GNW Closing Session
2023-06-15 18:00 - 23:59 (America/Los_Angeles) | WA, United States
A shared closing session for the Greater Northwest Area’s 2023 season of conferencing will be held on the evening of June 15 at 5 pm AK, 6 pm PT, 7 pm MT. The abbreviated online session will include reports from the conference secretaries, worship, and will be presided over by Bishop Cedrick Bridgeforth.

Encuentro de pastores/as y líderes 2023 - Encounter of pastors and leaders 2023
2023-07-28 - 2023-07-30 | Centro Palabra Viviente, 1505 112th St. SW, Everett, 98204
“Cómo ser una comunidad reconciliadora” – “How to be a reconciling community”

Lugar: Centro Palabra Viviente
1505 112th St SW, Everett WA 98204
Fecha: 28-30 de julio de 2023, Comenzando a las 3:00 PM
Hotel: Best Western
10210 Evergreen Way, Everett, WA 98204
Programa: Por favor, revisen el documento adjunto que contiene el programa para que tengan una idea de las actividades que vamos a tener.
Esta será una buena oportunidad de conectar con nuestro liderato Nacional y del área episcopal incluyendo nuestra primera reunión oficial con nuestro Obispo Cedrick D. Bridgeforth.
A medida que tengamos más detalles se los hacemos llegar.
Favor de enviarme un correo electrónico para informarnos si podrá asistir a este Encuentro de Líderes en persona. Recuerde que la fecha límite para registrarse es el 10 de Julio de 2023. Agradeceríamos que incluyera la siguiente información en su email:

Confirmación del número de personas que lo acompañarán (familia pastoral y líderes de su iglesia)
Solicitud de las habitaciones de hotel que necesitará (ejemplo: una habitación triple para mi esposa, mis 2 hijos y yo) (y una habitación doble para 2 líderes.)
Alergias alimentarias

Favor confirmar y proveer la información a mi correo electrónico: cruzsantos84@gmail.com

Agenda – English – Espanol

Lay Servant Ministries Basic Course
2023-09-07 19:00 - 21:00 | https://www.pnwumc.org/event/lay-servant-ministries-basic-course/2023-09-07/
The “Introduction to Lay Servant Ministry: The BASIC Course” is the foundational course for Lay Servant Ministries. This is the gateway course for those who are called to be Certified Lay Servants, Lay Speakers, and Lay Ministers. And can also be part of a person’s discipleship plan to acquaint you with their gifts, calling, and responsibilities as followers of Christ.
This course will be offered over five two-hour sessions on Sept 7, 12, 14, 19, and 21, from 7-9 p.m. PT.
To register, email Emilie Kroen at ekroen@yahoo.com by Aug 31, providing your name, address, phone #, and your local church setting. Courses fill quickly, so register as soon as you can commit to the schedule and course participation expectations. Each participant must have a book, and attend all five sessions with audio and video functions active throughout each session, but there is no other cost.
BOOK: Lay Servant Ministries by Sandy Zeigler Jackson and Brian Jackson
Participant’s Book • DR626 • 978-0-88177-626-3 • Participants’ books are available in paperback at Cokesbury for $9.29, Upper Room for $12, and Amazon for $11. ebooks are also available.

Lay Servant Ministries Basic Course
2023-09-12 19:00 - 21:00 | https://www.pnwumc.org/event/lay-servant-ministries-basic-course/2023-09-12/

Lay Servant Ministries Basic Course
2023-09-14 19:00 - 21:00 | https://www.pnwumc.org/event/lay-servant-ministries-basic-course/2023-09-14/

Lay Servant Ministries Basic Course
2023-09-19 19:00 - 21:00 | https://www.pnwumc.org/event/lay-servant-ministries-basic-course/2023-09-19/

Lay Servant Ministries Basic Course
2023-09-21 19:00 - 21:00 | https://www.pnwumc.org/event/lay-servant-ministries-basic-course/2023-09-21/

Institutional Equity Cohort - Zoom Kickoff
2023-10-26 15:00 - 17:00 | https://www.pnwumc.org/event/institutional-equity-cohort-zoom-kickoff/
The date for the Zoom kickoff of Equity Cohort gatherings for individuals within the Alaska, Oregon-Idaho, and Pacific Northwest Annual Conferences leadership structures.

