We are committed to helping you connect with life-giving community and to make a positive difference in the world.

We are all about helping people find community connection within a faith context. At UMCPS, we encourage each person to be themselves: to bring their questions, their doubts, their sexual identity, their deepest passions and values - and lean into the community with trust. A lot of people move to the Coachella Valley looking for a deep sense of community in the second half of life - each year, more folks discover this at UMCPS, often in ways that defy expectations.

We do a lot to try to bless our neighbors. We are in the kitchen several times each week, preparing meals for hungry neighbors. We provided a Cooling Center for homeless neighbors through much of 2021. We care about seniors who face increased life challenges in the later years of their lives. We care deeply about racial equity - supporting our local Black Lives Matter movement. We are invested in LGBTQ civil rights and full social inclusion. We care about kids in our community, especially kids who are living in poverty or who are at risk of violence. On any of these fronts, there are regular ways for you to become involved and join us in blessing our neighbors - and church membership is not required!