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Join March Zoom Lenten study on ‘Rediscovering the Spirit: From Political Brokenness to Spiritual Wholeness’
2/11/2021
We live in turbulent, unsettling times filled with political division and social unrest. How do we come together when things around us are...
One year later: Blue Mountain flood recovery benefitting from cross-conference disaster response
2/3/2021
By Sally Blanchard A year after the worst flood in decades in the Blue Mountain communities of northeastern Oregon and ...
Lisa Jean Hoefner receives national UM Camp & Retreat Ministries recognition
1/21/2021
Lisa Jean Hoefner accepts a UM Camp and Retreat Ministries Legacy Award. Hoefner served as Oregon-Idaho CRM director for 16 years. ...
Oregon-Idaho Conference appointments for 2020
8/14/2020
Appointments for the OREGON-IDAHO ANNUAL CONFERENCE effective July 1, 2020 Elaine Stanovsky, Presiding Bishop The Greater Northwest Area, ...
Houseless youth find support and safety at Eugene UMC
5/26/2020
By Sally Blanchard Being a houseless youth is dangerous. For the approximately 500 without stable housing in Eugene/Springfield, it can ...
Beaverton-Westside UMC gets gift cards in migrant workers’ hands
5/7/2020
When it comes to migrant workers in Oregon, financial stability has never been a reality and the COVID-19 crisis has only made things worse ...
Letting go of old tradition leads to new connections at Oak Grove UMC
10/30/2019
A little more than three years ago the volunteers for Oak Grove United Methodist Church’s summer picnic were tired, the food was getting ...
Micro grant makes space for cyclists atop mountain
10/23/2019
With cyclists coming and going through the hills surrounding Mountain Home United Methodist Church, members there decided to extend a ...
Learn tips for social justice and action in Boise Oct. 26
10/17/2019
Do you want to get involved in projects that help feed low income children in your community? Are you looking for a way to use your skills...
Sunnyside Community House brimming with new opportunities
10/17/2019
Sunnyside Community House in southeast Portland is teeming with community-minded ministries and even more outreach and worship ...
Christ UMC hoping to build senior affordable housing
10/3/2019
Sometimes a church goes out looking for a mission project and the project chooses them. That’s been the case for Christ UMC Cedar Mill on ...
Twin Falls UMC sponsors Drag Queen Theology event
10/3/2019
In Twin Falls, there’s a growing pocket of progressives who are working to be more loving and more inclusive and Twin Falls United Methodist...
The 2019 Conference Journal is available for print on demand
9/12/2019
Get your hands on a paperback copy of the 2019 Conference Journal by ordering your own print-on-demand copy. The 2019 Journal is available ...
Special Sunday for Alaska Conference to be Sept. 8 in Oregon-Idaho Conference
9/3/2019
On or near the 2nd Sunday of September, churches around the Greater Northwest Episcopal Area will have a Special Sunday Offering to Support...
Finding God’s grace while pregnant in handcuffs
8/28/2019
A year ago, I found myself sitting in a cell inside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Portland with tears of ...
Mission 200: UMVIM—What? Why? How?
8/28/2019
“People appreciated our presence in their community and said over and over again how important that presence is to them. The also ...
WakeUp Beaverton provides back-to-school help for refugees, immigrants
8/28/2019
In a year since its inception, the WakeUp Beaverton event hosted by First United Methodist Church has more than doubled the number of ...
Western Jurisdiction youth leaders invited to retreat in Oregon-Idaho Conference
8/28/2019
More often than not, the young people who walk into their weekly or monthly youth group meetings are carrying a lot on their heart. More ...
Disaster preparedness and response workshops offered during Mission 200 celebrations
8/21/2019
When disasters happen, local churches can provide early response to help their communities. They can do this best if they have prepared in ...
Madras UMC helps community one pair of socks at a time
8/14/2019
There are several different ways churches try to be in partnership with their local communities to meet the needs of those in need. In ...
Cascadia DS Begins Focus on Racism and White Privilege
8/13/2019
On August 20, 2019 there will be a day of commemoration. It will not be a celebration, but it will be a reminder for us all. On this day the...
Portsmouth Union creates affordable housing guidebook for other churches
8/13/2019
As more and more churches around Portland and in the Oregon-Idaho Conference seek ways to create affordable housing for their communities, a...
Day begins work with Oregon-Idaho Conference
8/1/2019
Already in her work as the Director of Connectional Ministries and Assistant to the Bishop, Laurie Day has learned what “other duties as ...
Lay delegate candidates introduce themselves at AC
6/13/2019
Laity session included hearing from nominees who have already put their name forward as a General Conference 2020 delegate candidates. ...
Caldwell named Interim Director of Communications for Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference
6/10/2019
Kristen Caldwell has been named the Interim Director of Communications for the United Methodist Church in the Oregon-Idaho Annual ...