Embracing a Season of Fruitfulness at the Summit
Attendees of the quadrennial Leadership Summit close worship in prayer before beginning workshops. This year, the summit was held at Vancouver: First UMC.
The Leadership...
Updated: Rebuild Alaskan Homes Affected by the Yukon River Flooding
Ice from the Yukon River encroaches on the town of Eagle, Alaska, on Friday, May 17. NPS photo by Pat Sanders.
Experienced UMVIM volunteers needed thru...
PNW UMVIM: Preparing for storms in Washington & Oregon
Courtesy of WSDOT:
"Rain will become heavy at times today across Western Washington in advance of a strengthening low pressure system approaching the region. Steady...
How can our local church help survivors of natural disasters?
By Jesse N. Love with Rosalee Mohney and Jim Truitt
Tacoma, Wash. - On a snowy Sunday morning, Mason United Methodist Church in Tacoma opened...
Musings: Meeting Needs in the Midst of Disaster
Last summer, Aaron Pazan visited the Philippines for the Global Young People’s Convocation and Legislative Assembly serving as a young adult representative for the Western...
Volunteers needed: ERTs, UMVIM team-up for pastor’s house fire recovery
By Kathy Bryson
The Pacific Northwest UMC Early Response Team and United Methodist Volunteer in Mission (UMVIM) members are teaming up August 16-21, 2017 to...
ERT: Whidbey Island home needs volunteers for salvage
Photo courtesy of the Washington Department of Natural Resources. For more info, click here.
ERT: Whidbey Island home needs volunteers for salvage
By Jim Truitt
Whidbey Island...
Your House-Building Skills are Needed!
The last 5 homes to be rebuilt in the Okanogan are progressing but the summer building boom has made contractors scarce and could keep them from being completed. An accommodation by the county will allow for skilled volunteers to install electricity and plumbing. Can you help?
Kathy Bryson to serve as ERT coordinator
Kathy Bryson will serve as the new coordinator for Early Response Teams.
PNW Disaster Response:
Kathy Bryson to serve as ERT coordinator
By Jim Truitt | Photo...
Leaving Texas: Lessons learned and the work ahead
Editor’s Note: Jim Truitt was invited by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to assist in the formation of a Long Term Recovery Taskforce for...
