General Conference

By Rev. Richenda Fairhurst May 18, 2016 | Portland, Oregon We who pastor at the local church level are by and large leading struggling churches. Today’s pastoral...

Journeys: General Conference Delegates: What You're In For By Joan Holms with Amory Peck The year 2016 will bring us the opportunity to be more fully engaged...

“Love is bigger than our structures and our fraught attempts to follow the Way of Jesus.” As she looks forward toward the 2019 General Conference in less than a month, Skylar Marston-Bihl finds herself considering the history of the denomination, and the tension that has always existed between grace and structure. Skylar is a member of the 2019 PNW delegation to General Conference and the first-elected lay delegate for 2020.

As the special session of General Conference grows closer, it is expected that the curiosity of the average United Methodist will grow. Rev. Debbie Sperry shares one way she is working to keep her members well-informed and engaged in conversation.

The Pacific Northwest Annual Conference Sessions 2015 Legislative Summary Prepared by the Rev. Shirley DeLarme Much of our action was to make our preferences known to General...

By Pam Brokaw May 16, 2016 | Portland, Oregon A Wesleyan message of God’s love for all children rocked the packed Portland's First Congregational Church Friday...

By Heather Hahn May 20, 2016 | PORTLAND, Ore. (UMNS) Goodbye, historically low budget. Hello, slight increase. General Conference delegates on May 20 approved a general church...

By Rev. Richenda Fairhurst May 17, 2016 | Portland, Oregon If anyone ever belonged at the Oregon Convention Center, it is me. I have had the opportunity of...

By Joey Butler May 18, 2016 | PORTLAND, Ore. (UMNS) — Last week it was debating how to debate. Today, it was voting on whether to...

Introduction by Patrick Scriven Last week I had the opportunity to spend a day with our Pacific Northwest Delegation to the 2019 General Conference. As...