Housing Summit
2023-11-04 09:00 - 17:30 | Parkrose UMC, 11111 NE Knott St, Portland, OR, 97220, United States
Registration is now open to participate in the “Housing God’s Beloved” hybrid event Nov. 4 at Parkrose UMC in Portland, Oregon, from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Pacific Time. The event is open to anyone in the GNW Area to attend in person or online. A planning team is hard at work putting together the programming for the seminar/workshop/conference. Bishop Cedrick Bridgeforth, who is championing the cause of going the M.I.L.E. through ministry that matters in the area of housing, will be one of the keynote speakers.
Click here to register today!

Institutional Equity Cohort
2023-11-30 09:00 - 17:00, 2024-02-08 09:00 - 17:00, 2024-04-12 09:00 - 17:00 | Fairwood Community United Methodist Church, 15255 SE Fairwood Blvd., Renton, WA, 98058, United States
The date for one of six in-person Equity Cohort gatherings for individuals within the Oregon-Idaho and Pacific Northwest Annual Conferences leadership structures.

Congregation Equity Cohort - Zoom Kickoff
2023-12-05 18:00 - 20:00 | https://www.pnwumc.org/event/congregation-equity-cohort-zoom-kickoff/
The date for the Zoom kickoff of Equity Cohort gatherings for Congregational Leaders within the Oregon-Idaho and Pacific Northwest Annual Conferences.

Institutional Equity Cohort
2024-01-05 09:00 - 17:00, 2024-03-08 09:00 - 17:00, 2024-05-30 09:00 - 17:00 | Grotto Retreat Center, 8840 NE Skidmore St, Portland, 97220, United States

Congregational Equity Cohort
2024-01-06 09:00 - 17:00, 2024-03-09 09:00 - 17:00, 2024-05-31 09:00 - 17:00 | Grotto Retreat Center, 8840 NE Skidmore St, Portland, 97220, United States
The date for one of six in-person Equity Cohort gatherings for Congregational Leaders within the Oregon-Idaho and Pacific Northwest Annual Conferences.

Congregational Equity Cohort
2024-02-09 09:00 - 17:00, 2024-04-13 09:00 - 17:00, 2024-07-19 09:00 - 17:00 | Fairwood Community United Methodist Church, 15255 SE Fairwood Blvd., Renton, WA, 98058, United States

Mental Illness and the Church: An Abundant Health Education Event
2024-03-19 18:00 - 19:15 | https://www.pnwumc.org/event/mental-illness-and-the-church-an-abundant-health-education-event/
An Abundant Health education event on the topic of ‘Mental Health and the Church’ is being offer on March 19, 2024, from 6-7:15 p.m. PT on Zoom. The course is presented by Jasmine Ray-Symms, MA, who serves on the Mental Health Task Force for Disability Ministries for The United Methodist Church. The discussion with cover the prevalence and experience of those diagnosed with mental illness, the stigma attached, and ways to minister to this misunderstood population.
Click here to register for this free event.

GNW Area Ethnic Ministries Retreat
2024-04-01 16:00 - 2024-04-03 10:00 | Alton L Collins Retreat Center, 32867 Oregon 211, Eagle Creek, OR, 97022, United States
The GNW Area Ethnic Ministries Retreat will be a time to gather, care for yourself, and connect or reconnect with your colleagues. We will set the atmosphere with prayer stations, worship, deep breathing stations, and a licensed massage therapist of color.
Click to view/download a two page event flier.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER TODAY!
The grounds at the Alton L. Collins Retreat Center have wooded walking trails that run alongside water streams for silent walking retreats. If you are interested, a game room and arts and crafts will be available. There will be a chance to have organic conversations around the fire pit as we make s’mores on Tuesday night. The Bishop is tentatively scheduled to address us in person at the retreat. We look forward to your arrival. This is no registration fee. More information will be made available when registration opens.
If you have any questions, please get in touch with Rev. Dr. Troy Lynn Carr at coem@pnwumc.org or Kathy Hogg at khogg@pnwumc.org.
Click here to view/download a program flier.

