Blog Posts: TGC Statements

Peace, Protests and Parades – A Dispatch from London

A Reflection from Our Executive Director, Rev. Kathy Cooper Ledesma Last week, I stood in the pulpit of Wesley Chapel in London—the very sanctuary built by John Wesley, founder of Methodism. The chapel grounds include his longtime home and gravesite, a place of deep...

Remembering Rev. Cecil “Chip” Murray, A True Pastor of the People

This weekend Los Angeles lost a great leader in the passing of the Rev. Cecil "Chip" Murray, Pastor of Los Angeles’ oldest Black congregation First African Methodist Episcopal Church (FAME). We were honored to call him our dear friend, colleague, and Advisor to The...

Spring Equinox 2024

He who speaks with primordial images speaks with a thousand tongues… -Carl Jung This year, in the Northern Hemisphere the Vernal Equinox falls on March 20th, as the Sun crosses the celestial equator going north. This particular Vernal Equinox holds so much more...

A Spiritual Experience

by Christine Budzowski, The Guibord Center Working as a part of The Guibord Center since its inception in 2010, I have been exposed to many ways people of faith in Los Angeles share experiences that deepen their faith. Until I experienced prayer in a sacred space...