Where are the Refugees?
Rev. Lyda Pierce, director of Hispanic/Latino Ministries for the Pacific Northwest Conference, asks a hard question. "In a time of such great need [a record 22.5 million refugees globally], why are so few of these refugees arriving in this country?" She also invites her fellow United Methodists to lift up their voice during a National Call-in Day on Wed., March 28.
As Senate debates DACA fate, United Methodists encouraged to speak up for Dreamers
By the Rev. Lyda Pierce
The General Board of Church and Society is encouraging all United Methodists to contact their senators and congressional representatives urging...
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...
How has deep listening and transformational change affirmed our mission?
By Pastor Lyn Rush
Lyn Rush serves Pinoy Van-Port Ministries in Vancouver, Wash. This new church start serves Filipino Americans and immigrants with a keen...
What does it mean to “take up your cross and follow me”?
By Pastor Lyn Rush
Lyn Rush serves Pinoy Van-Port Ministries in Vancouver, Wash. This new church start serves Filipino Americans and immigrants with a keen...
Who is God to us? What does God mean to you?
By Nica Sy | Photos by Hazel Rollolazo and Kevin Tabora
Christmas Institute 2017, or CI, challenged campers to question, explore, and discover the role...
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.
Creating new traditions and beginning anew in 2018!
By Pastor Karen Yokota Love | Additional Photos by Wikipedia and Patrick Scriven
Believe it or not, the most important holiday in my family wasn’t...
ICHRP movement launches in Washington
By Rhondalei Gabuat
Vancouver, Wash. - On December 9, the International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines - U.S. chapter launched with human rights...
The Western Methodist Justice Movement convenes in Sacramento
By Rhondalei Gabuat
Sacramento, Calif. - The leadership team of the Western Methodist Justice Movement (WMJM) convened their yearly planning meeting at The Table United...
