A letter from Bishop Stanovsky as the Council of Bishops offers its recommendation to...
How very good and pleasant it is
when kindred live together in unity!
For there the Lord ordained his blessing,
life forevermore.
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Statement by Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon on the tragic murders on Portland’s MAX
Our hearts are broken by the tragic murder of two selfless individuals who lost their lives on May 26 as they courageously stood up...
General Conference 2016 Volunteers Needed!
Portland, Ore. is going to be hosting one of the most significant events in United Methodism next year. The 2016 General Conference, which is...
Rev. Casey Banks to Newberg First UMC
Bishop Elaine J.W. Stanovsky intends to appoint the Rev. Casey Banks as Pastor of Newberg First United Methodist Church in Newberg, Oregon, effective July...
2017 PNWAC Legislative Summary
Prepared by the Rev. Shirley DeLarme and Patrick Scriven
The Petitions and Consent Calendar items referred to on this page can be found in the...
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...
Letters for Jamaa Letu
Letters for Jamaa Letu
By Barbara Dadd Shaffer
After years of saying it was not possible to send letters to the children of our Jamaa Letu...
Be Like Water: Lessons from a church planter
"What Dennis uncovered was that within every community, people are looking for leadership and for answers." Rev. Shalom Agtarap recently spent some time with Rev. Dennis Paschke, gleaning some insights gained from his work leading Orting UMC outward toward its community.
What exactly is ZeroTheology?
By Rev. John Tucker
I have been trapped in the clichéd, superficial, proposition based form of Christian religious life in North America for some time....
Are you longing to be revived?
"Are you longing to be revived? To have your faith renewed? To see your neighborhood awakened to new possibilities?"
'Ordinary Revivals' across the Greater NW Area, like one planned in Portland June 29-30, hope to connect people in churches with the movement of God’s re-creation in the communities that surround them.
