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...
PNW UMVIM: Preparing for storms in Washington & Oregon
Courtesy of WSDOT:
"Rain will become heavy at times today across Western Washington in advance of a strengthening low pressure system approaching the region. Steady...
Laity Immersion: Rebuild needs money, time, work and volunteers
Participants in the November Pacific Northwest laity immersion trip to visit Okanogan County drive through a metal scrap yard/pile to show how much damaged...
Immigration Immersion
Western Jurisdiction UMVIM coordinators are offering two Immigration Immersions to Tucson, Arizona, in March 2020. Participants will have the opportunity to learn from those in ministry at the border and will have the opportunity to spend one day in Nogales, Mexico.
Anatomy of a United Methodist disaster response
A United Methodist volunteer team from the California-Pacific Conference prepares to work on a home damaged by Hurricane Sandy in Long Beach, N.Y., a...
PNW Wildfires: How You Can Help
PNW Disaster Response - Wildfire Update:
How You Can Help
By Jim Truitt
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It has been a hot and dry summer in the...
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...
Coming Together for Saipan
Over the last year, 18 volunteers from the PNW Conference contributed 1,650 hours of volunteer labor, helping to rebuild homes in Saipan after a devastating typhoon left thousands homeless. Kathy Bryson offers this report as work has been cut short due to the emergence of the Coronavirus.
Returning Home
A year after a freak tornado devastated their home, Beth and John Mueller gathered with members of Colby UMC in their rebuilt home receiving a blessing from their pastor Sheila Miranda.
“United Methodists have a fantastic way of showing their faith through their deeds and their actions.”
PNW UMVIM: Carlton Complex Fire Recovery Update
A glimpse of the damage caused by the Carlton Complex fire in Pateros, Wash.Carlton Complex Fire Recovery Update
By Jim Truitt | Photos by Jesse...