Table Talks 3.0
Kennewick First UMC 421 W Kennewick Ave, Kennewick, WA, United StatesFor more information and to sign-up for your desired table talk, please click here.
For more information and to sign-up for your desired table talk, please click here.
For more information and to sign-up for your desired table talk, please click here.
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 […]
Be ready to help when a disaster strikes. Learn how to clean out a flooded home, tarp a roof and work alongside survivors while staying safe. Early Response Teams provide a caring Christian presence in the aftermath of a disaster. Class is open to those 18 years or older. Cost is $25. Registration includes training […]
Christmas Institute (CI) is an ethnically relevant ministry supported through The United Methodist Church, designed to nurture our youth and young adults in their spiritual faith and call to ministry, inspiring great leaders within the church and community. The youth and young adult retreat, a tradition brought from the Philippines where they have occurred since 1921, takes […]
Registration is open for the 2020 Northwest Leadership Institute in Boise, Idaho. Click here to learn more and register.
Due to continuing concerns related to the COVID-19 Pandemic, the GNW Shared Annual Conference Session planned to occur in Puyallup this June has been canceled. Please read Bishop Elaine JW Stanovsky's letter for more information and this decision and for insight into next steps.
To all Hispanic/Latinx Pastors, Leaders and Church Members from the GNW: Para todos los Pastores/as, Líderes y miembros de nuestras Iglesias del GNW área: Please reserve these two days for a Webinar. Por favor reserven estas dos fechas para un Seminario Virtual. July 18, 2020/ 10 AM-12PM. Theme: "Methodist Quadrilateral". 18 de Julio del 2020/ […]
To all Hispanic/Latinx Pastors, Leaders and Church Members from the GNW: Para todos los Pastores/as, Líderes y miembros de nuestras Iglesias del GNW área: Please reserve these two days for a Webinar. Por favor reserven estas dos fechas para un Seminario Virtual. July 18, 2020/ 10 AM-12PM. Theme: "Methodist Quadrilateral". 18 de Julio del 2020/ […]
How to develop basic skills for preaching/Como desarrollar destrezas basicas para la Predicacion. Admission is free but pre-registration is required. LINK: Register in advance for this meeting: Por favor Regístrese aquí siguiendo este enlace: After registering, you will receive confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Después de registrarse recibirá un email con la […]
Residence in Ministry in 2020 is for those who have been commissioned as Provisional Members at A.C. 2020 or 2019 in any of the PNW, OR/ID or AK Conferences. Our Fall Gathering will be at Dumas Bay Retreat Center in Federal Way Washington on Oct. 4-6, 2020. We gather at 3pm--begin at 3:30pm. Contact: Rev. […]
La Escuela de Curso de Estudio (ECE) ofrecerá en español para pastores locales de tiempo parcial ubicados en la Jurisdicción Occidental. Pastores locales de tiempo parcial de otras jurisdicciones también pueden inscribirse en este curso. Participantes en los cursos satélites deben ser pastores locales de tiempo parcial. The COSS for part-time local pastors of the Western Jurisdiction […]
Theme: Preparing for College and UMC Scholarship Seminar. With: Rev. David Martinez, Director of Contextual Leadership Development Division of Ordained Ministry. General Board of Higher Education For more information about the event please email (cesantos@pnwumc.org): Rev. Cruz Edwin Santos, Director of Hispanic/Latinx Ministry. Click here to view the flyer in Spanish.
BIPOC and immigrant generation pastors are invited for an Inter-Ethnic Clergy Gathering on June 3, Thursday at 2:00 p.m. Our special guest for this event is Bishop Elaine Stanovsky. Also on the agenda are fellowship, celebrations, and an informational segment on legislation and nomination. For meeting information, please contact Rev. Ferdie Llenado or Kristina Gonzalez.
Bishop Elaine JW Stanovsky has asked clergy and lay members of the Alaska, Oregon-Idaho and Pacific Northwest Conferences to hold June 20-23, 2021 open for online Annual Conference sessions. More information, including anticipated times, is available here: https://www.pnwumc.org/ac2021/ The three conferences will gather for opening and closing worship experiences, but they will meet separately to […]
Please visit the Western Jurisdiction's website for more details as they are announced.
Endowments aren’t just for universities and hospitals. They can be a great way to maintain church buildings and fund ministries. However, endowments don’t merely appear out of thin air. They take work, time, and an understanding of how to manage them. Wondering how best to steward an endowment that already exists? Don’t know if you […]
Endowments aren’t just for universities and hospitals. They can be a great way to maintain church buildings and fund ministries. However, endowments don’t merely appear out of thin air. They take work, time, and an understanding of how to manage them. Wondering how best to steward an endowment that already exists? Don’t know if you […]
About this Training After over 18 months of doing our best to live into BOTH/AND, many churches are feeling a mixture of exhilaration and exhaustion when thinking about the continuation of hybrid worship. While many have seen their reach extended, some have begun to lose their passion and resolve for creating truly hybrid worship experiences. As […]
Save the date for this online retreat. More information TBD.
Laypersons serving on local church committees, especially those who chair administrative committees, are encouraged to register now for a Greater Northwest Area-wide training on Saturday, February 26, 2022. Interpretation will be offered in Spanish. Click here to register! The two-hour training starts at 9 a.m. AKT (10 a.m. PT, 11 a.m. MT) with leadership provided […]
We'll be guided through our theme "The Power of Story" by popular Academy faculty: Ray Buckley: Interim Director of the Center for Native American Spirituality and Christian Study, United Methodist Church. His stories, poetry, and art have appeared in numerous journals, periodicals, books and museums. Leticia Guardiola-Saenz: Associate Professor of Christian Scriptures at Seattle University School […]
The Greater Northwest Area treasurers will be hosting an informational webinar on August 10th at 6:30 p.m. PT. Any church that has or is considering hosting a Boy Scout Troop or unit should plan to have at least one church leader attend the webinar. Brant Henshaw (PNW and Alaska Conference Treasurer) and Candace Clarke (OR-ID […]