The Pacific Northwest Conference of The United Methodist Church

Early Response Team (ERT) Spring Training
2017-04-28 19:00 - 2017-04-30 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Lazy F Camp and Retreat Center, 16170 Manastash Road, Ellensburg, WA, 98926, United States
The PNWUMC Volunteers in Mission team is hosting the First Annual Early Response Team “Spring Training” April 28-30, 2017 at the Lazy F UMC Camp near Ellensburg, Wa. Have fun in a beautiful setting, learn new skills and meet the ERT community. UMCOR trained instructors will teach ERT Basic, Refresher and Advanced ERT classes.
Beginning Friday evening, the Spring Training team will offer a full schedule of weekend classes. Current ERT badge holders and those interested in refreshing their ERT badge will enjoy rotating through classes including Wildfire Relief, Spiritual Care, Safety Officer Training, plus a “Muck Out Deep Dive”. A hands-on Chainsaw Training will also be available. The Basic ERT Training will be held all day Saturday for those new to the program and include the Friday night and Sunday classes. The trainings wrap up by Sunday noon.
ERT Spring Training registration is now open. Early registration through April 1 is $35 per person and includes the ERT Basic, Refresher or Advanced classes, two nights accommodations in a Lazy F bunkhouse, all meals Saturday plus Sunday breakfast and class training materials. Registration April 2-20 is $45 then closes April 21. Anyone 18 years or older is welcome to attend.
Click here to learn more and register online!

Seattle District Committee on Ministry
2017-04-27 08:00 - 17:00 | Alton Collins Retreat Center, 32867 OR-211, Eagle Creek, OR, 97022, United States
Conference Room #1

Safety Advocate Webinar
2017-04-26 12:00 - 13:00 | Online Training
Conference staff will be offering another webinar for individuals who are interested in becoming a Safety Advocate for their church, or in getting re-certified for this important role. Safety Advocates are responsible for promoting and maintaining Safe Church policies and for providing an avenue for vulnerable persons to voice a concern or problem.
RSVP’s will be accepted via email to Teri Tobey until Friday April 21st, please include the name of your local church in your RSVP email. Only those who complete all four of the prerequisites will be sent the webinar login instructions.
To keep our webinar under an hour the following prerequisites must be completed by April 25th:

National background check (available through your local church)
Complete the MinistrySafe abuse awareness video training.. (available through your local church, online videos taking about an hour)
Participants will need to review the Conference Safe Sanctuaries Guidelines (Click here for the Guidelines)
Take this Google quiz (Click here for the Quiz)

Vancouver - District Committee on Ministry
2017-04-24 08:00 - 17:00 | Alton Collins Retreat Center, 32867 OR-211, Eagle Creek, OR, 97022, United States

Commission on Ethnic Ministries
2017-04-21 09:00 - 17:00 | Alton Collins Retreat Center, 32867 OR-211, Eagle Creek, OR, 97022, United States

AC 2017 Session Planning Meeting
2017-04-20 15:00 - 17:00 | Alton Collins Retreat Center, 32867 OR-211, Eagle Creek, OR, 97022, United States

Greater NW Area Cabinet
2017-04-18 10:00 - 2017-04-20 14:00 | OR-ID Conference Office, 1505 SW 18th Avenue, Portland, OR, 97201-2524, United States

Threshold Event: Meet Bishop Stanovsky
2017-04-08 14:00 - 16:00 | Moses Lake United Methodist Church, 746 S Ironwood Drive, Moses Lake, WA, 98837, United States
These Threshold Events are an opportunity to meet with our new Greater Northwest Area Bishop, Elaine JW Stanovsky. Click here to read her thoughts on this opportunity.
Threshold Events for Bishop Stanovsky
Friday, October 14 – Alaska UMC Office (1660 Patterson St) Anchorage at 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, November 13 – Montavilla UMC in SE Portland, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Sunday, January 8 – Olympia First UMC, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Saturday, January 21 – Eugene First UMC, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Sunday, February 26 – Spokane Valley UMC, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Sunday, March 5 – Edmonds UMC, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 11 – Meridian UMC, Meridian, ID, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 8 – Moses Lake UMC, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Joint PNW & OR-ID Extension Ministers Gathering
2017-04-08 10:00 - 16:00 | Vancouver: First UMC, 401 E 33rd St, Vancouver, WA, 98663, United States
On Saturday, April 8, 2017, from 10 am to 4 pm, those serving in Extension Ministry will gather for a day retreat at First United Methodist Church in Vancouver, WA. This will be a joint event with Oregon and Idaho like last year.
Dr. Terrill Gibson will be our speaker helping us to take a look at our “Call” to our various ministries. We will open with our usual sharing, have lunch ($10 donation to cover costs), speaker, and closing with communion with a representative of the Greater Northwest Area Cabinet.

