{"id":1685,"date":"2023-06-22T15:20:49","date_gmt":"2023-06-22T22:20:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pnwumc.org\/ac2023\/?p=1685"},"modified":"2023-07-26T11:03:36","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T18:03:36","slug":"2023-pnwac-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pnwumc.org\/pnwac\/2023-pnwac-report\/","title":{"rendered":"2023 Pacific Northwest Annual Conference Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/ac2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/PNWAC-Report-graphic.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h2>\n<p><strong>2023 Pacific Northwest Annual Conference Report<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<h5>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>June 13-15, hybrid with in-person locations in Tacoma, Wash.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/h5>\n<div>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 150th session of the Pacific Northwest Annual Conference was held in a hybrid format on June 13-15, 2023, with shared Greater Northwest Episcopal Area (GNW) gatherings opening and closing the conferencing season. Newly elected Bishop Cedrick D. Bridgeforth of the Greater Northwest Episcopal Area officiated.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During the GNW Opening, leaders and guests gathered in Juneau, Alaska, to celebrate the <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/815757076?share=copy\">installation of Bishop Bridgeforth<\/a> on May 20. The occasion allowed the bishop to introduce the area\u2019s Annual Conference theme \u2013 \u201cGo and Do Likewise\u201d based on Luke 10:30-37 \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/829233487\">as he encouraged United Methodists<\/a> across the Greater Northwest to \u201cpray with our feet\u201d and \u201cget to neighboring.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During the opening worship for the PNW Annual Conference Sessions in June, <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/835990643?share=copy\">Bishop Bridgeforth continued a series of messages<\/a> he has offered to the conferences of the Greater Northwest Area, this one focusing on enhancing lay ministry. A lovely service of music, liturgy, and Holy Communion complemented it. The opening was followed by a <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/838809781?share=copy\">laity session<\/a> where the bishop conversed with members for nearly an hour.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Later in the day, members processed numerous petitions assigned to the Administrative Support Focus Session chaired by lay member Stephanie Henry. They also received reports from Disaster Response Ministries, the General and Jurisdictional Conference delegation, the GNW Innovation Vitality Team, the Rules Committee, and an initial presentation of the proposed 2024 budget.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div style='padding:56.25% 0 0 0;position:relative;'><iframe src='https:\/\/vimeo.com\/showcase\/10468401\/embed' allowfullscreen frameborder='0' style='position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;'><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<ul>\n<li>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/showcase\/10468401\">Watch PNWAC 2023 Video Showcase on Vimeo<\/a>\n    <\/li>\n<li>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/showcase\/10470305\">Watch M.I.L.E. &#8211; 2023 AC Sermons by Bishop Bridgeforth<\/a>\n    <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Members approved annual updates to its conference advances and several administrative support items. It also affirmed modest changes to its rules regarding lay membership and agreed to study separation pay for clergy ordained in another denomination.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The conference voted to close two churches \u2013 Pe Ell and East Wenatchee: Trinity \u2013 and celebrated the ministry these churches accomplished over the years. No disaffiliations were voted upon during this year\u2019s regular session of annual conference. Appointments were read for the Crest to Coast and Inland Districts.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For the first <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/831275844?share=copy\">Memorial Service<\/a> for the Pacific Northwest Conference since 2019, <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/836039373?share=copy\">Sue Magrath offered a message<\/a>\u00a0challenging\u00a0us to make space for grief. In her sermon, she honored the passing of those saints over the past year and marked several other shared moments of grief since our last gathering. Appropriately subdued and beautiful music, led capably by Worship Team chair Rev. Justin White, accompanied reflective moments for members to remember those they have lost.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/ac2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/52976148688_40301eb53b_c.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">Conference secretary Rev. Shirley DeLarme, Bishop Cedrick Bridgeforth, and Orders of the Day lead Rev. Elizabeth Schindler guide members through a long day of plenary.