About the Pacific Northwest Conference

The Pacific Northwest Conference of The United Methodist Church is called to be a community, diverse and united in God’s saving love, sent out in vital life-giving ministry for and with Jesus Christ. We are one of three Conferences served by the Greater Northwest Episcopal Area and its Bishop Cedrick D. Bridgeforth. Learn more.

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Going the M.I.L.E. Podcast

Through conversation, Bishop Cedrick Bridgeforth shares stories of calling and ministry in the Greater Northwest (and beyond). Bridgeforth serves as resident bishop of the Greater Northwest Episcopal Area of The United Methodist Church.

Inspiring Stories and News

United Methodists surpass $1 Million in disaster recovery support in the Pacific Northwest

The Pacific Northwest Conference is administering more than $1 million in disaster recovery funding across Washington State. A new $675,000 UMCOR Recovery Grant will support long-term recovery efforts for survivors of the December 2025 floods across 16 counties and tribal nations, funding Disaster Case Management staff in Whatcom and Skagit Counties. The conference is also supporting survivors of the 2023 Spokane wildfires.

2026 PNW Peace with Justice Grants, MLK award, announced

The PNW Conference Board of Church and Society, in partnership with United Women in Faith, is awarding Peace with Justice Grants to seven ministries across the conference. Recipients are addressing food insecurity, housing, mental health, domestic violence, media literacy, and more. The grants coincide with Peace with Justice Sunday, May 31. This year’s Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Award is also announced.

Faith-driven protesters march against immigration injustice

When a pastor and three college students from Bellingham made the journey to Washington, D.C., they joined over 2,000 United Methodists from across the country marching for immigration justice. Together they filled three city blocks, proving that for people of faith, the call to love their neighbors doesn’t stop at the church door. Malia Fraser, who attended with a group from Garden Street UMC, has the story.