Seattle Board of Church Buildings and Location
2017-04-08 09:00 - 10:30 | Alton Collins Retreat Center, 32867 OR-211, Eagle Creek, OR, 97022, United States

Board of Congregational Development
2017-04-04 10:00 - 15:00 | Alton Collins Retreat Center, 32867 OR-211, Eagle Creek, OR, 97022, United States

CCOYM Meeting
2017-03-31 20:00 - 2017-04-02 12:00 | Simpson UMC, 325 NE Maple St., Pullman, WA, 99163, United States
The Conference Council on Youth Ministries is a strong advocate and example of youth leadership in our Annual Conference.
It is this group that is responsible for planning regional events for youth including CONVO.

The Call Young Adult Retreat
2017-03-31 18:00 - 2017-04-02 13:00 | Lazy F Camp and Retreat Center, 16170 Manastash Road, Ellensburg, WA, 98926, United States
In what ways does God call you to serve in the world?
Some are called to be teachers, social workers, or instruments of social justice and political change. Some are called to serve their churches as lay leaders or youth directors. Others are called to research diseases and find cures.
What are your gifts and how can you use these in service to others?
This retreat is a weekend workshop in spiritual exploration for adults ages 18-35. In fellowship, we learn new things about ourselves, and in reflection, we discover tools for hearing God in new ways.
To register, go online https://pnwretreats.campbrainregistration.com/
Rev. Juli Reinholz and Paul Bland are organizers for this event.

Board of Trustees
2017-03-31 10:00 - 14:00 | Alton Collins Retreat Center, 32867 OR-211, Eagle Creek, OR, 97022, United States

PNW United Methodist Women Spiritual Retreat
2017-03-31 - 2017-04-02 | Lazy F Camp and Retreat Center, 16170 Manastash Road, Ellensburg, WA, 98926, United States

PNW United Methodist Women Executive Meeting
2017-03-30 - 2017-03-31 | Lazy F Camp and Retreat Center, 16170 Manastash Road, Ellensburg, WA, 98926, United States

Rules Committee
2017-03-28 10:00 - 11:00 | Alton Collins Retreat Center, 32867 OR-211, Eagle Creek, OR, 97022, United States
Conference Rooms #1

Vancouver All District Clergy and Lay Learning Event: Compassionate Spirituality
2017-03-25 10:00 - 16:30 | Kelso United Methodist Presbyterian Church, 206 Cowlitz Way, Kelso, WA, United States
Register NOW!!
We are clearly living in anxious times. Our communities are deeply divided and sometimes it’s hard to navigate how we are to move forward as individuals as well as faith communities. Dr. Frank Rogers, author of “The Way of Jesus, Compassion in Practice,” has been invited to help us circumnavigate our way into the future, offering healing and hope in a broken world. Following the way of Jesus, Dr. Rogers offers a way to live compassionately “when our world threatens to consume us, throbbing with boundless discrimination, violence, and greed.”
The Vancouver District invites you to join us as we develop our personal spiritual lives and explore practical ways to be compassionate in a fractured world. It is our belief that Jesus offers us a real solution to the challenges before us. And that solution is to act as God’s heartbeat; pumping grace into whatever community we find ourselves a part. Together we will explore how Jesus teaches us how to be at peace and how we can help heal our anxious world in the months and years to come.
We will also be offering some Nuts & Bolts style trainings in the afternoon:

Finance: Rik Jameson
Trustees: Brant Henshaw
Staff Parish Relations: Rev. David Nieda
Mission–Climate Justice: Myrna Manier & Stephanie Parsons
Discipleship – 30 Days of Glory: Janet Kourey
Practicing Compassion in Anxious Times: Dr. Frank Rogers
Root, Bloom and Grow – Greater NW Church Revitalization Process: Rev. Steve Ross
Relationship-Fueled Transformation: Pacific Northwest with Rachel Neer, Executive Director of Project Transformation: Pacific Northwest

This event welcomes all clergy and lay individuals.
Check-in begins at 9:30 AM.
A simple lunch will be catered and child-care is available.
Please promote this event in your local church bulletin! Click HERE for resources in Word.