<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/s\/aHBqjAHNNi\"><\/p>\n<p>View\/download photos from #PNWAC23, Day 1<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/s\/aHBqjAHRhC\"><\/p>\n<p>View\/download photos from #PNWAC23, Day 2<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/s\/aHBqjAHW6D\"><\/p>\n<p>View\/download photos from #PNWAC23, Day 3<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/s\/aHBqjAJkZ5\">View\/download photos from Commissioning\/Ordination<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The second day brought a plenary full of legislative work, celebrations, reports, and other recognitions. It started with a lively devotional offered by Crater Lake District Superintendent John Tucker, a guest from the Oregon-Idaho Conference.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Connecting for Missions Focus Session legislation consumed much of the second morning. However, chair Rev. Mary Stanton Nurse noted that the initial focus session conversations took much longer. Members approved a petition to call on General Conference to add fossil fuels to United Methodist investment screens, agreed to encourage divestment of local church, conference, and Faith Foundation NW funds from fossil fuels, and committed to seeking partnerships with environmental and climate justice organizations. The conference also affirmed its solidarity with the Filipino people and their struggle for human rights. In a final petition, the conference challenged itself to achieve net-zero emissions by 2040. It also encouraged its local churches to increase the energy efficiency of their church buildings and parsonages by 50% by 2030.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The morning also included recognizing the gifts and witnesses of certified lay ministers, Hispanic lay ministers, home missioners, deaconesses, and licensed local pastors. And just before lunch,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/838530810?share=copy\" style=\"color: #954f72;\">retiring clergy members were celebrated<\/a>. In her message, Rev. Karen Yokota Love congratulated six retirees while lifting up their good fortune to have arrived at retirement. She alluded to the many things they have accomplished as a class in ministry while encouraging them to think deeply about what is next for them.<\/p>\n<p>The afternoon included reports from several conference boards and agencies, highlighting their excellent work. The Board of Ordained Ministry introduced the candidates for provisional and full membership. Church and Society announced this year&#8217;s Peace with Justice and MLK, Jr. award recipients, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/838469812?share=copy\" style=\"color: #954f72;\">Archives and History<\/a>\u00a0marked several significant ordination milestones before celebrating Fern Prairie UMC and its 150 years of ministry.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Three districts \u2013 Puget Sound, SeaTac and Seven Rivers \u2013 had their appointments read on Wednesday. Feeling under the weather, SeaTac District Superintendent Derek Nakano joined Bishop Bridgeforth to read the SeaTac District appointments via Zoom.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The last item on the day\u2019s agenda was receiving the GNW Vitality Commission\u2019s Report. Formed 18 months earlier, the commission was charged with exploring the possibility of an area-wide decision-making body to oversee innovation and vitality work. Responding to members\u2019 questions, they explained a withdrawal of legislation that would have established the team and shared mixed feelings about the former plan.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/ac2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/52973873227_020084899c_c.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">Rev. Meredith Gudger-Raines lights a candle in remembrance during the PNW Memorial Service at Mason UMC. <\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The final day of its 150th regular session was busy and productive for the PNW. During its final plenary, members received several reports, and Bishop Cedrick Bridgeforth honored retiring Faith Foundation NW Exec. Dir. Tom Wilson with his first Bishop\u2019s Award.<\/p>\n<p>Conference members passed the proposed budget for 2024 (decreased by 3.94% from 2023) with the assurance that the Conference Finance and Administration board would be working with the Treasurer\u2019s Office to provide more details in future years. Appointments to extension ministries were read, and dates and a general location for the 2024 annual conference were announced \u2013 June 13-16 in the Seven Rivers District.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/ac2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/52986883640_3effdee26d_c.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">People pray for Evangeline Rand and Ashley Skinner-Creek before their commissioning as provisional elders.<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shortly after members approved a closing motion from conference secretary Rev. Shirley DeLarme, <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/831277378?share=copy\"><span>members and guests celebrated<\/span><\/a> the commissioning of two provisional elders \u2013 Evangeline \u201cVangie\u201d Rand and Ashley Skinner Creek \u2013 and the ordination of one deacon \u2013 Mary Stanton Nurse \u2013 and several elders \u2013 Yvonne Agduyeng, Murray Crookes, Drew Frisbie, April Hall, Laura Holmes, Danielle Ramsay, and Dirk Wooten.