Memorial UMC helps support the Industrial Areas Foundation (IAF) through its affiliate, United San Joaquin (USJ) , with funding and our members’ participation.
On May 3, 2026, Central Valley AIF was chartered as United San Joaquin
Founded in 1940, the Industrial Areas Foundation is the nation’s largest and longest-standing network of local faith and community-based organizations. The IAF partners with religious congregations and civic organizations at the local level to build broad-based organizing projects, which create new capacity in a community for leadership development, citizen-led action and relationships across the lines that often divide our communities. Local, Central California, events and info can be found at www.cviaf.org and at www.unitedsanjoaquin.org/
A few of Memorial’s members are active in USJ representing Memorial UMC. Contact Andy Hansen-Smith for more info.
USJ IAF meetings start promptly on time and end at designated time.
More info at national level:
https://www.industrialareasfoundation.org/
Last updated: May 10, 2026 at 18:26 pm