The Laity Meet-Up - “Today’s UMC: What laity need to know about General Conference”
2024-04-06 10:00 - 11:30 | https://www.pnwumc.org/event/the-laity-meet-up-todays-umc-what-laity-need-to-know-about-general-conference/
Register today for the first ‘Laity Meet-Up’ on April 6
“Let us consider how to provoke one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another …” [Hebrews 10:24-25]
All laypersons from the Greater Northwest Area are invited to a new laity series named “The Laity Meet-Up,” which kicks off on Saturday, April 6. The free event will be held via Zoom at 9 a.m. AT | 10 a.m. PT | 11 a.m. MT.
Click here to register for this Zoom event. Upon registration, you will receive the link directly from Zoom. If you don’t see it, please check your spam or junk folders.
The Laity Meet-Up, which will be held three to four times per year, aims to enhance lay ministries by equipping and empowering laity to be active and informed voices in our churches and communities – one of the express goals of Bishop Bridgeforth’s “going the M.I.L.E.”*
In the inaugural event on April 6, the Meet-Up topic will be: “Today’s UMC: What Laity Need to Know About General Conference.” A panel of General Conference delegates and reserves will provide accurate information about proposed legislation, squelch disinformation, and share suggestions for communicating what General Conference is really about (and what it is not). To be discussed: removing harmful language from the Book of Discipline, revising church structure, updating the Social Principles, and more!
The Laity Meet-Up is the brainchild of the Greater Northwest Area’s three conference lay leaders: Jo Anne Hayden of Alaska, Nancy Tam Davis of Pacific Northwest, and Paul Nickell of Oregon-Idaho. It is inspired by their reading of Hebrews 10, which unveils the inadequacy of Old Testament sacrifices and upholds Christ’s sacrifice as the ultimate and final atonement for sins. It guides believers on their faith journey, emphasizing the importance of community and perseverance.
While designed for laity across the Alaska, Pacific Northwest, and Oregon-Idaho conferences, The Laity Meet-Up’s gatherings are open to all.

GNW 5 Day Academy for Spiritual Formation
2024-04-21 - 2024-04-26 | Archbishop Brunett Retreat Center at the Palisades, 4700 Southwest Dash Point Road, Federal Way, WA, 98023, United States
Many feel lost in a wilderness where little feels familiar.
We’ll explore how to move beyond simple survival to welcome our wandering as God’s people.
Registration is now open and includes tuition, room, and board.
Registration fee of $1070 includes tuition, private room with bath, and meals.
Scholarships available.
$100 non-refundable deposit will reserve a spot until 3/15/2024.
Contact Registrar Karen Fisher: kmfishwoman@nwi.net for more info.
Click here to register!
Click here to view/download/share the flyer.
Location: Archbishop Brunett Retreat Center, Federal Way, WA
Overlooking Puget Sound the Center offers private rooms & baths, views & trails, spaces for worship & learning, a labyrinth & library.
Faculty:
Daniel Wolpert
Cofounder & Executive Director, Minnesota Institute of Contemplation and Healing
Hanging Your Laundry on a Beam of Light: Finding God When Things Fall Apart
Amy Oden
Working Professor of Church History and Christian Spirituality
Here Is Where We Begin: Practices for the present moment
The Academy for Spiritual Formation:
For those who hunger for deep spiritual experience. The Academy creates transformative space for communion with God, self, others, and creation for the sake of the world. Academy.upperroom.org

Northwest Leadership Institute
2024-05-01 - 2024-05-02 | Cathedral of the Rockies, 717 N. 11th St., Boise, ID, 83702, United States
The annual Northwest Leadership Institute at Cathedral of the Rockies, Boise First UMC, offers training and learning sessions for all church leaders, regardless of denomination. NLI is a learning, worship, and networking experience to bolster you and your staff’s ability to lead.
Learn more and register today!

