Baptist Decline; Contration and Explosion
• September 2008: 500-Year Seismic Shift
• August 2008: Schnase's Radical Hospitality
• July 2008: LGBTs: Evangelical Minority View
  

• 04/04/08: Young Clergy Burden: 'Lifesaver' Mentality

• 03/28/08: Adam Hamilton's Middle Way
• 03/28/08: Tradition and Praise
• 03/28/08: UMC Constituency Up; Ideal Confirmation Age

• 02/24/08: Catholics and Campaign 2008
• 02/24/08: Evangelicals and Campaign 2008
• 02/08/08: Asking Folks Not to Join; UMC Like a Castle

• 01/02/08: Women Are Nurturers; Men Are Strategic; Be Sure to Ask

• 12/14/07: Young Adults Neglected; Youth Doubters
• 12/07/07: Quick Takes: 'Nets 'n' Nuts' at Christmas
• 12/02/07: Inclusivity: Language, Women, Ordination
• 12/01/07: The Future: To the Past . . . or To the Center

• 11/30/07: Rohnert Park Helping Sister Church in Chile After Earthquake
• 11/01/07: Methodist Council OKs Trans Pastor

• 10/01/07: Money Kept Locally; Church Shopping

• 09/14/07: Zion Songs and New Hymnals
• 09/11/07: UM Asian Bishops Refute Japan's Denials
• 09/07/07: Harry Potter and Methodists

• 08/01/07: Youth, Service, and Faith
  

• 07/20/07: Surgeon Nominee and Gay Matters
  
• 07/04/07: U.S. Flag and God's 'Chosen People'

• 06/01/07: Spirituality and Happiness

• 05/11/07: Inspiration for a San Francisco Mayor Dies at 92
• 05/11/07: Fewer Delegates? Divisive System?
  
• 05/07/07: Santa Rosa Journey to a New Synagogue
• 05/01/07: United Methodist Restructuring Proposed

• 04/23/07: Quick Takes - Around the District
• 04/20/07: Church Marketing and Young People
• 04/17/07: South Africa Easter: A Lesson in Prayer
• 04/16/07: Tongan Youth Seek Grounding As Easter People
• 04/14/07: Burlingame: Rock Chords Enhance Church Experience
• 04/13/07: Dilemma Over Sheltering Immigrants
  

• 03/22/07: Jesus' Lessons Relevant for All Faiths
• 03/19/07: Lazarus Rising with Half Moon Bay's Resident Playwright
• 03/18/07: The Philippines: A Land of Killing Without Disguise
• 03/16/07: Numbers Games: For Methodists and Others
• 03/09/07: Risky for Universities to Ignore Religion

• 02/16/07: Quick Takes - Around the District
• 02/13/07: S.F. State: Living on the Edge
• 02/01/07: Coming to America: The Immigrant Experience

• 01/17/07: New Vision: Diagloue on Fundamentalism and Interfaith
• 01/17/07: Redwood City Woodside Pastor Dies at 54
• 01/09/07: SF Calvary Starts Breakfast, Sleeping Bag Giveaway

• 12/31/06: Quick Takes - Around the District
• 12/07/06: S.F. Bethany Secures Trumpeter From Two Renowned Jazz Bands
• 12/01/06: Music Is Like Life

• 11/11/06: 'I Think I'll Stay Home This Sunday'
• 11/06/06: Praying Aloud, With Others

• 10/06/06: Quick Takes - Around the District

• 09/15/06: Methodists Protest CBS 'Survivor' Dividing by Race
• 09/12/06: Anxiety at Introducing Praise Worship

• 08/29/06: Willits Heads to Mississippi Fourth Time
• 08/17/06: Burlingame's Backpackpalooza' for Needy Kids
• 08/15/06: Quick Takes - Around the District
  
• 08/03/06: Rebuilding Churches on the Gulf Coast
  
  
• 07/26/06: Curteon: Youth and the Future of the Church
• 07/24/06: Pollock: Faith in the Workplace
• 07/21/06: Drama in Worship Enters a New Professionalism at ACS
• 07/21/06: Willits Connection Gives $900,000
• 07/21/06: Annual Conference Session: The Good and the Bad
• 07/06/06: 14 Church Pastor Changes in Golden Gate July 1
  
