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UMCOR West Depot seeking volunteers for spring, summer 2019
1/23/2019
Located in the heart of downtown Salt Lake City, UMCOR West Office and Depot seeks to be a vital part of the work and vision of the United ...
Conference scholarships now available
1/15/2019
Scholarships for higher education -- undergraduate, graduate, and seminary -- are available for members of The United Methodist Church ...
Portland woman believes in Israeli-Palestine human rights observer program
1/15/2019
In 2013 Dee Poujade found herself visiting a village outside of the Palestinian city of Tulkarm listening to a female farmer bemoan her ...
New communications associate joins Camp & Retreat ministry staff
1/8/2019
Tanner Morton grew up spending his summers at Sawtooth Camp in Idaho, so when the opportunity presented itself recently to join the ...
Early Response Team from Oregon-Idaho Responds to Hurricane Florence
10/24/2018
Larry Johnson at an ERT Fair earlier this year Larry Johnson and Tom Ettelson of Mt Home UMC in Sherwood, Oregon are traveling to North ...
Emergency Preparedness ministry available in Oregon-Idaho Conference
10/17/2018
Planning for a disaster or preparing for an emergency might seem like a self-fulfilling prophecy that no one really wants to come true. ...
Oregon voters’ guide to include Methodists’ opposition to Measure 105
10/10/2018
If Oregon voters didn’t know it before, come Oct. 10, all 2.6 million active, registered voters here will know where The United Methodist ...
New Columbia District administrative assistant joins Conference staff
10/2/2018
Brandon Rhodes has long been interested in churches reaching outside of the traditional building space to create intentional community. “A ...
Items being collected for UMCOR West Depot starting Oct. 15
9/19/2018
Starting October 15, local volunteer Steve Matthews will be traveling through Oregon and Idaho to pick up supplies to deliver to the United ...
Montavilla UMC “paves” way for church outreach in Portland neighborhood
9/12/2018
Montavilla United Methodist Church has decided to take church to the streets – well, the sidewalks at least – in its Portland neighborhood ...
New HR specialist joins Conference staff
9/12/2018
Joshua Alexander started this week as the Conference’s new human resources and benefits specialist after 15 years spent working in the ...
Responding to suicide prevention in faith-based communities
9/12/2018
September is National Suicide Prevention Month and Suicide Prevention Week is September 10-15. The Faith Communities Task Force of the ...
7 United Methodist clergy, faith leaders arrested in peaceful ICE protest in Portland
9/5/2018
Among the 22 people arrested during a peaceful protest on Thursday outside of Immigration and Customs Enforcement offices in downtown ...
Progress made, but pressure still needed, on releasing detained asylum seekers in Oregon
8/29/2018
Since Oregon’s Interfaith Movement for Immigrant Justice’s (IMIrJ) began its August call-to-action protesting the continued detention of ...
International gathering focuses on listening to global concerns
8/22/2018
A group of United Methodists from around the globe will take time to listen to one another for the next week. “Listening with Open Hearts:...
Wilder girl creates animated video to help friends understand DACA
8/22/2018
At just 13 years old, Sherlyn Rueda is doing her part to help her friends and classmates understand immigration issues. After her school in...
Portsmouth Union gets to work on affordable housing project
8/15/2018
Portsmouth Union Church in the north Portland neighborhood looks right now – from the outside – like it’s in chaos. Last week, rubble from ...
Call to Action: Signatures needed to help publish Oregon voter’s pamphlet statement
8/8/2018
The Immigration Task Force of the Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church has been working to include a statement in ...
Corvallis UMC pastor arrested in peaceful protest outside ICE in Portland
8/8/2018
Corvallis First United Methodist Church pastor Barbara Nixon was one of three clergy from different faiths arrested outside of the ...
Wallowa Lake ceremony honors return of land to Nez Perce
8/2/2018
Arthur Broncheau holds the ceremonial stone before it is returned to the Wallowa River. In a moving ceremony filled with song, word and ...
Global Youth Convocation a ‘life-changing experience’ for local delegates
8/1/2018
More than 10,000 miles from their homes, Global Youth Convocation participants from the Oregon-Idaho Conference said they found family and ...
New intern to assist Conference in immigration ministry, hospitality
8/1/2018
When Natalia Olivares and her family moved from Mexico to the United States when she was 5 years old, it was the United Methodist Church who...
Adamah to offer spiritual community, housing in Portland
7/11/2018
A new spiritual community for young adults – along with some much-need affordable housing – is currently under construction in Portland. ...
Greater NW Ordinary Revival brings diverse voices to church
7/5/2018
When Rev. Jon Umbdenstock walked into Sunnyside United Methodist Church in Portland last weekend, he saw a lot of people he didn’t recognize...
New Abundant Health coordinator aims to aid Conference efforts
7/5/2018
When the Oregon-Idaho Conference decided to become involved in the Abundant Health initiative of the General Board of Global Ministries of ...