PNW Board of Ordained Ministry releases statement on ministry candidates, sexual orientation, and gender...
By Patrick Scriven
May 6, 2016 SEATTLE, Wash.
When it met yesterday at Ronald United Methodist Church just north of Seattle, the Pacific Northwest Conference Board...
Council of Bishops to call for 2019 General Conference
St. Simons Island, Ga.: Through an affirmative vote at their fall meeting this week, the United Methodist Council of Bishops expressed their intent to...
PNW Board of Ordained Ministry reaffirms commitment to fully recognize the gifts of LGBTQ...
By the Rev. Lara Bolger
The Pacific Northwest Conference Board of Ordained Ministry held their annual Spring meeting on May 4th at Bothell United Methodist...
A Pastoral Letter to the People of The United Methodist Church from its female...
The failure of two constitutional amendments related to the rights of girls, women, and other vulnerable groups prompted the active and retired United Methodist female bishops to pen this pastoral letter to the church. The letter was affirmed by the entire council.
"We see you. We weep with you. We seek your healing. We work for the healing of our church. We strive for a church and world that honors every person as a beloved child of God, made in the image of our Creator."
A PNW delegate’s perspective on the election of Bishop Karen Oliveto
By Megan Kilpatrick | Western Jurisdictional Conference Delegate
Friends in Christ,
There has been a lot said about what happened at our Jurisdictional Conference this last...
An Update on the Mudslide in Snohomish County
By Patrick Scriven | Director of Communications & Young People's Ministry
Bishop Grant Hagiya asks all United Methodists to join him in prayer for those...
General Conference Sites Chosen for 2024 and 2028
By Diane Degnan | United Methodist Communications
Portland, Oregon: Meeting in Portland, Oregon this week for their final meeting before General Conference 2016, the Commission on...
Bishop Mary Ann Swenson writes dissent on Council statement
Dear Colleagues on the Council of Bishops of The United Methodist Church,
I send you greetings in the name of the Risen Jesus Christ!
Yesterday, a statement was...
Seattle’s big win provides United Methodists another opportunity to make a big difference
By Patrick Scriven | Director of Communications & Young People's Ministry
With the Seattle Seahawks heading to the Super Bowl for a second straight year,...
How we got here: Looking back at the nine months since Bishop Oliveto’s election
Next week the United Methodist Judicial Council will be meeting to consider a petition from the South Central Jurisdiction which questions the election, consecration and assignment of Bishop Karen Oliveto. Here's a look at the coverage of Oliveto's first nine months as a #UMC bishop.
