The 9th annual LEAD Conference will be held January 12-15, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. The host hotel will be The Edgewater Hotel, Seattle’s only waterfront hotel, and our host church will be First United Methodist Church of Seattle. Learn more about this event at: https://umclead.net
A number of United Methodist churches will be participating again this year in Seattle's Pride Parade and Pridefest on June 30, 2019, to celebrate and offer their support to the LGBTQIA+ community. All United Methodists in the PNW Conference are invited to attend. See the attached poster for details. Pride 2019 Poster (PDF)
We will spend the day with Melvin Bray, an Emmy® award-winning storyteller, social entrepreneur and author. Bray is the author of a United Methodist Women Reading Program 2019 book pick, BETTER: Waking Up to Who We Could Be (Chalice Press, 2017). Melvin will help participants examine the role of various forms of power in moving from critical […]
Don't miss your chance! CLICK HERE TO REGISTER! Join us for the UMC Neighborhood Innovation Pre-Conference We will spend the day with world class community leaders, faith rooted organizers, social entrepreneurs, and ministry leaders. As we come together we'll welcome....... Majora Carter (TED talk icon, MacAurther Genius, neighborhood entreprenuer) John McKnight (Mentor to Barack Obama […]
For United Methodists, this event is one of three ways to engage in this year's Bishop's Symposium. Click here to learn more. Aneela Afzali flanked by other faith leaders at the Defend DACA rally in Seattle, WA on September 5, 2017. Photo by Joe Mabel, CC BY 4.0. Crossing the Difference Divide with No Joke […]
Step One is an event open to all who are curious about starting a new church, a new faith community, or a new place for new people. This may be a traditional church, a house church, or even a messy church. Existing pastors are welcome. Those discerning a call to vocational ministry are welcome. Lay people who […]