  
• 05/05/06: On Viewing the TV News from Iraq
• 05/05/06: Healdsburg Asks Adults to Tell Kids Their Stories
• 05/02/06: Wake: 'Not Far Enough' on Women Clergy
• 05/01/06: Cureton: Trust Kids -- They Are Able

• 04/28/06: Quick Takes - Around the District
• 04/4/06: A Marin Conclusion: 'Ambiance' Trumps Theology
• 04/4/06: S.F. Pine Innovcations Lead to Some Growth
• 04/3/06: Novato: Altar Rail Is For Prayer
  

• 03/31/06: Fort Bragg Kids Give 'Sparrow Change' to Hurricane Kids
• 03/30/06: Being 'Progressive' But Questioning the Term
• 03/24/06: Sebastopol UMC Shares Communion Bread With the Hungry
• 03/16/06: To a Choir Member
• 03/15/06: Santa Rosa First Opens Stony Point Worship Center

• 01/19/06: Sonoma UMC Sends Loose Coin Collections Overseas
• 01/19/06: California and Angola: Opposites in Religious Fervor?
• 01/18/06: Quick Takes - Around the District

• 12/30/05: Holiday Happenings
• 12/09/05: Ukiah Stalwart Adopts a Family in Uganda
• 12/09/05: Vietnam Vet Who Knew Secrets Finds Healing in Church

• 11/24/05: A Good Neighbor Church in Illinois

• 10/27/05: Quick Takes - Around the District

• 9/30/05: Newest Western Bishops Publicly Support LGBTs
• 9/30/05: Does Environment Finally Have Our Attention?

• 8/22/05: Christ UM Helps Shasta Camp Construction
• 8/15/05: Cal-Nev UMVIM Team Continues at Round Valley
• 8/5/05: Asians Ready Reconciling

• 7/31/05: Quick Takes - Around the District
• 7/20/05: South Carolina Reciprocates for Cal-Nev UMVIM in Round Valley
• 7/08/05: Inter-'Ideological' Marriage in the Redwoods
• 7/06/05: Boonville/Philo to Lead Mendocino Fair Interfaith
• 7/01/05: 8 Pastor Moves in Golden Gate for July 1

• 4/07/05: Quick Takes - Around the District

• 3/18/05: Anderson Valley Alters Parsonage into Youth Center
• 3/11/05: Tongan Churches Help Police with Youth Gangs
• 3/03/05: San Rafael First Ministers to San Quentin
• 3/1/05: Drama Honors Anti-War Congresswoman Rankin
• 3/05: The Price of Primitive Existence

• 2/8/05: Igniting Ministry: Going to the Next Level
• 2/1/05: Rebecca Irelan: Execution's Passion Parallels

• 1/13/05: Bishop to Lead Advocacy of Children
• 1/19/05: Quick Takes - Around the District
• 1/12/05: Temple to Inquire into 'Secular Right Wing'

• 12/17/04: Quick Takes - Around the District
• 12/07/04: Young Hillsdale Missionary Teaches in Tonga
• 12/07/04: Novato: Change Means Anxiety -- and New Energy
• 12/07/04: Healdsburg Dedicates 'Growth Center'

• 11/25/04: S.U.M.M. Capsulizes City's Churches and Programs
• 11/05/04: Joys and Concerns? Follow Them With a Journal
• 11/05/04: Novato Discourages Post-Worship Tight-Knit Group
• 11/01/04: Gayle Pickrell: Comfort Can Compromise Passion

• 10/14/04: Teenagers? What's a Parent to Do?
• 10/15/04: Hurricane-Stricken South Needs Flood Buckets

• 9/01/04: Tina Ballagh: Sustaining Family in Our Life Together

• 8/11/04: Ukiah Begins Mental Health Ministry
• 8/12/04: Rohnert Park Adopts Sister Church in Chile
• 8/10/04: Is the Church Political? Two Approaches
• 8/10/04: Temple, Hillsdale Bridge Church/State
• 8/12/04: Quick Takes - Around the District

• 7/18/04: Hillsdale Credits Thompson With Innovations

• 6/28/04: 'Word on the Street' Youth Fair
• 6/28/04: Kentucky UM to Complete 3,534-Mile Walk to Stop Drug Abuse

