Author: Patrick Scriven

Patrick Scriven serves as Director of Communications for the Pacific Northwest Conference of The United Methodist Church.

Memorial Service celebrates lives and legacies of beloved saints

Written by Patrick Scriven on June 27, 2025. Posted in Updates. No Comments on Memorial Service celebrates lives and legacies of beloved saints

On Thursday evening, members of the 2025 Pacific Northwest Annual Conference gathered for a moving Memorial Service honoring clergy, spouses, lay leaders, and bishops who passed over the last year. With music, scripture, and heartfelt remembrance, the service lifted up lives of faith and service. Rev. Elizabeth Schindler offered a message shaped by childlike wonder, reminding us to receive the gospel with awe. United in grief and gratitude, worshipers shared Holy Communion and sang in hope.

A look ahead at #PNWAC25

Written by Patrick Scriven on June 11, 2025. Posted in Updates. No Comments on A look ahead at #PNWAC25

The Pacific Northwest Annual Conference will gather June 26-28 at Bothell UMC for its 152nd session, exploring the theme “Blessed and Broken.” Members will consider legislation, hear updates from ministries, and engage in worship, including a sermon from Bishop Cedrick Bridgeforth. Much of the session will be livestreamed.

Meet our PNWAC 2025 preachers

Written by Patrick Scriven on June 9, 2025. Posted in Updates. No Comments on Meet our PNWAC 2025 preachers

At this year’s PNW Annual Conference, we’ll reflect on what it means to be Blessed and Broken—how God multiplies what we offer, even in our vulnerability. Meet the four preachers who will guide us in worship and help us hold these truths as we continue to go the M.I.L.E. together.

Annual Conference 2025: Voting on Constitutional Amendments

Written by Patrick Scriven on May 23, 2025. Posted in Updates.

United Methodists gathering at their annual conferences worldwide will share at least one common task this year: voting on whether to ratify four sets of constitutional amendments which have been approved by at least a 2/3 majority of delegates to the 2024 General Conference.

Your Vote Matters – Understanding the four UMC Constitutional Amendments

Written by Patrick Scriven on March 19, 2025. Posted in Updates. No Comments on Your Vote Matters – Understanding the four UMC Constitutional Amendments

At our 2025 Pacific Northwest Annual Conference Session in June, lay and clergy members will vote on four constitutional amendments that will shape the future of our denomination. For a constitutional amendment to be ratified, it must first receive at least a two-thirds majority at General Conference, which all four did in 2024.

Theme, dates and location set as planning for 2025 PNW Annual Conference begins in earnest

Written by Patrick Scriven on January 23, 2025. Posted in Updates.

The Pacific Northwest Annual Conference Sessions Planning Team recently met to begin their work, preparing and planning this summer’s session. In addition to learning this year’s conference theme, they considered and approved a venue change and a modest modification to the announced conference dates.

2024 Pacific Northwest Annual Conference Report

Written by Patrick Scriven on June 20, 2024. Posted in Updates. 3 Comments on 2024 Pacific Northwest Annual Conference Report

The 151st session of the Pacific Northwest Annual Conference was held in a hybrid format on June 13-16, 2024, presided over by Bishop Cedrick D. Bridgeforth of the Greater Northwest Episcopal Area. PNW Conference Director of Communications Patrick Scriven provides this summary report with links to videos and photos.

First day of conference features powerful messages, new lay leader

Written by Patrick Scriven on June 14, 2024. Posted in Updates. No Comments on First day of conference features powerful messages, new lay leader

The first day of the 2024 Pacific Northwest Conference was productive with members getting orientated to plenary, Bishop Bridgeforth preaching, a service to remember the saints that have passed as the laity electing a new Conference Lay Leader. Patrick Scriven shares a recap.

A look ahead at #PNWAC24

Written by Patrick Scriven on June 6, 2024. Posted in Updates. No Comments on A look ahead at #PNWAC24

Members and guests of the Pacific Northwest Annual Conference will meet online and in person at Central Church in Richland, WA, from June 13 to 16 for its 151st regular session. You can watch the Focus Sessions and much of our Annual Conference Session live on the PNWAC website starting tonight (June 7) at 6:30 pm.

Western Jurisdiction and General Agency Nomination Form

Written by Patrick Scriven on May 20, 2024. Posted in Updates. No Comments on Western Jurisdiction and General Agency Nomination Form

One of the tasks of the Western Jurisdiction Conference, when it meets this July in Spokane, is to select lay and clergy persons to represent the jurisdiction as directors of the general church agencies, like the General Board of Global Ministries or General Commission on the Status and Role of Women. They also will select persons to serve in leadership positions in the Western Jurisdiction (WJ), like the WJ Council on Finance and Administration.

To complete this task, we need your help to create the ‘pool’ of persons to be presented to the WJ Nominating Committee. Are you interested in serving, or might you encourage someone to consider serving?

Click this link or the button below to access the form and self-nominate. Please consider whether God is calling you for this purpose. Nomination forms are due on May 31, 2024.

The Pacific Northwest Conference will consider the ‘pool’ when it meets in June. The WJ Conference will draw from the pools of all conferences in the WJ to fill the positions available. Thanks for considering this opportunity.

Nominations Form