Church and Society

With Election Day rapidly approaching, how does a good United Methodist participate in our democracy? Rev. Lee Carney Hartman, a member of the PNW Board of Church and Society, helps to put some key UMC resources at your fingertips so you can consider what the denomination teaches as you head to the ballot box this year.

By Madelyn Bafus, Conference Board of Church & Society, Inland District Representative More than 100 people, holding battery-powered candles, gathered for the annual Human Trafficking...

Refugees travel in a rubber boat across the Aegean Sea from Turkey to the Greek island of Lesbos on October 30, 2015.  They were...

Peace with Justice Grants By Ann Eachus “Peace with Justice” grants are being offered by The United Methodist Church and The PNW Conference’s Church and Society...

  By Bishop Woodie W. White | Montage photos courtesy of Mike DuBose, Maile Bradfield, et. al. This article was originally released through the Interpreter.  You...

Colin Cushman (far right) stands with clergy in Ferguson, Mo. protestingthe shooting death of Michael Brown by police officer, Darren Wilson. An Open Letter to...

By Rev. Meredith Gudger-Raines In the last days of the 2016 election, I escaped into the new Netflix series The Crown. Mid-century glamour, British accents and...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The General Board of Church & Society (GBCS) of The United Methodist Church applauds U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder’s promise at...

(Left) Fresh, locally-grown, organic Concord grapes will soon be pressed into juice by youth from Puyallup UMC. (Right) The Rev. Jenny Phillips talks...

Prayer, care for those affected, improved infrastructure, debt relief, faith-filled advocacy needed to address situation, says social-justice agency. WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United Methodist General...