Laity Meet-Up: History was made - Learn what happened at General Conference
2024-06-01 10:00 - 23:30 | https://www.pnwumc.org/event/laity-meet-up-history-was-made-learn-what-happened-at-general-conference/
‘The Laity Meet-Up’ Set for This Saturday, June 1: Click here to register today!
All area laypersons are encouraged to register now for the next installment of “The Laity Meet-Up” this Saturday, June 1. The free event will be held via Zoom 9 a.m. AKT | 10 a.m. PT | 11 a.m. MT.
A panel of speakers will address the topic: “History Was Made: Learn About the Recent General Conference.” The panelists – Skylar Marston-Bihl, Jan Nelson, and Jo Anne Hayden, represent all three of the annual conferences in the Greater Northwest Area at General Conference, held recently in Charlotte, N.C. More than 1,000 petitions were processed, and more than 800 delegates from around the world (and an additional 1,000-plus reserves and observers) attended.
The panel will discuss important legislation addressed as the conference, specifically: removing restrictive language from the Book of Discipline, revising church structure, updating the Social Principles, and how the church has dramatically changed.
All persons, laity and clergy alike, are welcome to the gatherings of The Laity Meet-Up. For more information or to register, click here.

Worship Workshops: “small bites, BIG FLAVOR”
2024-08-16 18:30 - 2024-08-18 12:00 | Spokane Valley United Methodist Church, 115 N Raymond Rd, Spokane Valley, WA, 99206, United States
As a layperson, do you find yourself responsible for leading worship? Do you need help with worship resources? Would you like to learn skills to enhance worship leadership in your small church? If so, these worship workshops are for you!
The Pacific Northwest (PNW) Conference has invited Dr. Marcia McFee to lead three workshops over the next several months to empower laity to become more effective in worship planning and leading. Bitesize mindset and skillset lessons will be taught, which can add flavor to your worship. Resources for each liturgical season will also be shared.

August 16-18, 2024 – Advent / Christmas / Epiphany – held in (and live-streamed from) Spokane Valley UMC, Spokane Valley, WA
January 10-12, 2025 – Lent / Holy Week / Easter – held in (and live-streamed from) First UMC, Olympia, WA
May 2-4, 2025 – Ordinary Time – held in (and live-streamed from) Wesley UMC, Yakima, WA
An orientation will be held on Wednesday, July 31st at 9 a.m. PT, a recording of which will also be available

While these workshops are offered with laypersons in mind, pastors of small churches are especially invited to attend with their laity. Pastors of larger churches are welcome but strongly encouraged to see this event as an opportunity to equip and train laity as partners in worship design.
Click here to review the schedule for these workshops.
Participants from the Alaska, Oregon-Idaho, and PNW Conferences will have free access to all three workshops, both in person and online. For more information and to register, please use the following link based on the conference your local church is in.

Alaska Conference Registration
Oregon-Idaho Conference Registration
Pacific Northwest Conference Registration

For those attending in person, a nominal fee is required to cover the costs of meals and other host church expenses. A separate (simple) registration (for each event) is required so we can prepare for your needs. Registration for in-person hospitality at the August event is available here. Others will become available closer to the workshop dates.
Scholarships are available for Lay-Led Congregations and churches served by a CLM in the PNW Conference to cover this expense and support travel and housing during each workshop. Please contact your District Superintendent (PNW) for scholarship support.
If you have questions, please contact Sheila Miranda at smiranda@pnwumc.org

Setting Ministry Priorities Conversations - GNW #1
2024-09-04 18:00 - 19:15 | https://www.pnwumc.org/event/setting-ministry-priorities-conversations-gnw-1/
Bishop Cedrick Bridgeforth has invited lay and clergy members within the Greater Northwest Area to conversations about resources, ministry and collaboration in the area, continuing conversations that annual conference members started when they met in June. This is another step in a discernment process that will help us determine ministry priorities and future opportunities to collaborate for better outcomes and greater efficiency.

Click here to RSVP for this and other remaining opportunities.
