Church and Society

By Kristina Gonzalez | Director of Leadership Development for an Inclusive Church I listened to National Public Radio in its coverage of the violence in...

By Yvonne Agduyeng   I had written another article for Channels and I thought I was done - another check mark off my to-do list, until...

By Jesse N. Love | Additional Photos by Karen Yokota Love “Why do we have such a difficult time showing compassion to our neighbors?” This is...

By Heather Hahn | Aug. 14, 2017 | UMNS United Methodist pastors across the U.S. scrambled to rewrite sermons and find other ways for their...

By the Rev. Terri Stewart | Photos by Thary Sun Lim Seattle, Wash. – Inside the King County Juvenile Court’s Youth Service Center lobby, the...

By Nica Sy Nica Sy is a young person who attended Mission u, an annual cooperative mission experience by the PNW Conference’s United Methodist Women...

  By Jesse N. Love For more photos from Mission u, visit bit.ly/photos-missionu2017 Ellensburg, Wash. - “Sometimes people forget that the Church is an agent of mission,”...

A new training which incorporates restorative justice principles, called 'Bystander Training,' is being offered on Wednesday, June 14th, as part of a day long pre-conference workshop at Camas UMC. Rev. Richenda Fairhurst speaks with trainer Rev. Terri Stewart, and several participants, about its goals and purpose.

Peace with Justice Sunday is June 11 and every church has an opportunity to make a difference together! Rev. Jim Davis shares a list of the most recent award recipients and a thank you letter from a girls home in the Philippines who received support, in partnership with Connell UMC, in December.

  By The Rev. Ron Hines | Photos by John Hill, Jesse N. Love, and Jenny Phillips In their many Ways, people of faith across the...