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Conference Office News Blog
The passing of Rev. Leroy Calbom
The passing of Rev. Leroy Calbom

Rev. Leroy Calbom peacefully died on June 7, 2025 in Phoenix, Arizona. He served as pastor of First Church from 1982 - 1988. During this time Leroy was a founding member of the Interfaith Cooperative Ministry, ICM, now called Nourish. The organization was one of the first in Phoenix to serve the homeless community by collaborating collections of food, clothing and supplies. Leroy’s final call was to the Beatitudes Church in Phoenix, AZ as Director of Pastoral Care & Chaplain of the Beatitudes Campus in 1991 serving until his retirement in 2001.  A celebration of Rev. Leroy Calbom’s life will be held at 1:00 PM Saturday, August 23, 2025 in the Life Center at the Beatitudes Campus located at 1620 W Glendale Ave, Phoenix AZ.

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Faith In Action Blog
A Call to Courage and Justice: Introducing Our New "Decentering Whiteness" Journey
A Call to Courage and Justice: Introducing Our New "Decentering Whiteness" Journey

The Southwest Conference is thrilled to introduce our new dedicated website section: Decentering Whiteness: Our Journey Together. This new resource is designed to provide your congregation with clear pathways, resources, and support. Our objective is to deepen your understanding of how whiteness has shaped our society and church life, to build a shared vocabulary, and to create a foundation for ongoing transformation. This is a journey we are taking together, and this new section is our shared map and compass.

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Church News & Events
Jottings 8/18/2025
Church News
Jottings 8/18/2025
Church News

Holly Herman reads your church newsletters and other materials and compiles the highlights to keep us up-to-date on the amazing work happening at the Southwest Conference churches and beyond. (Thanks, Holly!)

What’s happening at YOUR church? Tell us about it! Just write up an article and submit it to Wende by Thursday at noon to have it included in the following Monday’s Loop.

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