Appointive Cabinet
2024-02-22 10:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | https://www.pnwumc.org/event/appointive-cabinet/2024-02-22/
The GNW Appointive Cabinet is meeting.

Appointive Cabinet
2024-02-27 10:00 - 13:00 | https://www.pnwumc.org/event/appointive-cabinet-4/

Kids & Family Ministries (Online Training)
2024-02-29 08:00 - 13:00 | https://www.pnwumc.org/event/kids-family-ministries-online-training/
Learn strategic and practical ways to engage kids and their families in your church. Five major areas of focus will be covered: kid’s programs with the whole family in mind, celebrating faith milestones that become foundational for life, creating a safe and welcoming environment, development of curriculum content and context specific to your community, and hosting outreach events that broaden your connection to new young families!
This online training takes place from 8 am to 1 pm Pacific Time. Learn more about the 5 sessions focusing on different aspects of ministry with kids and families in Session Descriptions.
Click here to learn more and register.

Full GNW Cabinet
2024-02-29 09:00 - 14:00 | https://www.pnwumc.org/event/full-gnw-cabinet/2024-02-29/
The full GNW Cabinet is meeting on Zoom.

BOM Candidate Interviews
2024-03-04 - 2024-03-08 | Dumas Bay Center, 3200 SW Dash Point Rd, Federal Way, WA, 98023, United States

UMCOR's Virtual "Introduction to Connecting Neighbors" Preparedness Training
2024-03-04 16:00 - 17:00 | https://www.pnwumc.org/event/umcors-virtual-introduction-to-connecting-neighbors-preparedness-training/
Please save the date. Registration opens in January.

Appointive Cabinet
2024-03-05 10:00 - 13:00 | https://www.pnwumc.org/event/appointive-cabinet/2024-03-05/

Institutional Equity Cohort
2024-03-08 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 individuals within the Oregon-Idaho and Pacific Northwest Annual Conferences leadership structures.

Congregational Equity Cohort
2024-03-09 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.

Appointive Cabinet
2024-03-12 10:00 - 13:00 | https://www.pnwumc.org/event/appointive-cabinet/2024-03-12/

SUMYT 2024 - CANCELED
2024-03-15 - 2024-03-17 | Camp Indianola, 10635 NE Shore Dr. PO Box 1150, Indianola, WA, 98342, United States
SUMYT 2024
Unfortunately, there were not enough registrants for this event, so we made the difficult decision to cancel it.
We look forward to connecting local youth groups together again in the future.

Zoom conversation for churches seeking WA State funding for solar and other green energy solutions
2024-03-15 10:00 - 12:00 | https://www.pnwumc.org/event/wa-solar-funding-zoom/
The Washington State Department of Commerce has released the next round of funding for solar panels, battery storage, and other green energy solutions. The first deadline is April 5, 2024! There is a later deadline of “late Spring 2024,” but that round will be more competitive.
Eric Walker, lay member and church council chair of Vashon UMC, will host a Zoom call on Friday, March 15, at 10 a.m. PT to briefly explain his experience with the program and answer questions. This is the same grant program Vashon UMC won a grant from last year.
Click here to register for this Zoom meeting.
This may seem daunting, but it is possible. Eric has extensive grant preparation experience and completed the Vashon UMC application in two weeks. He will be available to guide and advise.
For more details, visit this website (first link below) and look into resources related to “Round 2: Community decarbonization grants.” Then explore the contents of the link “Community Decarbonization grant program documents (on Box),” second link below.

https://www.commerce.wa.gov/growing-the-economy/energy/epic/clean-energy-grant-programs/
https://deptofcommerce.app.box.com/s/v3q6dzsv09w8es3c45riwwgsojd2cbua

All the specifics of the program and application are spelled out in the “Community Decarbonization Grants_Request for Applications (RFA) – English.pdf” document found in the second link (last link in the list.)

Appointive Cabinet
2024-03-19
The GNW Appointive Cabinet will be meeting in person. Details. TBA.

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 Full Cabinet
2024-03-20 - 2024-03-21
The GNW Full Cabinet will be meeting in person. Details TBA.