Conference Council on Young Adult Ministries
2017-03-25 10:00 - 13:00 | Alton Collins Retreat Center, 32867 OR-211, Eagle Creek, OR, 97022, United States

Global Ministries
2017-03-23 08:30 - 15:00 | Alton Collins Retreat Center, 32867 OR-211, Eagle Creek, OR, 97022, United States
Conference Room #2

Planter Interviews
2017-03-22 08:00 - 2017-03-24 17:00 | Alton Collins Retreat Center, 32867 OR-211, Eagle Creek, OR, 97022, United States

SUMYT Retreat
2017-03-17 19:00 - 2017-03-19 12:00 | Camp Indianola, 10635 NE Shore Dr. PO Box 1150, Indianola, WA, 98342, United States
The SUMYT retreat is organized each year by the Seattle United Methodist Youth Team (SUMYT). It is for grades 6-12 and is hosted at Camp Indianola and is open to youth and their adult leaders from across the conference.
More details to come…

Council on Finance and Administration
2017-03-16 15:00 - 20:00 | Alton Collins Retreat Center, 32867 OR-211, Eagle Creek, OR, 97022, United States

Puget Sound Clergy Day Apart
2017-03-15 | Camp Killoqua, 15207 E Lake Goodwin Rd, Stanwood, WA, 98292, United States
Mark your calendar!
On Wednesday, March 15, Puget Sound Clergy are gathering at Camp Killoqua in Stanwood. This will be an excellent opportunity to fellowship and worship with your clergy colleagues, all while surrounded by the nature and beauty of the Pacific Northwest.
Register now!
We are excited to have our own Bill Gibson, Director of Strategic Faith Community Development, as the keynote speaker for the day. You won’t want to miss it!

Threshold Event: Meet Bishop Stanovsky
2017-03-11 08:00 - 17:00 | Meridian United Methodist Church, 240 E. Idaho St., Meridian, OR, 83642, United States
These Threshold Events are an opportunity to meet with our new Greater Northwest Area Bishop, Elaine JW Stanovsky. Click here to read her thoughts on this opportunity.
Save the date(s). More information will be shared as it is available.
Threshold Events for Bishop Stanovsky
Friday, October 14 – Alaska UMC Office (1660 Patterson St) Anchorage at 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, November 13 – Montavilla UMC in SE Portland, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Sunday, January 8 – Olympia First UMC, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Saturday, January 21 – Eugene First UMC, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Sunday, February 26 – Spokane Valley UMC, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Sunday, March 5 – Edmonds UMC, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 11 – Meridian UMC, Meridian, ID, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 8 – Moses Lake UMC, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Shakin' and Bakin' the WJ Way
2017-03-10 - 2017-03-13 | DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Ontario Airport, 222 North Vineyard Avenue, Ontario, CA, 91764-4431, United States
Western Jurisdiction Disaster Response Academy
Bi-annual Western Jurisdiction Disaster Response Academy will be held on March 10-13, 2017 at the Doubletree by Hilton in Ontario, California.
Participants will have an abundance of fun and informative learning opportunities led by staff from the United Methodist Committee on Relief and others. Stories will be shared from across the Jurisdiction and the ERT, Recovery and Shower trailer for disaster response will be on view. All are invited to this wonderful event.
Click here for more info and to Register Online.

Northwest Leadership Institute
2017-03-09 - 2017-03-10 | Cathedral of the Rockies, 717 N. 11th St., Boise, ID, 83702, United States
Registration is now open!
Sign-up today and enjoy early bird pricing – available through January 31st.

Safety Advocate Webinar
2017-03-08 16:00 - 17:00 | Alton Collins Retreat Center, 32867 OR-211, Eagle Creek, OR, 97022, United States
To serve as a Safety Advocate, you must first pass a national background check, and complete the basic abuse awareness training offered through Ministry Safe in addition to this component (please share the church you’ve done this with when you RSVP).
We are currently offering a webinar on March 8 from 4-5 pm.
Participants will need to review the Conference Safe Sanctuaries Guidelines (Click here for the Guidelines) and also take this short quiz before participating in the webinar. (Click here for the Quiz)

Annual Conference Session Planning Meeting
2017-03-08 13:00 - 15:00 | Alton Collins Retreat Center, 32867 OR-211, Eagle Creek, OR, 97022, United States

Board of Ordained Ministry Interviews
2017-03-07 - 2017-03-11 | Dumas Bay Center, 3200 SW Dash Point Rd, Federal Way, WA, 98023, United States
These dates include the work of the Provisional and Full Membership teams, and also interviews with candidates. Please refer to your team leads or invitation for more details on when you need to be present.