• GAY AND LESBIAN MARRIAGE
• 5/11/04: Key Votes, Speeches on Gay Issues at General Conference
• 4/16/04: Were Those Marriages Legal?
• 2/25/04: Karen Oliveto of Bethany UMC Faces Complaint for Gay Marriages

• 4/13/04: Ukiah Attracts 120 to New Sunday Night Praise Service
• 4/12/04: Methodist Leaders to Urge Children's Issues with State Legislature
• 4/12/04: Contractors for Five District Youth Events a Year?
• 4/12/04: 4,000 Tongans at Cow Palace for Global Easter Camp
• 4/16/04: Crystal Springs Wants Resolutions to Count
• 3/15/04: Kenya Town Gets Clean Water Because of Half Moon Bay UMC

• PRE-GENERAL CONFERENCE STORIES
• 4/08/04: Bishop Shamana Endorses 'Not of One Mind' on Gay Issues
• 3/23/04: Knowles Says Pension Propsed at General Conference is Inequitable
• 3/04/04: Evangelicals Seek to Ease Expected Hurt at General Conference
• 2/04/04: MFSA Suggests Jurisdictional Alternative to General Policies
• 11/01/03: Cal-Nev Leans Against Fewer Bishops; Likes Money-Mission Merger
• 8/11/03: General Conference Delegation Makes Committee Assignments

• 3/8/04: Marin Churches Look to Partnership
• 3/8/04: Fort Bragg's Evergreen Offers Emergency Trauma Counseling
• 3/8/04: Temple Opens Doors to the Homeless
• 3/8/04: Quick Takes - Around the District
• 3/4/04: Crystal Springs Presents Boys Next Door

• 1/15/04: Connection Assists Schuyler Rhodes in Life-Threatening Situation

• 12/18/03: Annuity Offer Marks Foundation's Anniversary
• 12/10/03: Ukiah UMC Becomes Temporary Homeless Shelter
• 12/01/03: 'Ana Tiueti Dies Suddenly of Cancer

• 11/20/03: Drug Czar Seeks Clues at Glide

• 10/28/03: Quick Takes - Around the District
• 10/27/03: Dave Slorpe as John Wesley
• 10/24/03: S.F. Pine Becomes 'Sister' to Mosque
• 10/24/03: Effects of War: Crystal Springs Players
• 10/10/03: Quick Takes - Around the District

• 9/20/03: 'We Can All Be Missionaries at Some Level'
• 9/09/03: 'From Creation to Constantine'

• 8/13/03: Round Valley Pastor Dies Suddenly

• 5/17/03: Ukiah Offspring Becomes Missionary
• 5/14/03: Sonoma Reading Sprague's Dissent
• 5/07/03: Pickrell Objects to Military Easter
• 4/14/03: Woodside Road to Fete 50 Years May 17-18
• 4/11/03: Christ UM Struggled With War Issue
• 4/08/03: Thompson, Weatherspoon, Hillman, Chamberlins, Virts
• 4/02/03: Crystal Springs Players Present Tennessee Williams
• 3/20/03: Letter From UMCOR About Iraq

• 10/22/02: MFSA to Resist National Conservative Efforts
• 10/16/02: Quick Takes - Around the District
• 10/16/02: Crystal Springs Players to Present 'Play On'
• 10/15/02: Sonoma County Youth in Friendly Competition to Feed the Hungry

• 9/18/02: Bishop Spong to Lecture at Christ Feb. 15
• 9/12/02: Karen Oliveto Awarded Ph.D
• 9/12/02: Half Moon Bay Offers Chapel Tours
• 9/04/02: Glide Sights Square Block to Uplift S.F. Tenderloin

• 8/16/02: S.F. Central and First St. John's
• 8/16/02: Cheng at Chinese UMC; Deacon a Millbrae Associate
• 8/13/02: Willits UMC to Continue Nursery
• 8/12/02: Jones to Start Charter School
• 8/12/02: Hispanic Ministry Grows in Windsor
• 8/12/02: Quick Takes - Around the District

• HISTORICAL ARTICLES:
• 7/31/02: Making a Joyful Noise in Fort Bragg
• 7/15/02: Round Valley UMC Thrives After History of Forced Conversion
• 6/17/02: Tongans Root Own Churches During 32 Years in Bay Area
• 5/13/00: Reconciling After Cleveland 2000

• 5/21/02: Vaha'akolo to Shoreview Sept. 1; PSR Student to Calvary
• 5/13/02: Sebastopol Panel on Israel/Palestine June 9
• 5/08/02: Jones Reported as Fighting 'Black Flight'
• 5/03/02: Bishop Urges Candles for Mideast Peace
• 5/01/02: David Schlager to Burlingame; New PSR Grad to Point Arena

• 4/26/02: Rohnert Park Begins New Parsonage
• 4/26/02: Hope UMC Goes Contemporary
• 4/26/02: S.F. State Student Ministry Reviving
  
• 4/26/02: Passings . . .
  
