SoCal Ministries
Children’s Ministry
The mission of the SoCal District Sunday School department is to assist the churches in developing and maintaining a growing and effective Sunday school. We train, equip, and motivate workers to evangelize and nurture spiritual development among people of all ages with special emphasis on children's and singles' ministries.
To fulfill our mission statement the Sunday School Division has created ministries that reach the child as well as the teacher.
Director: Joseph Gomez
Multi-Cultural Ministries
This Ministry dedicates itself to assist in reaching the various ethnicities in Southern California and share with them the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ. We provide resources in over 60 languages through http://www.globaltracts.com/. Specialized evangelists in reaching specific ethnicities at http://www.mcmupci.com/."
North American Missions
SoCal NAM is here to support evangelical efforts across the SoCal District.
Director: Nathan Cupoli
Youth Department
Director: Frankie Taylor
Our commitment to this partnership is echoed in our mission statement, which is "to serve the local churches of the United Pentecostal Church International, assisting them in fulfilling the great commission given by Jesus Christ which is to evangelize the lost and disciple the converted."We carry this mission with the following events sectional services, Youth Worker Training, Holiday Youth Convention, Summer Camps & Hyphen Events.
iPray Today
iPrayToday is here to empower families to be lights of hope in their city. iPrayToday believes that prayer will change the atmosphere of cities, states, and nations.
Historical Ministries
Historical Ministries goal is to contact each active or former pastor and evangelist in our District and gather information concerning their life and ministry. Collect documented photos and items of interest pertaining to local churches and historical records of District events. Make up a timeline of local churches, when, where and how they developed. Obtain audio/video recordings of our ministers. Trace the development of the Jesus Name movement back to 1913 in the Southern California. Encourage each church to begin developing a historical file of their own.
Director: Stan Markwell
Spanish Ministry
Spanish Ministry’s mission is to reach the ever increasing Latino community in SoCal.
Director: Larry Romero
Singles Ministry
Director: Debbie Saiz
To provide education, growth, care, and fellowship focused on the unique life situations of single adults. Helping single adults to understand, live, and demonstrate the five purposes of the New Testament church in today’s world by: Uniting through fellowship, developing through discipleship, becoming stronger through worship, nurturing their gifts through ministry, expanding themselves and their ministries through evangelism.
Ladies Ministry
Director: Brenda Chacon
"Bringing hope, wholeness, and holiness to the ladies of the SoCal District"
This mission is lived out through the following events
Ladies Conference, Esther Conference, O Conference, Ladies Day at District Conference, Refresh, Berni Cupoli MM5k, Spanish Ladies Conference, Mother's Memorial Fundraising Drive.
Men’s Ministry
SoCal Men's Ministry mission is to spiritually influence and enrich men of the SoCal District. This will be done through SoCal Men's Conference, that will be the one annual event that will serve to unite, instruct, and encourage all men in every church.
Director: Tom Copple
Prison Ministry
Director: Jerry Menchaca
Christian Prisoner Ministry (CPM) is a nonprofit ministry committed to extending the hope and power of Christ’s gospel to over 7.4 million people currently behind bars, on probation, or on parole in North America’s criminal justice system, as well as to their families. We are committed to spreading the Gospel to those in the criminal justice system. We equip and train those who want to minister to those in prisons, jails, correctional facilities, and on probation.
Global Missions
To spread the Gospel message of Jesus Christ and the salvation plan of Acts 2:38. This is done by partnering with missionaries to support them financially and with prayer.
Director: Nik Schexnayder
