Recognizing local church achievements, extraordinary service by members at #pnwac16
Recognizing local church achievements, extraordinary service by members at #pnwac16
By Teri Tobey with Jesse N. Love
Puyallup, Wash. - The PNWAC 2016 Awards Banquet honored...
Claudine’s Story: Being a Blessing to Others
Claudine Kasongo is presented with Certificate of Achievement from the Rev. Jon Short.
Claudine’s Story: Being a Blessing to Others
By Barbara Dadd Shaffer | Photos by Jesse N....
Save the date – Mission u is July 13-16, 2018
Mission u: What about our money?
By the Rev. Neal Christie | Photos by Jesse N. Love
What are a few topics were you taught to avoid...
From the Global Lens: Climate Refugees
Refugees travel in a rubber boat across the Aegean Sea from Turkey to the Greek island of Lesbos on October 30, 2015. They were...
15,000 Dreamers have become undocumented immigrants. What’s a church to do?
In the four months since the Trump Administration announced that it would be ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, nearly 15,000 Dreamers have become undocumented immigrants. The Rev. Lyda Pierce offers this call to action to United Methodists who may be wondering what the Church can, and should, do about it.
Jars for Jamaa Letu 2017
Download the PDF label at www.jamaaletu.org.
By Barbara Dadd Shaffer
Like all families, it costs money to raise children in the Congo, too. The annual “Jars” campaign...
Christmas Institute PNW: Out of the Shadows, Into the Light
This year's Christmas Institute explored the 'shadows' of our spiritual lives while bringing others onto a path with Christ. CI-PNW was on December 26-30,...
Listening for God’s Call
"It started with an invitation by the Church Council of Greater Seattle, Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) and the ACLU..."
Theresa Greco, a member of Edmonds United Methodist Church's the Immigration Ministries Committee, shares how offering hospitality to immigrant women released from detention has blessed 'guests' and church members alike.
Lenten stories of “Pain and Hope” recognize diversity within
Dr. Jamal Gabobe (second from left) enjoys the soup supper before his presentation about Somalia and his life as a Somali immigrant to the...
8 ways Churches can respond to the separation of asylum-seeking families: Choose (at least)...
Sharing how she can get "overwhelmed by feelings of anger and sadness" as she hears the stories of families who were separated as they entered the US, Rev. Lyda Pierce reminds us of the importance of action in countering such feelings. She also shares a new toolkit with 8 ways faith communities can respond.
