Ministry in The Greater Church
Dr. Galvan was elected a Delegate to U.M. General and Jurisdictional Conferences, 1972-84 (serving as Chairperson of one of the Legislative Committees in 1972). He served on the General Commission on Religion and Race (1972-76), the General Council on Finance and Administration (1976-84; chairing the Council's Division on Administrative Services, 1980-84). During 1983-84 Dr. Galvan served as President of the Southern California Ecumenical Council. He has also been very active in the Hispanic Caucus of the former Pacific and Southwest Annual Conference, and of the M.A.R.C.H.A. national U.M. Hispanic caucus, of which he was the first chairperson of its coordinating committee.
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