As Bishop Elaine JW Stanovsky announced a theme for the Greater Northwest Area annual conference gatherings in June, so, too, came the need to develop a logo that was representative of the theme: \u201cCalled to be: Alert, Faithful, Brave, Love.\u201d The theme is rooted in Paul\u2019s letter in 1 Corinthians 16: 13-14: \u201cStay awake, stand firm in your faith, be brave, be bold. Everything should be done in love.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At annual conference sessions this year we will reflect on this scripture and this call. During these unsettling times, how can we live into this call so that we may continue \u2013 and begin again \u2013 the transformative, life-giving work God would have us do? With that, the Greater Northwest Area asked Kylie Nelson, an artist and graphic designer, member of Wesley UMC Eugene and General Conference reserve delegate, to create a logo that was responsive and reflective of this theme and call. Here is her description:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“The main concept for this design was stained glass artwork that\u2019s typical in older churches. Usually, the larger window or sanctuary pieces tell a story. To incorporate the theme, there are depictions of a dove – a symbol of faith, love, and bravery, shown flying towards an arch like an arched door in a cathedral or church. This is representative of us leaving the church on Sundays and going out into our communities to do the work that we\u2019re called to do.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n The blue squiggle in the smaller arch represents the Columbia River, which divides Oregon and Washington, with the Snake River flowing in from Idaho, giving a nod to our different Conferences.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n At the top of the text is a mountain range, the 3 mountains giving a nod to the Trinity and also highlighting the various mountains throughout our conferences. The middle one is meant to show some resemblance of Mt. Denali in Alaska.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n The\u00a0rainbow borders (as well as the skintone rainbow inside the circl) represent inclusive love, and how antiracism\u00a0work\u00a0goes\u00a0hand in hand with LGBTQ+ rights.\u00a0The color choices and thick outlines are intended to give the image a feeling of alertness.<\/em>“<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Incorporating the theme “Called to be: Alert, Faithful, Brave, Love” designer Kylie Nelson out of Eugene created a piece of artwork that will serve as the logo for Greater Northwest Area annual conference sessions in 2022.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":22723,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[36027,19],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-22690","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-ac2022","8":"category-greater-northwest-area"},"yoast_head":"\n