Why Camp? Camp is a vehicle for developing leaders!
Why Camp? Camp is a vehicle for developing leaders!
By Peter Fraser
PNW Camps are Petri dishes of leadership. Instead of growing microorganisms, they contain...
Letters for Jamaa Letu
Letters for Jamaa Letu
By Barbara Dadd Shaffer
After years of saying it was not possible to send letters to the children of our Jamaa Letu...
UMCOR Kit-Packing Palooza at UPS!
UMCOR Kit-Packing Palooza at UPS!
By Skylar Bihl | Photos by Skylar Bihl and Katie Aosved
The University Methodist Campus Ministry Club (fondly called UMeth) hosted...
Good Seed: The Joys and Challenges of Planting a Church
Good Seed Church celebrates its sixth year of ministry, continuing to bring hope to a community that is seeking healing and restoration.
How has this...
If you want to be taken seriously…
The Rev. John Brewer, Bishop Cal McConnell, and Mary Tapp share a moment of laughter during Tapp’s retirement party at PNWUMC in 2010.
Nurturing Elders...
Voices of Jamaa Letu
Jamaa Letu Orphanage Reflections:
Voices of Jamaa Letu
By Barbara Dadd Shaffer
Support Jamaa Letu Orphanages!
Barbara Dadd Shaffer shares this memory from last year’s visit to the...
Latin America Study Impacts at Mission u
Participants at Mission u celebrate during this workshop. The Rev. Paul Jeffrey led a session on Latin America during last year's Mission u. Register...
Fun ideas to help celebrate 75 years of UMCOR!
Fun ideas to help celebrate 75 years of UMCOR!
By Joan Hackett | Photo courtesy of UMCOR
Have you or your church celebrated The United Methodist...
You Are Not Alone
On the Shelf:
You Are Not Alone
By Ian McKnight
A year ago, my grandfather, Steve Tuttle, passed away; I was not prepared for the year that...
PNW Creation Care: Just Juice!
(Left) Fresh, locally-grown, organic Concord grapes will soon be pressed into juice by youth from Puyallup UMC. (Right) The Rev. Jenny Phillips talks...


















