Bishop Stanovsky announces Greater Northwest Area guiding coalition
In the wake of the exclusionary and punitive actions of
General Conference 2019, Bishop Elaine JW Stanovsky is announcing the formation
of a Greater Northwest Area...
Tree of Life
"For those of you who never went to North Mason UMC in Belfair, the Tree of Life was the centering theme for the sanctuary and the spiritual life of the church."
The Rev. Justin White shares this beautiful reflection on the closing of the church and the life it will "continue to birth."
Alaska Conference Special Sunday celebrated in the PNW on September 15
At the 2019 PNW Annual Conference Session last June, clergy and lay members voted to "establish the third Sunday of September each year, or...
Crossing Boundaries — Partnerships in Mission
The Oregon-Idaho Conference's Global Mission Team is hosting three celebrations of the bicentennial of Methodist global ministry this Fall. PNW United Methodists are invited to attend the events, which also double as trainings, planned for Roseburg (10/5), Tigard (10/12), and Boise (10/26).
What exactly is ZeroTheology?
By Rev. John Tucker
I have been trapped in the clichéd, superficial, proposition based form of Christian religious life in North America for some time....
Rev. Cruz Edwin Santos appointed as Director of Hispanic/Latinx Ministries for the PNW Conference
Bishop Elaine J.W. Stanovsky has appointed the Rev. Cruz Edwin Santos as Hispanic/Latinx Ministries Coordinator for the Pacific Northwest Annual Conference beginning July 1, 2019.
Rev. Lyda Pierce, who...
CLAREMONT SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY SIGNS AFFILIATION AGREEMENT WITH WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY IN SALEM, OR
CLAREMONT, CA— It is with pleasure and excitement that we announce that the Boards of Trustees at both Willamette University and Claremont School of...
Greater Northwest Area leaders take steps toward an inclusive future together
Over 60 leaders from the Alaska, Oregon-Idaho, and Pacific Northwest Conferences recently gathered to continue conversations on how they could marshal resources toward vital mission and ministry across the Greater Northwest Area. The Vitality Stewards Summit 2.0 was the second formal gathering aimed toward this task, expanding the circle of those who met in September of 2018.
Rev. Nico Romeijn-Stout to Girdwood Chapel United Methodist Church
Bishop Elaine JW Stanovsky intends to appoint the Rev. Nico Romeijn-Stout as Pastor of Girdwood Chapel United Methodist Church in Girdwood, Alaska, in the Alaska Conference,...
PNW Board of Ordained Ministry will resist discriminatory GC2019 restrictions
A letter was sent earlier this month to ministerial candidates in the PNW Conference in response to the harmful actions of General Conference 2019. In reassurance, it offers "that the actions of General Conference do not and will not change our statement or our current practice..."
