These dates include the work of the Provisional and Full Membership teams, and also interviews with candidates. Please refer to your team leads or invitation for more details on when you need to be present.
On Saturday, April 8, 2017, from 10 am to 4 pm, those serving in Extension Ministry will gather for a day retreat at First United Methodist Church in Vancouver, WA. This will be a joint event with Oregon and Idaho like last year. Dr. Terrill Gibson will be our speaker helping us to take a look at […]
Conference Room #1
Conference Room #1
In 2017 the Oregon-Idaho and Pacific Northwest Conferences of The United Methodist Church will meet together in a shared annual conference session June 14 – 17, 2017 at the Red Lion on the River – Jantzen Beach in Portland, Oregon. The shared session will begin with the installation of Bishop Elaine J.W. Stanovsky as the presiding bishop of the Greater Northwest […]
Click to see full PDF. Mission u, a cooperative venture of the PNW UMW and the Conference Board of Global Ministries, will take place July 14-17, 2017 on the Central Washington University campus in Ellensburg, Washington. The following studies are expected. The Missionary Conferences - Bishop Mary Ann Swenson Climate Justice - Rev. Pat Watkins A […]
Our spiritual guide will be Jamal Rahman a popular speaker on Islam, Sufi spirituality, and interfaith relations. Along with his Interfaith Amigos, he has been featured in the New York Times, CBS News, BBC, and various NPR programs. Jamal is co-founder and Muslim Sufi minister at Interfaith Community Sanctuary and adjunct faculty at Seattle University. He is a […]
Drive Out! Homelessness 3rd Annual Charity Golf Tournament Benefiting Council for the Homeless of Clark County Calling all golfers: Methodist churches in the greater Portland and Vancouver areas are organizing the third annual Drive Out golf tournament to benefit homelessness. The tournament will be held at the private Orchard Hills Golf and Country Club in […]
Rita Nakashima Brock Sponsored by Plymouth Church UCC, noted theologian Rita Nakashima-Brock, will discuss The Moral Injuries of a Country: the cost of dualism, war and violence and the agonies of now. Co-founder of the Soul Repair Center, Dr. Brock is an internationally recognized expert on emerging studies of moral injury and recovery. Familiar with […]
The Safe Church Summit is designed to provide training, instruction, direction and development to church servants, volunteers, leaders, staff and clergy so they may provide a safer, secure, trained, and proactive Safety and Security Ministry for their place of worship, services, and events. This year’s keynote speakers include Jerry McConnell (Pastor, US Military, Teacher and […]
JOIN US FOR AN INTERACTIVE LECTURE ON PRACTICING COMPASSION with Dr. Frank Rogers at Willamette University. Bring your fellow classmates, congregants, and friends for this special time with Dr. Frank Rogers, and hear an update from Dr. Jeffrey Kuan on the ongoing exploration with Willamette. Date: Saturday, October 14 Reception: 2:00 pm Lecture: 2:30 pm […]
