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Disaster Kit collection challenge for Annual Conference
4/20/2023
Disaster kits are needed in the Oregon-Idaho Conference! You are invited to assemble disaster kits for Annual Conference this year. ...
Join mission trip to Mexico in 2023
9/7/2022
Registration is open for a mission trip to Give Ye Them to Eat (henceforth to be known as a GYTTE) in Puebla and Tlancualpican, Mexico March...
Disaster kits in short supply across Oregon-Idaho Conference
7/27/2022
With wildfire season beginning across the west, the hope and prayer is always that everyone stays safe. But the reality is, our churches and...
Reflections from the Border: Report from recent UMVIM trip
4/2/2020
Written by Louise Kienzle, Oregon-Idaho UMVIM coordinator Early in March, a team of 15 traveled to Tucson. This team included friends and ...
OR-ID Holy Land Task Force 'horrified' by Trump peace plan
2/19/2020
The members of the OR/ID Holy Land Task Force were horrified by the announcement of the “Deal of the Century/Peace Plan” recently announced ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Celebrations to highlight 200 years of mission, future church work
8/7/2019
The United Methodist Church has been “on a mission” for more than 200 years and plans are underway in the Oregon-Idaho Conference to ...
Ministry marketplace open for 'business' at Annual Conference
5/22/2019
Learn about Reconciling Ministries, Peace with Justice or "Go Nuts for Jesus" at the Ministry Marketplace being held during the Annual ...
ERT volunteers needed in Saipan
5/15/2019
It takes more than 20 hours to fly there, but the people of Saipan are in desperate need of trained volunteer emergency responders to help ...
Oregon-Idaho missionaries see border crisis up close
5/8/2019
There’s nothing quite as heartbreaking as stumbling across a grave of a young migrant infant in the desert. But that’s what Oregon-Idaho ...
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 ...
Special offering on Thursday of AC for Kenya
5/30/2018
During Thursday’s commissioning service at Boise First UMC during Annual Conference, a special offering will be taken to support the work ...
L.A.S.T. 2014: Jesus, Justice and Mercy
1/6/2015
2014 was a wonderful summer of ministry at L.A.S.T. (Learning and Serving Together). This mission program designed to link youth and young ...
UMVIM Volunteers Rebuild in Yukon
9/25/2013
When the Yukon River in Alaska flooded behind an ice dam in late May, over 1,200 miles of the river flooded many small and remote villages....
Peru - Bolivia Lake Titicaca Border Mission<br>Mision Fronteras
12/28/2011
Misión Fronteras serves the predominantly Aymara communities of Peru and Bolivia surrounding Lake Titicaca. Located in the altiplano at ...
Why UMVIM... <br>United Methodist Volunteers In Mission?
12/23/2011
“UMVIM…….What is it?” We hear this question so often…..and from Methodists! As your Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference UMVIM Coordinators, we ...
UMVIM Team Supports Learning in Costa Rica
4/20/2011
A United Methodist Volunteer in Mission (UMVIM) Team has recently returned from Costa Rica. Glenn and Donna Waltman of Gresham were part of ...