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Churches can apply for OHA grants to address public health needs in Oregon
12/21/2021
The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) has released a request for grant applications from community and faith-based organizations that are ...
Oregon-Idaho Conference creates BIPOC Benefit Support Fund to assist ministry leaders, settings
12/15/2021
The Oregon-Idaho Conference is continuing its commitment to dismantle racism and create beloved community through a new fund designated for ...
Abundant Health Team recommends missions and ministry giving for Giving Tuesday and beyond.
11/24/2021
Giving Tuesday is November 30 this year. It began in 2012 in response to Black Friday and Cyber Monday to encourage people everywhere to ...
You are a Light of the World! Celebrating Advent 2021
11/24/2021
“You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot be hid. No one after lighting a lamp puts it under the bushel basket, but on ...
Conference says goodbye to Sally Blanchard
10/26/2021
After nine years serving in various positions to support the mission and ministry of The Oregon-Idaho Conference, Thursday will be Sally ...
Honor Alaska Conference Special Sunday this fall
9/16/2021
We’re celebrating Alaska Conference Special Sunday this Sunday, September 19th, or you can celebrate on the Sunday of your choosing this ...
Endowments: What you need to know
9/13/2021
Endowments aren’t just for universities and hospitals. They can be a great way to maintain church buildings and fund ministries. However, ...
Tips for Self-Care, August 2021
8/5/2021
By Marilyn Reid, PNW member and member of the GNW Abundant Health Team Self-Care Self-care is something you can practice each ...
Sabbath is essential to well-being
7/21/2021
Remember the Sabbath day and treat it as holy. Six days you may work and do all your tasks, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord ...
Sage District hires new Twin Falls-based administrative assistant
7/20/2021
Etha Carruthers might be new in her position as the Oregon-Idaho Conference Sage District Administrative Assistant, but her name will likely...
A summary report from Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference 2021
7/13/2021
The 53rd session of the Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference was held online this year, in connection with our other members of the Greater ...
Longing for connection? Suttle Lake Family Camp has space July 29-Aug. 1
7/7/2021
Physical distancing and days filled with zoom calls and/or virtual school have given way ...
Alton L. Collins Retreat Center is open!
7/1/2021
We are delighted to announce that we will be resuming service this July. After over a year of silence, we are very much looking forward...
Bishop Stanovsky to hold commissioning and ordination services across the GNW this summer
6/22/2021
Bishop Elaine JW Stanovsky announces the intention to hold in-person commissioning of provisional elders and deacons and ordination ...
Bishop Stanovsky preaches to opening GNW Area session
6/21/2021
Bishop Elaine JW Stanovsky offered this sermon on the opening night of a week of annual conference sessions across the Greater Northwest ...
Camp Latgawa offers multi-generational camps this summer
6/10/2021
Camp Latgawa is nestled in the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest in Southern Oregon, surrounded by magnificent mountains, towering trees...
Pendleton UMC closes after long and faithful history
6/10/2021
Pendleton United Methodist Church began in 1870 with the first service conducted by circuit rider Rev. H.B. Lane to six people on a ...
Valley UMC leaves a legacy of service in Veneta
6/3/2021
Since 1957 Valley United Methodist Church in Veneta, Oregon has been a beacon of light and hope for the community. The Church was founded ...
For 25 years Oregon-Idaho deacons have taken their own paths to service
5/27/2021
For Rev. Julia “Jules” Nielsen she sees her gift as a deacon in ministry to be an interpreter of the church language. She said she always ...
Visit a Sacred Treasure of Oregon - Wallowa Lake Camp
5/27/2021
Wallowa Lake United Methodist Camp is located in Northeast Oregon at the base of the majestic Wallowa mountains. It has access via tram or...
GNW Area creates Circle of Indigenous Ministries
5/17/2021
As friendships and ministries with Native American and Indigenous peoples grow, the Greater Northwest Episcopal Area of ...
Oregon-Idaho Conference Commission on Religion and Race accepting grant applications, seeking new members
5/13/2021
As Bishop Elaine JW Stanovsky has outlined dismantling racism as one of the top missional priorities for the Greater Northwest Episcopal ...
Our Annual Conference Theme & Logo for 2021
5/12/2021
This year’s theme for annual conference sessions across the Greater Northwest Area is “Love Never Ends,” a short line from I Corinthians 13 ...
Wallowa UMC returned to the Nez Perce Tribe
4/30/2021
WALLOWA, OR – Sitting on the ancestral grounds of the Nez Perce Tribe and after 144 years of faithful ministry to its community, Wallowa ...
Abundant Health: Appreciating the healing balm of simple outdoor recreation
4/22/2021
By Rebecca Warren “I sincerely believe that for the child, and for the parent seeking to guide him, it is not half so important to ...