Solar Direct Pay 101: Federal Funding for Houses of Worship
2024-03-21 09:00 - 10:00 | https://www.pnwumc.org/event/solar-direct-pay-101-federal-funding-for-houses-of-worship/
A webinar is being offered on March 21 for people interested in Direct Pay funding available for solar on buildings in the United States owned by non-profit organizations through the Inflation Reduction Act. You’ll learn about program eligibility and criteria, consider how to discern whether or not this program is right for your house of worship, and hear about the process of requesting payment from a church member who has done it!
Register Here – https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_6gBWXK6qQcmyGCH1WZ4sYA
Eric Walker Walker, a lay member of Vashon UMC (PNW), and Rev. Jenny Phillips (PNW Elder serving at Global Ministries) join Miguel Yanez-Barnuevo (Environmental and Energy Study Institute) in leading this webinar.
Hosted by Global Ministries of The United Methodist Church, Environment and Energy Study Institute, and Interfaith Power and Light, with support from United Women in Faith.
Speakers
Rev. Jenny Phillips is Director of Environmental Sustainability for Global Ministries, The United Methodist Church. She pilots and integrates sustainability practices in agency operations and programs including disaster response, global health, and agriculture, and works with faith communities on sustainability. She has a Master of Divinity from Union Theological Seminary in New York and a B.A. in Communications from the University of Washington.

Eric Walker has more than 30 years of experience in leadership, financial and operations management, institutional capacity building, and systems development in international non-government organizations. He has served on executive teams of multiple international NGOs, including his long-term role as finance and operations leader of the global health NGO, PATH. He is Church Council Chair of Vashon United Methodist Church in Vashon, WA.

Miguel Yanez-Barnuevo leads Environment and Energy Study Institute’s Access Clean Energy Savings program. HIs focus is on ensuring federal investments for energy efficiency and clean energy reach rural and non-profit organizations meet equity and justice commitments. He holds a graduate degree in Urban Policy Analysis and Management from the New School University in New York City and an nundergraduate degree in Geography and Urban PLanning from the Complutense University in Madrid, Spain.

Appointive Cabinet
2024-03-26 10:00 - 13:00 | https://www.pnwumc.org/event/appointive-cabinet/2024-03-26/

Appointive Cabinet
2024-03-28 10:00 - 13:00 | https://www.pnwumc.org/event/appointive-cabinet/2024-03-28/

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.

Appointive Cabinet
2024-04-02 10:00 - 13:00 | https://www.pnwumc.org/event/appointive-cabinet/2024-04-02/

Introduction to Lay Servant Ministries: The Basic Course
2024-04-02 18:30 - 20:30 | https://www.pnwumc.org/event/introduction-to-lay-servant-ministries-the-basic-course/2024-04-02/
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 Zoom on April 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30, 2024, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. PT.
Click here for more information and to register today!

Appointive Cabinet
2024-04-04 10:00 - 13:00 | https://www.pnwumc.org/event/appointive-cabinet/2024-04-04/

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.

Mountain West Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster Conference
2024-04-08 - 2024-04-11 | Kent United Methodist Church, 11010 248th St. SE, Kent, WA, 98030, United States

Appointive Cabinet
2024-04-09 10:00 - 13:00 | https://www.pnwumc.org/event/appointive-cabinet/2024-04-09/

Introduction to Lay Servant Ministries: The Basic Course
2024-04-09 18:30 - 20:30 | https://www.pnwumc.org/event/introduction-to-lay-servant-ministries-the-basic-course/2024-04-09/

Full GNW Cabinet
2024-04-11 09:00 - 14:00 | https://www.pnwumc.org/event/full-gnw-cabinet/2024-04-11/

Institutional Equity Cohort
2024-04-12 09:00 - 17:00 | Fairwood Community United Methodist Church, 15255 SE Fairwood Blvd., Renton, WA, 98058, United States

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

How to talk about General Conference
2024-04-15 09:00 - 10:00 | https://www.pnwumc.org/event/how-to-talk-about-general-conference/
On April 15, 2024, from 9 to 10 a.m. Pacific Time, church leaders (lay and clergy) are invited to attend a one-hour Zoom presentation on communicating about the upcoming General Conference with the Directors of Communications from each conference in the Western Jurisdiction and Brenda Smotherman from United Methodist Communications (UMCom).
In essence, this is a crisis communication training/refresher, but we’ll also share our plans for distributing news about General Conference 2024 before exploring the following:

What should you do if a reporter contacts your church in person, by phone, or via social media and asks you to comment on their story about the General Conference?
How can you offer your opinion while being clear that you don’t speak for the entirety of The United Methodist Church?
Where can members find the real news and daily outcomes, especially if they see something alarming on social media about General Conference?

The Desert Southwest Conference is managing Zoom registrations for this event as part of its Monday Moments program. You can register for this opportunity at https://dscumc.org/monday-moments-registration/.
About the Guest Presenter
Brenda Smotherman is the Associate Public Relations Director at United Methodist Communications and has been with the agency for more than five years. She provides publicity support for UMCom, communicators across the UMC connection, The Connectional Table, and the Commission on the General Conference. Smotherman oversees media pitching, several social media channels, publicity consultation and training, and supportive written content, resources and reports.
