Bishop Cedrick D. Bridgeforth was installed as the resident bishop of the Greater Northwest Area on Sat., May 20, 2023, during a worship service at Aldersgate UMC in Juneau, Alaska. Photos and video of the service, his powerful message, and other important moments are now available to view and share.

The PNW Conference met on May 7, 2023, to consider disaffiliation requests. Thirteen churches – 6% of its total – were approved for disaffiliation during the special online session. Appreciation was offered to members for their faithful release of these congregations from The United Methodist Church.

Rev. Sheila Miranda shares her first hand account of the impact of UMCOR on shared ministries across the Greater Northwest Area. Recently, she received training from UMCOR’s Angela Overstreet in Boise, ID, prior to participating in three new home dedications in the Okanogan area. She was joined by Overstreet, PNW Disaster Response Coordinators Dana and Kathy Bryson construction manager Barry Hansen, and several others at the dedications.

This year’s Annual Conference logo features the work of artist He Qi in the piece titled “The Good Samaritan” Dr. He Qi is a Chinese artist who paints biblical stories in a folk-art style from a Chinese context. He is an artist-in-residence at Fuller Theological Seminary (CA) and a distinguished visiting professor at the Art Institute of RUC (Renmin University of China, Beijing).

Recently Camp Magruder and Twinlow United Methodist Camp & Retreat Center were named to Newsweek's list of the 500 best summer camps in the U.S.