Anatomy of a PNW United Methodist Disaster Response
After a rare tornado struck near Port Orchard just before Christmas, community members were eager to help but in need of assistance with management and assessment.
Cindy Haverkamp shares how the Pacific Northwest United Methodist Church's Early Response Team stepped in to help to coordinate and assist with recovery efforts.
Bishop Mary Ann Returns to The PNW for Mission u
Bishop Mary Ann Swenson be at Mission u July 14-17, 2017. Read below to register!
By Joan Hackett | Photos by Jesse N. Love
“I was in...
Early Response Teams are Getting Ready – Join Us!
By Kathy Bryson
I just received a news article predicting that the upcoming hurricane season will again be busy. The forecast made me reflect on...
Can your church help? Rebuild projects enter fall, need assist for winter.
By Rosalee Mohney | Photos by Andy O’Donnell
The Rebuild: Up from the Ashes Project is moving forward with six houses under construction right now.
The...
The Rebuild Movement
In July 2016, laity from The PNW Conference visited sites in Pateros, Wash. Wildfires from 2014 and 2015 left over 400 homes destroyed and...
Early Response Teams, Hurricane Florence and the power of working together in the West
Three back-to-back Early Response Teams are preparing now for week-long missions to Beaufort, North Carolina (Oct 28 - Nov. 18) to support relief efforts helping people impacted by Hurricane Florence. Leadership is shared by members from the PNW and OR-ID Conferences with other team members coming from Cal-Nev, Desert Southwest and Mountain Sky.
How have ERTs fulfilled its mission of service in 2017?
By Kathy Bryson
For the PNW Early Response Team program, 2017 was a year kaf firsts. We hosted our first annual weekend “Spring Training” at...
From the Global Lens: Climate Refugees
Refugees travel in a rubber boat across the Aegean Sea from Turkey to the Greek island of Lesbos on October 30, 2015. They were...
Creation Care Enhances UMCOR Ministries through Awareness and Collaboration
By Cindy Haverkamp, PNWUMC Creation Care Connector
In 2018, natural disasters caused $160 billion in damage and claimed 10,400 lives. Climate models for the future...
One Great Hour of Sharing!
In 2014, young people from around the world attended the Global Young People’s Convocation and Legislative Assembly -- just as Typhoon Glenda reached the...
