2020 General Conference Logo Unveiled
Nashville, Tenn.: The Commission on the General Conference has unveiled the logo for the 2020 General Conference to accompany the theme, “…and know that...
What exactly is going on in The United Methodist Church?
By Patrick Scriven
"My pastor hasn't mentioned General Conference once from the pulpit. He's afraid of the conflict."
"It's all so confusing. And exhausting. Help!"
I've been...
Central Conference bishops convene diverse group to address impasse in The United Methodist Church
CAPTION: Group picture of participants in a meeting called by Central Conference bishops to address the impasse in the United Methodist Church regarding inclusion...
UMC Bishops pose five questions to Judicial Council on Traditional Plan
For Immediate ReleaseJune 26, 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Council of Bishops of The United Methodist Church (COB) has asked the Judicial Council for a...
The 146th Session of the Pacific Northwest Annual Conference
Story by Patrick Scriven
Note: The following report was prepared to share the work of the 2019 Pacific Northwest Annual Conference across the connection. It is also...
UMCNext Concludes Meeting with Four Commitments
(Leawood, Kansas) -- More than 600 United Methodists gathered in Kansas this week for UMCNext, a conversation in response to the adoption of The...
Bishops offer pastoral word; make key decisions at May 2019 meeting
CHICAGO – The Council of Bishops of The United Methodist Church completed its May 2019 meeting held outside Chicago with a pastoral and prophetic...
PNW Camping Board shares Inclusivity Statement
In light of the recent 2019 Special Session of General Conference, the Pacific Northwest Camping Board of Stewards would like to clearly state that...
We Make the Road by Walking Gayly Forward
"[W]e are in a battle for the soul of our denomination," writes the Rev. Zach Taylor in commentary on the PNW News Blog. Taylor shares how the church he is planting in Walla Walla responded to General Conference tumult in a way faithful to their identity.
Living in the liminal…
United Methodism is wading through a liminal moment according to PNW Director of Communications Patrick Scriven. "The uncertainty of liminal moments can be paralyzing," he writes, but we don't need to wait to do God's work here and now.
