Wildfires Update: Our Work Continues – How to Volunteer – Get Training
By Jim Truitt
The wildfires in eastern Washington are finally either out or fully contained. State and Federal assessors are in the field this week...
Pastor Earl Lane Welcomes American Red Cross to Pateros Community Church
Pastor Earl Lane talks with Red Cross disaster worker Lloyd Ziel in his office at the Pateros Community Church. Photo by Robert W....
Wildfire Update: 180 homes burned, financial support needed
An air tanker plane dropping fire retardant over the advancing Chelan Butte wildfire (part of the Chelan Complex fire) in Chelan, Wash. Photo courtesy...
Fallen and Injured Firefighters Honored
Report by David Reinholz | Associate Conference Lay Leader (PNW)
WENATCHEE, WA – On a day when cooler temperatures and light rain brought hope of an end...
Relief for those fleeing Washington fires
By Linda Bloom | Aug. 26, 2015 | NEW YORK (UMNS)
Last summer, a wildfire scorched the back of Pateros Community United Methodist Church in Washington State and...
Wildfire Update: Pastors provide spiritual support for evacuees, responders
"Unless you have a real reason to go into the area, please stay away. The air quality is unhealthy and there are an unusually...
PNW Wildfires: How You Can Help
PNW Disaster Response - Wildfire Update:
How You Can Help
By Jim Truitt
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It has been a hot and dry summer in the...
What Can I Do?
By Jim Truitt | Image by Jesse N. Love
The world has suffered many natural disasters over the last two years from typhoons in the Philippines,...
When Jesus Smiles: Working Together for a Shared Purpose
The PNW Early Response Team visited Minot, N.D. responding to floods in 2011.
When Jesus Smiles:
Working Together for a Shared Purpose
By Steve Meachum
One of the...
Partnering Together to Rebuild & Restore Okanogan County (VIDEO)
About 40 representatives from faith-based and non-governmental organizations met at the Pateros Fire Station in February 2015. They discussed individual casework/projects, committing financial and...