• 4/16/02: Lawson: Most People Love, but 'World Programmed for War
• 4/16/02: 'Just War': Crystal Springs Seeks Alternative
• 4/16/02: Bethany Sets Domestic Partners Seminar

• 3/28/02: Falehufanga to Start English Service
• 3/28/02: Parker Teaching Practical Farming
• 3/28/02: Quick Takes - Around the District
• 3/22/02: Shook Leaving Sonoma; Fazio to Arrive
• 3/22/02: Knowles Gives Lowdown on Compensation
• 3/22/02: 'Parallel' Church at Redwood City First?
  
  
• 3/08/02: Millbrae to Launch Annual Social Justice Lectures
• 3/08/02: The Jerusalem Mob at Crystal Springs
• 3/08/02: Palm Sunday Processional at Half Moon Bay
• 3/08/02: Nymphas Edwards Named San Jose DS
• 3/08/02: Property Insurance Rising 50%
• 3/08/02: Hope UMC Sells St. Paul's for $2.2 Million
• 3/08/02: Kristin Sachen Touring Conference
• 3/08/02: Willits, Ukiah UMWs Connect
• 3/08/02: Quick Takes - Around the District

• 2/06/02: S.F. Churches to Exchange Pastors, Choirs April 21
• 2/06/02: Pine to Remember Japanese Internment
• 2/06/02: Half Moon Bay Readies New Buildings -- Now New Ministry?
• 2/06/02: Youth Activities Growing in District
• 2/06/02: District Mini-Training March 16
• 2/06/02: Crystal Springs Players Look at Corporate Greed
• 2/06/02: Quick Takes - Around the District
  
  
• 1/09/02: Hamilton Gives Blankets to Haight-Ashbury Poor
• 1/09/02: Glide Welcomes South Africans, Muslims
• 1/09/02: What Jesus Looked Like
• 1/09/02: Christ Church UM De-emphasizing Creeds
• 1/09/02: PUMA: Management vs. Leadership
• 1/09/02: Point Arena Looks at Borg
• 1/09/02: Quick Takes - Around the District
  
  
• 12/05/01: Home Prices hurting Daly City
• 12/05/01: Cheering Prayer and Bible Study at Glide?
• 12/05/01: Marin 'Head Starts' at San Rafael First
• 12/05/01: Quick Takes - Around the District
  

• 11/13/01: Point Arena Gets a Pastor!
  
  
• 11/09/01: Jane Hull Harvey at MFSA Retreat
• 11/09/01: Crystal Springs Play Explores Mortality
  
  
• 11/05/01: Local Lay Leaders Say Training Clarified Their Jobs
• 11/05/01: Park Presidio Claims Own Road
• 11/05/01: Round Valley Convinces State to 'Revise' History
• 11/05/01: UMC 'Qualified' Dammann Victory, Says Attorney
• 11/05/01: Quick Takes -Around the District
  
  
• 10/28/01: New Pastor for Calvary
  
  
• 10/18/01: Burlingame's Reformation Door
• 10/18/01: Fort Bragg Kids Write Manhattan Kids
• 10/18/01: SF Pine UMC - Japanese-American Growth Challenge
• 10/18/01: Sebastopol Studies Islam; Santa Rosa Dialogue Intensifies
• 10/18/01: Quick Takes - Around the District

• 10/05/01: Crystal Springs -More 'Missionaries' Like the Prestons
• 10/05/01: Point Arena Offers its Town Solace
• 10/05/01: Sonoma Addresses Domestic Violence Through Art
• 10/05/01: Windsor UMC Starts Special Needs Choir
• 10/05/01: Quick Takes - Around the District

• 09/21/01: Windsor - Promise Keepers 'Celebratory but Muted'