Celebrating Easter together during this time of physical separation
Production is underway for a Greater Northwest Area-wide celebration of Easter, and we are inviting you to participate! Bishop Elaine JW Stanovsky will deliver...
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on Alaska as Mission District of the PNW Conference
The decision by the Alaska Conference to pursue a new status as a 'mission district' of the PNW Conference raises some questions. We've developed this FAQ to try to answer some of them for folks in the PNW.
Alaska Conference Special Session affirms request to become a mission district, seeks inclusion within...
By Rev. Jim Doepken
During a Special Called Session of the Alaska Conference of The United Methodist Church this weekend, members voted to dissolve their...
Laura Velonza joins the District Service Center as District Administrator for Inland, Seven Rivers
By Patrick Scriven
As 2019 was drawing to a close, Laura Velonza was beginning a new role as a part of the Pacific Northwest Conference's District...
PNW WJ Fresh Summit Report
During the Western Jurisdiction Fresh United Methodism Summit, attendees received a number of reports from jurisdictional leadership and workgroups. Annual Conferences were also invited...
VIDEO: WJ Bishops declare Safe Harbor for LGBTQ+ clergy, candidates
VIDEO: WJ Bishops declare Safe Harbor for LGBTQ+ clergy, candidates #UMC4All
As New 2020 Restrictions Loom, Western Jurisdiction Bishops Pledge Safe Harbor for LGBTQ+ United...
Western bishops lead with grace, not persecution. Active United Methodist Bishops in the Western Jurisdiction announce their intention to set aside complaints against clergy accused of being gay or performing LGBTQ+ weddings; urge others to join them. #UMC4All
GBCS Board of Directors Release Social Principles to the Church
CHICAGO — At its final meeting of the quadrennium, the board of directors of the General Board of Church and Society (GBCS) introduced the Revised...
Bishop Stanovsky announces Greater Northwest Area guiding coalition
In the wake of the exclusionary and punitive actions of
General Conference 2019, Bishop Elaine JW Stanovsky is announcing the formation
of a Greater Northwest Area...
2019 Clergy Age Report Shows Dramatic Decline in Number of Young Elders
WASHINGTON, DC –There has been a dramatic decline in the number of young elders this past year, according to the Clergy Age Trends in the...
