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Payette UMC: A pillar in small town Idaho
8/24/2023
In a small town in Idaho, Payette United Methodist Church stands out, not just as a spiritual haven but as a cornerstone of the community. ...
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 ...
More than 600 hygiene kits collected at Annual Conference
6/22/2023
With the support from 10 different congregations, the Oregon-Idaho Disaster Response Ministry now has 600-plus hygiene kits ready to deploy,...
Crossroads United Methodist Church pays off mortgage, becomes a center of community and hope
2/9/2023
KIMBERLY, Idaho - The Crossroads United Methodist Church in Kimberly, Idaho, has reached a major milestone by paying off its mortgage, only ...
Register now for United Women in Faith annual celebration Oct. 21-22 in Boise
9/28/2022
United Women in Faith, formerly United Methodist Women, of the Oregon-Idaho Conference will host its annual celebration and all-member ...
Kuna UMC creates community through back-to-school haircuts
8/31/2022
For years, Kuna United Methodist Church in Kuna, Idaho, has worked with local stylists to offer free back-to-school haircuts for kids. These...
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...
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." ...
Wallowa UMC closes after 144 years of faithful ministry
9/1/2020
When Peggy Gentle and her family arrived in Wallowa, Oregon, in 1960 from California, it was a pretty easy decision to start attending ...
It really was a happy place!
8/25/2020
Nyssa UMC in Nyssa, Oregon by Sally Blanchard The last in-person worship service at Nyssa United Methodist Church in Nyssa, Oregon, was ...
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, ...
Boise church deconsecrates and removes stained glass window depicting Confederate General Robert E. Lee as it repents of racism
8/7/2020
BOISE – Building on their commitment to fight racism, leaders of First United Methodist Church of Boise (Cathedral of the Rockies) ...
Pastor in La Grande challenges other churches to give to Grocery Gift Cards effort
5/21/2020
By Sally Blanchard In La Grande 100 percent of the school district children receive free or reduced lunch. That meant when school closed in ...
Conference assisting with eastern Oregon flood relief
2/12/2020
Larry Johnson headed out the door on Wednesday of the Oregon-Idaho Conference Center in order to get to Pendleton, Oregon, by the late ...
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...
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...
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 ...
Rupert food pantry offers community meals; second chances
4/3/2019
For nearly two years, Edwina “Wendy” Kent came to the Open Hearts Food Pantry at Rupert United Methodist Church to keep her own pantry ...
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...
Ontario FUMC to close its doors, remain a family
5/23/2018
What would be considered unconventional evangelism techniques today somehow worked in 1963 to get Don and Jo Hicks in the door of Ontario ...
Oregon-Idaho churches respond to floods
11/9/2016
The Oregon-Idaho Conference of the Methodist Church has shown, yet again, that when the need arises, it rises to the need. In late August ...
100 Disaster Cleaning Buckets for UMCOR
10/6/2016
Reprinted from the Joseph United Methodist Church Rejoice! Newsletter by Cherie Dearth Last Saturday, we along with our neighbors assembled...
Bringing Home the Congo
10/3/2016
Earlier this year, Sally Jones of the Clatskanie United Methodist Church looked into the refugee program at the Collister United Methodist ...
New Federal Laws to Impact Overtime Pay
9/19/2016
Note: As of late November, an injunction has halted implementation of this change. However IRS changes regarding what type of workers should...