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Report from the 55th session of the Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference June 8-11, 2023
6/29/2023
“Go and Do Likewise” was the theme of the Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference gathering June 8-11, held in a hybrid setting at Meridian United ...
Western Jurisdiction Conference Secretaries for Global Ministries gather
3/3/2023
Conference Secretaries for United Methodist Global Ministries from the Western Jurisdiction gathered together February 28-March 1, in Mill ...
Webinar on Apartheid-free communities scheduled March 15
3/1/2023
In 2022, the Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference passed a resolution "Identifying and Opposing Apartheid in the Holy Land." On March 15, 2023, ...
Annual Conference Actions: MFSA reflects on "We Are UMC"
12/13/2022
Submitted by Greg Nelson with the Oregon-Idaho chapter of the Methodist Federation for Social Action Each year at the Oregon-Idaho Annual ...
WJ leadership invites AC to consider new episcopacy discernment process
5/16/2022
Dear Annual Conference Members, We are hopeful that our Western Jurisdictional Conference will meet in November 2022 to elect bishops. We ...
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 ...
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 ...
Conference approves post-GC2019 fallout legislation
6/19/2019
As the Oregon-Idaho Conference and the Western Jurisdiction of The United Methodist Church continue to proclaim they are a “home for all” ...
Conference sending diverse delegation to GC 2020
6/18/2019
The Oregon-Idaho Conference has voted to send a diverse group of clergy and lay delegates to General Conference 2020 in Minneapolis. Head ...
Oregon-Idaho Conference commissions queer clergy candidate
6/17/2019
In some ways Taylor Gould’s commissioning as a provisional elder in the Oregon-Idaho Conference is a big deal; but in others it’s not. ...
Bishop's address calls for more love, blessing, salvation
6/13/2019
In this CrossOver year where the United Methodist Church has been discerning whether to stay together or split apart, Greater Northwest Area...
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. ...
OR-ID Board of Ordained Ministry: Our Resistance to Discriminatory Restrictions from General Conference
4/4/2019
We the, Oregon-Idaho Board of Ordained Ministry, believe that in light of the decisions of the 2019 General Conference this is a crucial ...
Table Talks 3.0 underway to process GC2019 outcome
3/20/2019
Anger. Sadness. Hope. Resolve. Those were a few of the emotions expressed as Table Talks 3.0 got underway in Portland and Eugene this ...
Agencies affiliated with UMC begin responding to GC2019 fallout
3/13/2019
Before and after the votes were tallied at the Special General Conference of The United Methodist Church in St. Louis, agencies and ...
Your Portal to the World: Now is the time to update your online presence
3/13/2019
I know that in the wake of the outcome of General Conference last month many of you are hurting, wondering, questioning, and that the folks ...
Greater NW churches respond to GC2019 with messages of frustration, apology and love
3/6/2019
As soon as Rev. Barbara Nixon saw the votes tallied at General Conference that would ensure that The United Methodist Church would re-affirm...
GC2020 Delegation Nominating Deadline Extended
2/18/2019
Due to the timing of the 2019 Special Called General Conference, the deadline for submitting clergy or laity nominations for the 2020 ...
Special conference delegates want inclusive, unified denomination from GC2019
2/12/2019
The two women representing the Oregon-Idaho Conference at the special called General Conference session of The United Methodist Church later...
Nominations sought for 2020 General Conference delegates
1/23/2019
Although the 2019 Special Called General Conference is still a month away, it is time now to start the process for electing our delegation ...
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:...
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 ...
Greater NW Table Talks bring curiosity, hope to human sexuality discussion
4/18/2018
Some came curious. Some came concerned. Some were embarrassed. But they came and sat around tables on Saturday and Sunday in churches in ...
Bishops name 32 commission members
10/26/2016
The United Methodist Council of Bishops announced the membership of the Commission on A Way Forward October 25, 2016. Oregon-Idaho's Rev. ...
Oregon-Idaho Welcomes General Conference Briefing
1/25/2016
Volunteers lead hotel tours (Greg Nelson photo) Green vests were everywhere as the Oregon-Idaho Conference welcomed the 2016 Pre-General ...