{"id":9,"date":"2011-04-11T14:18:34","date_gmt":"2011-04-11T21:18:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mem-umc.org\/mem-umc\/?page_id=9"},"modified":"2025-12-31T15:05:39","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T23:05:39","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mem-umc.org\/mem-umc\/about-us","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Mission Statement:<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">To make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4014\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4014\" style=\"width: 203px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mem-umc.org\/mem-umc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Mumc-mission-2015-pack3.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-4014\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mem-umc.org\/mem-umc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Mumc-mission-2015-pack3.jpg?resize=203%2C153&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"203\" height=\"153\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mem-umc.org\/mem-umc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Mumc-mission-2015-pack3.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mem-umc.org\/mem-umc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Mumc-mission-2015-pack3.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mem-umc.org\/mem-umc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Mumc-mission-2015-pack3.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mem-umc.org\/mem-umc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Mumc-mission-2015-pack3.jpg?w=3000&amp;ssl=1 3000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 203px) 100vw, 203px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4014\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Haiti packing &amp; send-off ceremony<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>We Show and Tell Jesus&#8217; Love Everywhere<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">We remember Christ&#8217;s teaching by:<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Being a nurturing, supportive community<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Proclaiming the Good News of God&#8217;s Love<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Serving the Needy<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Receiving God&#8217;s grace and forgiveness<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 14pt;\">We show and tell about God&#8217;s love and acceptance by:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Honoring God&#8217;s gifts of reason and experience<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Respecting scripture and traditions of the church<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Seeking God&#8217;s guidance by discovering and using our gifts for ministry<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Serving the needy in our neighborhoods and throughout the world<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Loving and respecting all people as each is made in God&#8217;s image<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Our Vision:<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">To empower servant leadership.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">We believe in lay owned and operated ministry based on the gifts, heart bursts\/ heartbreaks and call to ministry of every disciple.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Source of Our Beliefs: <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">United Methodists are centered on what is commonly known as the Wesleyan Quadrilateral:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Scripture \u2013 the Holy Bible (Old and New Testaments)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Tradition \u2013 the two\u00a0millennial\u00a0history of the Christian Church<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Reason \u2013 rational thinking and sensible interpretation<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Experience \u2013 a Christian&#8217;s personal and communal journey in Christ<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a title=\"The Wesleyan Quadrilateral\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wesleyan_Quadrilateral\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">read more about the Quadrilateral<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mem-umc.org\/mem-umc\/child-safety\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">We care deeply for your children. Read what we are doing to insure you children&#8217;s safety.\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong><abbr class='c2c-text-hover' title='Usually refers to Memorial United Methodist Church of Clovis, CA.'>Memorial<\/abbr>&#8217;s Leadership<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Pastors: Falamao Samate &amp; LyChai Yang<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Lay Leader: Ruby Bago<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Office management: Sharon Hutchinson<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><abbr class='c2c-text-hover' title='Usually refers to Memorial United Methodist Church of Clovis, CA.'>Memorial<\/abbr> is largely a lay led church with teams in charge of the various programs (finances, worship, education, etc.)\u00a0 The pastors participate in all teams to provide guidance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Finances:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Like any organization, <abbr class='c2c-text-hover' title='Usually refers to Memorial United Methodist Church of Clovis, CA.'>Memorial<\/abbr> needs income to cover expenses in performing it&#8217;s missions and ministry. Most of <abbr class='c2c-text-hover' title='Usually refers to Memorial United Methodist Church of Clovis, CA.'>Memorial<\/abbr>&#8217;s income is from members pledging to donate an amount of their choosing per year. Other income is from non-pledged giving, fundraisers, and grants.\u00a0 Our missions and ministry are a priority for the use of the income.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Some History:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a title=\"Click. Opens in new tab.\" href=\"http:\/\/www.umc.org\/who-we-are\/methodist-history-the-christmas-conference#.Wkb7RgxJrec.facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The founding of Methodism in the USA (video)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><abbr class='c2c-text-hover' title='Memorial United Methodist Church, 1726 Pollasky Ave, Clovis CA 93612'><abbr class='c2c-text-hover' title='Usually refers to Memorial United Methodist Church of Clovis, CA.'>Memorial<\/abbr> UMC<\/abbr> was founded from the <a title=\"Click for info on the Academy Church.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mem-umc.org\/mem-umc\/academy-church\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><abbr class='c2c-text-hover' title='Memorial&#039;s &quot;mother church&quot;. Located on hwy 168 northeast of Clovis, 10796 North Madsen Avenue, Clovis CA 93619 (not a United Methodist Church)'>Academy Church<\/abbr><\/a> in 1893 and first located in Clovis on 5th and Woodward streets. \u00a0In 1963, the current building was constructed on Pollasky and Scott streets in Clovis.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Pastor Falamao Samate would love to see you at our worship service and join in on some classes and activities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mem-umc.org\/mem-umc\/find-us\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">FIND US (click for map)\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Last updated: December 31, 2025 at 15:05 pm<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- PAGE VISITS COUNTER - BASE --><\/p>\n<div id=\"strcpv-page-counter\">N\/A<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mission Statement: To make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world. 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