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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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...
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 ...
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...
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 ...
Barber receives national recognition for entrepreneurial, innovative work in the church
4/16/2021
Sometimes being a misfit in the church makes all the difference. For Rev. Dr. Leroy Barber, director of innovation for an engaged church in ...
Tigard UMC creates digital hub for students
4/15/2021
It seems almost too easy to be a mission project amid a pandemic. But when it came to setting up a digital learning hub for students in the ...
Abundant Health Focus: March is Disability Awareness month
3/18/2021
Did you know The United Methodist Church has a nationwide Disability Ministries Committee? Their ministry website has a wealth of ...
UMCOR Sunday 2021 holds special meaning for the GNW Area
3/18/2021
Photo provided by Dana & Kathy Bryson. . In the last year, disaster response coordinators from the Greater Northwest Area have ...
Oregon-Idaho Camp and Retreat Ministries offering “Trauma-Informed Care” class for GNW
3/11/2021
Shauna Signorini, resilience and trauma educator. . After the first year of dealing with COVID-19, many are eyeing the ...
Lay Servant Ministries course begins in April
2/26/2021
“Lay Servant Ministries: Living Our United Methodist Beliefs” will start April 13 and run through May 11 for anyone interested in ...
Hunger Crop Walks adapt well during pandemic
2/25/2021
Judy Halverson and Debbie Mallis participated in the Boise Crop Walk during the pandemic/Photo provided by Debbie Mallis Judy ...
Collister UMC’s “Turning Pages” lifts BIPOC voices in Boise
2/18/2021
Videographers for the Turning Pages project in Boise record Fowzia Adan reading "The Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and Family." ...
Webb-Mitchell spends 3 years building LGBTQ+ advocacy in Oregon-Idaho Conference
2/15/2021
For three years, Rev. Dr. Brett Webb-Mitchell has been a dedicated, passionate advocate for LGBTQ+ inclusion in the Oregon-Idaho Conference ...