Personal Energy Transportation changes lives through mobility
The Rev. John Shaffer demonstrates the use of a PET, or Personal Energy Transportation handbike. It is used to help those unable to use...
Taming the Bear: Fight, flight, or freeze
The three instinctual responses to conflict: fight, flight, and freeze, are hard wired in us. Project Transformation: PNW director Rev. Rachel Neer was reminded of this fact as she participated in a recent Poverty Immersion. The opportunity also gave her new insight into the daily threat of poverty to families and the importance of the kinds of support they offer to children.
GNW Methodist Early Response Teams join in NC flood relief efforts
A few UMVIM Early Response Team members from Washington and Oregon visited North Carolina to help the clean-up of flood-damaged homes from November 9 to...
Sponsor a resident of the Jamaa Letu Orphanages
Sponsor a resident of the Jamaa Letu Orphanages
By Barbara Dadd Shaffer | Photos by Eric Sparkman
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, about 68...
Wildfires: Hope is a bright pink wall
Learn how you can be an important part of the rebuild effort in areas affected by Washington wildfires: bit.ly/rebuild-up-from-the-ashes
Hope is a bright pink wall
By...
Training on Social Principles offered in Federal Way as draft version of new principles...
United Methodists gathered at Federal Way United Methodist Church for a Social Principles Training Event last Saturday with the Rev. Dr. Clayton Childers from the General Board of Church and Society. Learn more about the event and an upcoming opportunity to attend a repeat training at Spokane Valley United Methodist Church on May 12th.
Threshold Event offers warm hospitality, conversation, on a wet and windy day
By Patrick Scriven | Director of Communications, Young People’s Ministries
On a wet and windy Sunday afternoon, 80+ clergy and laity were greeted with warm...
Rev. Kathy Neary to serve as Transitional Ministry Developer for Pacific Northwest Conference
Bishop Elaine J.W. Stanovsky intends to appoint the Rev. Kathy Neary to serve as Transitional Ministry Developer for the Pacific Northwest Conference, beginning July 1, 2018....
REACT: Christmas Institute celebrates unconditional love
Christmas Institute is an annual church retreat with origins in the Philippines. Here in the Pacific Northwest, CI will be held at The Firs...
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...

















