Local Church

By Pastor Lyn Rush Lyn Rush serves Pinoy Van-Port Ministries in Vancouver, Wash. This new church start serves Filipino Americans and immigrants with a keen...

By the Rev. Jenny Smith | Pastor, Marysville UMC I recently sat down with a spiritual director for a very helpful conversation on my own...

Joan Holms, PNW Conference Lay Leader addresses the audience at opening worship at the Annual Conference Sessions 2015.   Journeys: Where the journey has taken me By Joan...

Katie Ladd welcomes Seattle’s Queen Anne neighborhood to experience The Well – a place for great conversation in an intimate sharing space. Today, famed author,...

By Peter Fraser The following worship songs were written over the last eight years, and were inspired by a need for quality worship songs with...

By Patricia Naumann | Photos by Lucinda King and The Holocaust Center for Humanity Seattle, Wash. - On Sunday, February 11, nearly 90 members of Seattle’s Wallingford...

When a local scrooge attempted to derail Ellensburg First UMC's annual Santa Breakfast with a complaint to the county Health Department, pastor Jen Stuart was moved to sadness. Those tears were soon transformed to ones of joy as she worked through the challenge and reflected on the blessing her local church is to its community and to its pastor.

By The Rev. Elmer Bigham | Photos by Pastor Scott Klepach, Jr. Elmer Bigham is the driving force behind a very significant community ministry of...

Eli Martinez, co-lead pastor for New Harvest Fellowship in Toppenish, WA, sees the upcoming celebration of 120 years of a Methodist presence in the community as an opportunity to renew ministry to a city dealing with fear from recent shootings.

By the Rev. Keith Hackett | Photos by Jesse N. Love Part 1: “Excuse me, but you’re in my seat.” Since retiring three years ago, Joan...