Journeys: Ways we are answering Jesus’ call
Journeys:
Ways we are answering Jesus' Call
By Joan Holms
Conference Lay Leader Joan Holms shares her experiences visiting various churches in the PNW who are both...
Sunnyside Church reaches young people in the community
By Pastor Joel Rodriguez
Sunnyside, Wash. – Recently we had great opportunities to connect with our young people, including those at-risk. Here are just a...
Hispanic caucus urges advocacy on immigration issue
In July 2012, members from the Western Jurisdictional Conference took a tour on the southern edge of San Diego area close to the Mexican...
Personal Energy Transportation changes lives through mobility
The Rev. John Shaffer demonstrates the use of a PET, or Personal Energy Transportation handbike. It is used to help those unable to use...
Missionary Conference Connections
By Rev. Golden Neal | Photos by Joan Hackett and Jesse N. Love
Ellensburg, Wash. – If I had to sum up my experience at...
Signs
Women gathering
Energy rising
The signs are all around
By thousands they arrive
Big or small, flashy or tentative
In peace, silently witnessing
To an inner strength—irrepressible
Words of cordoned rage,...
Franklin Graham, Barack Obama, and how we respond to difference
By Patrick Scriven
On Tuesday, conservative Christian provocateur Franklin Graham offered his support to a Catholic priest in South Carolina who denied former US Vice...
Dear Rev. Dr. King: How Do We Challenge Environmental Racism?
By the Rev. Katie Ladd | Photos by Kristina Gonzalez
Note: This week, clergy and laity from the PNWUMC will be sharing letters in the...
Is it easy being GREEN at Annual Conference?
By the Rev. Jenny Phillips
It can be hard to make creation-friendly choices when you’re attending Annual Conference, because the big creation care decisions were...
Elders: Were you initiated into aging?
By the Rev. Paul Graves | Photos courtesy of Wikipedia, et. al.
Do you remember some of the “initiating rites” you either enjoyed or endured...
