PNW Leadership Summit & Immersive Learning Opportunity

The 2024 PNW Conference Leadership Summit will occur on October 24-26, 2024, at Wesley United Methodist Church in Yakima, Washington. The event will inform and equip lay and clergy members of conference boards and agencies as they begin or continue to serve in positions during the new quadrennium.

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The event will begin at noon on Thursday, October 24. In cooperation with the Board of Ordained Ministry, the first day of programming will offer an immersive learning opportunity led by Corey Greaves, president and founder of Mending Wings. Presentations will help participants better understand the history and harm caused by the Westward expansion of European settlers, the role of Methodists, and efforts to preserve and celebrate Indigenous culture on the Yakama Reservation today.

This immersive learning opportunity is open to pastoral leaders beyond those participating in the Leadership Summit. It meets the quadrennial cultural competency for the quadrennium ending December 31, 2024. Other opportunities to meet this criteria are on the conference calendar, with more details coming soon.

The second day of programming (beginning at noon on Friday, October 25) will include worship, a keynote by Bishop Cedrick Bridgeforth, and informational resourcing from other conference staff and leaders to equip boards and agencies with their work. The event will conclude around Noon on Saturday, October 26.