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/836706173?share=copy\"><span>Retired Bishop Mary Ann Swenson delivered the sermon<\/span><\/a> after an introduction from Bishop Bridgeforth, sharing her impact on his ministry and reminding PNW members of her connections to our conference.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>A shared\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/831264537?share=copy\">GNW Closing Worship<\/a>, live-streamed to Alaska, Oregon-Idaho, and Pacific Northwest conference members from the Mason UMC sanctuary, brought a final opportunity to worship, learn and celebrate. Members heard <a href=\"https:\/\/pnwumc.org\/ac2023\/report-of-the-annual-conference-secretary-pnwac23\/\">reports from each conference secretary,<\/a>\u00a0and GNW Area Disaster Response Coordinator Jim Truitt was honored as he retired from this role.<\/p>\n<p>During the closing, members also received an Episcopal Address from Bishop Bridgeforth, the conclusion of the bishop\u2019s inaugural preaching series on M.I.L.E. with a message focused on Eliminating Racism. All five sermons are now available\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/greaternw.org\/m-i-l-e-2023-annual-conference-sermons\/\">to watch here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Membership stands at 30,234, down 763 from the previous year.<\/li>\n<li>Worship attendance stands at 8,815, down 821 from 2021.<\/li>\n<li>Church school attendance stands at 2,144, down 634.<\/li>\n<li>Professions or reaffirmations of faith for 2022 were 178, up from 2021 by 16.<\/li>\n<li>Adults and young adults in small groups for 2022 were 7,360, up from 2021 by 441.<\/li>\n<li>Worshippers engaged in mission for 2022 were 7,091, down from 2021 by 109.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i>\u2014 Patrick Scriven, Director of Communications,\u00a0Pacific Northwest Conference<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\n<!-- {\"type\":\"layout\",\"children\":[{\"type\":\"section\",\"props\":{\"image_position\":\"center-center\",\"padding\":\"small\",\"padding_remove_top\":false,\"style\":\"default\",\"title_breakpoint\":\"xl\",\"title_position\":\"top-left\",\"title_rotation\":\"left\",\"vertical_align\":\"middle\",\"width\":\"default\"},\"children\":[{\"type\":\"row\",\"children\":[{\"type\":\"column\",\"props\":{\"image_position\":\"center-center\",\"position_sticky_breakpoint\":\"m\"},\"children\":[{\"type\":\"image\",\"props\":{\"image\":\"wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/06\\\/PNWAC-Report-graphic.jpg\",\"image_svg_color\":\"emphasis\",\"margin\":\"default\"}},{\"type\":\"headline\",\"props\":{\"content\":\"\n\n<p><strong>2023 Pacific Northwest Annual Conference Report<\\\/strong><\\\/p>\",\"text_align\":\"center\",\"title_element\":\"h2\"}},{\"type\":\"headline\",\"props\":{\"content\":\"\n\n<p style=\\\"font-weight: 400;\\\"><em>June 13-15, hybrid with in-person locations in Tacoma, Wash.<\\\/em><\\\/p>\",\"margin_remove_top\":true,\"text_align\":\"center\",\"title_decoration\":\"line\",\"title_element\":\"h5\",\"title_font_family\":\"secondary\"}}]}]},{\"type\":\"row\",\"children\":[{\"type\":\"column\",\"props\":{\"image_position\":\"center-center\",\"position_sticky_breakpoint\":\"m\"},\"children\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"props\":{\"column_breakpoint\":\"m\",\"content\":\"\n\n<p style=\\\"font-weight: 400;\\\">The 150th session of the Pacific Northwest Annual Conference was held in a hybrid format on June 13-15, 2023, with shared Greater Northwest Episcopal Area (GNW) gatherings opening and closing the conferencing season. Newly elected Bishop Cedrick D. Bridgeforth of the Greater Northwest Episcopal Area officiated.\\u00a0<\\\/p>\\n\n\n<p style=\\\"font-weight: 400;\\\"><\\\/p>\\n\n\n<p style=\\\"font-weight: 400;\\\">During the GNW Opening, leaders and guests gathered in Juneau, Alaska, to celebrate the <a href=\\\"https:\\\/\\\/vimeo.com\\\/815757076?share=copy\\\">installation of Bishop Bridgeforth<\\\/a> on May 20. 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It started with a lively devotional offered by Crater Lake District Superintendent John Tucker, a guest from the Oregon-Idaho Conference.<\\\/p>\\n\n\n<p style=\\\"font-weight: 400;\\\">The Connecting for Missions Focus Session legislation consumed much of the second morning. However, chair Rev. Mary Stanton Nurse noted that the initial focus session conversations took much longer. Members approved a petition to call on General Conference to add fossil fuels to United Methodist investment screens, agreed to encourage divestment of local church, conference, and Faith Foundation NW funds from fossil fuels, and committed to seeking partnerships with environmental and climate justice organizations. The conference also affirmed its solidarity with the Filipino people and their struggle for human rights. In a final petition, the conference challenged itself to achieve net-zero emissions by 2040. 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Feeling under the weather, SeaTac District Superintendent Derek Nakano joined Bishop Bridgeforth to read the SeaTac District appointments via Zoom.<\\\/p>\\n\n\n<p style=\\\"font-weight: 400;\\\">The last item on the day\\u2019s agenda was receiving the GNW Vitality Commission\\u2019s Report. Formed 18 months earlier, the commission was charged with exploring the possibility of an area-wide decision-making body to oversee innovation and vitality work. 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