Rev. Mary Huycke hopes for Spirit-led discernment at 2019 General Conference
First-elected PNW Clergy Delegate to General Conference 2019, Rev. Mary Kohlstaedt Huycke, shares this short message expressing her hopes for the time next month in February. One hope is that delegates will engage not in "decision-making" but in real discernment that is open to the Holy Spirit.
#UMCGC Reflection: Standing at the Threshold
By Rev. Kay C. Barckley
May 25, 2016
From numerous vantage points, the impressive glass spires of the OregonĀ Convention Center appear to rise unattached into the...
Gay pastor prays for the UMC at #gc2012
The Rev. Frank Wolf prays from at the beginning of the afternoon session of General Conference on May 3, 2012. Photo by Patrick Scriven.
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Looking back, and offering Life to All at #GC2019
PNW reserve delegate Rev. Sharon Moe, offers a look back at General Conferences she has participated in, often as a voting delegate, going back to 1996. Looking ahead to #GC2019, she is looking to support a plan that offers "the most grace to the greatest number of people."
Reflection for All PNW and Alaska Clergy
Bishop Grant Hagiya addressing the General Conference during the Plenary Celebration and Challenge of the Mission and Ministry of The United Methodist Church on...
Legislation Submitted by the Pacific Northwest Conference
The following list includes the different petitions submitted for consideration at General Conference 2012 through the legislative process by action of the 2011 Pacific...
Bishop Hagiya on Security of Appointment
Ethnic clergy from the PNW Conference and Bishop Hagiya discuss security of appointment
at the Annual Ethnic Clergy Gathering earlier this week.
A REFLECTION TO ALLĀ PNWĀ ANDĀ ALASKAĀ CLERGYĀ |Ā By...
#UMCGC Reflection: Taking Care of Business
By David Reinholz
May 12, 2016 | Portland, Oregon
After a morning spent discussing and ultimately rejectingĀ Rule 44, the 2016 General Conference of The United Methodist...
Rev. Craig’s Thoughts Mid-Day 5 of #GC2012
The Rev. Craig Parrish shares a light moment with the Rev. DJ del Rosario, a member of the PNW Conference who works for the...
Divining expectations and discerning priorities for General Conference 2019
Marie Kuch-Stanovsky, first-elected lay delegate and head of the PNW delegation, offers her hopes and expectations for the 2019 General Conference. Marie offers some insight on how delegates will do their work together and applauds efforts to free up process for the movement of the Holy Spirit.