Off to a Creative, New Start!
By Rev. Dr. William D. Gibson | Director of Strategic Faith Community Development
In a 2015 report, Professor James Wellman of the University of Washington, noted...
Creating a Culture of Call: Greater NW Area Ministry Internship Project Launches!
Greater Northwest Area Garners $100,000 Grant
The Greater Northwest Episcopal Area of The United Methodist Church, an area that includes the Alaska, Oregon-Idaho, and Pacific...
Mountain Sky United Methodists Introduce Bishop Karen Oliveto
DENVER, Sept. 22 – United Methodist leaders representing five Western U.S. states today released a video introducing their new bishop, Karen Oliveto, a leader...
Frank Schaefer reinstated as United Methodist clergy
By Kathy L. Gilbert | June 24, 2014 | NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UMNS)
The Rev. Frank Schaefer had his ministerial credentials reinstated by a United Methodist...
NEWS: PNW United Methodists Vote to Support Marriage Equality
Members of the annual conference deliberate during the 2012 session at the TRAC Center in Pasco, Washington. Photo by Patrick Scriven.
(Pasco, Wash.) - United...
Bishop Elaine Stanovsky’s Post-Judicial Council Hearing Remarks
Bishop Elaine Stanovsky shares her prepared remarks for the press conference which followed Judicial Council oral arguments on April 25, 2017 in Newark, NJ. She restates the argument that jurisdictional autonomy in electing bishops is "at the heart of our unity-in-diversity" and confirms that obedient love, not defiance, guides the WJ's decision making.
United Methodists ready to assist after mudslide
The March 22 landslide near Oso in Washington State left at least 14 dead and more than 170 missing. Photo by Washington State Patrol
By...
The United Methodist Church in Vietnam
Twelve Local Leaders Ordained Local Elders in Mission in Vietnam | By Sandra Brands
Although the government has not yet recognized The United Methodist Church...
Recognizing local church achievements, extraordinary service by members at #pnwac16
Recognizing local church achievements, extraordinary service by members at #pnwac16
By Teri Tobey with Jesse N. Love
Puyallup, Wash. - The PNWAC 2016 Awards Banquet honored...
GCAH: 2018 Marks the beginning of a Jubilee for United Methodists
Did you know that 2018 marks the 50th year anniversary of The United Methodist Church? In the newsletter for the General Commission on Archives and History, General Secretary Rev. Fred Day looks back to this pivotal moment in 1968 (in the church and the nation), and the hope enunciated by Albert Outler that the #UMC would be a "bold choice of unity in the face of the surrounding chaos."
