It’s All About Learning to Love God & Love Others

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By the Rev. Carolyn Peterson, Discipleship Pastor at First UMC of Olympia, WA When I first started out as a volunteer Sunday school superintendent which...

This year’s Bishop’s Symposium is No Joke: A Rabbi, an Imam, a Pastor and Brian...

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This year’s Bishop’s Symposium will focus on the need to develop our capacity for intercultural communication as we experience the possibilities of interfaith relationships. And there are three options for clergy and laity to participate.

Go to Camp and Earn a Badge – ERT Style!

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Be prepared to serve the next time disaster strikes by attending the Spring Early Response Team training at Lazy F Camp and Retreat Center May 10-11! While you are doing so, be prepared to experience the beauty and hospitality of this amazing Central Washington retreat center.

PNW UM Early Response Teams to meet in June 2013

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An aerial view of the flood-stricken town of Vernonia, Oregon, Dec. 4, 2007, from an Oregon Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter. The...

Bystander Training Offered as a Workshop just prior to start of Annual Conference

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A new training which incorporates restorative justice principles, called 'Bystander Training,' is being offered on Wednesday, June 14th, as part of a day long pre-conference workshop at Camas UMC. Rev. Richenda Fairhurst speaks with trainer Rev. Terri Stewart, and several participants, about its goals and purpose.

“We Have a Story to Tell!” – Why, exactly?

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By Patrick Scriven | Director of Communications & Young People’s Ministry You’ve probably heard the proverb that if you only have a hammer, every problem...

Lay Ministry Training offers skills and perspective

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Article & Photos by Greg Nelson, OR-ID Director of Communications Forty lay people from across the Greater Northwest Episcopal Area gathered for the first session...

Musical Offerings at Church for All People

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By Kristina Gonzalez | Director of Leadership Development for an Inclusive Church I am very excited for the event, Church for All People: Engaging the Mission Field, which will...

Our Social Principles: A Guide to the Church, A Witness to the World

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Submitted by Judy Dirks for the PNW Board of Church & Society This spring, Pacific Northwest Conference laity and clergy will have a unique opportunity...

Winter of the Church – #Story2TellUMC

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"We are in the winter of the church where the things we have amassed are beautiful, our history, our stories, and our grace, but...

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