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The Catch of the Week is a bite-sized update focusing on telling the story of our conference. We do this primarily through interviews with church members, staff, and event leaders. This year we celebrated baptisms, reflected on events, tackled challenges, welcomed new staff, supported outreach projects, checked in on our church plants, and got to know our conference staff. 38 blog posts were added to our website and featured in our Friday newsletter. Visit our blog at the link below to catch up, or click on any of the previous issues links.
Previous Issues:
What’s Your Flavor? Reflections from MUD Fall 2022
By Kristi Smith, Pastor of Family Ministries, Milwaukie Covenant Church | Chair, PacNWC Youth Commission Last weekend saw the PacNWC’s first-ever fall Mud Retreat for high school students. Hosting it earlier in the school year, we didn’t know quite what to expect. Would youth workers register their groups for a retreat, having just been to…Continue reading→
Introducing Bob Do
By Erik Cave, Director of NextGen Ministries, PacNWC Enjoy this 9-minute interview with Bob Do, the Lead Pastor of our new church plant, The Table Covenant Church. Listen to hear about the new church, Bob’s passion for ministry, and the weirdest job he has ever had. Follow the links below to contact Bob and learn…Continue reading→
Gratitude’s Light
By Greg Yee, Superintendent, PacNWC I’m feeling the extremes of our human experience as I gather myself for this entry. Yesterday, Mary and I joined a unity march in Tacoma put on by the Chinese Reconciliation Project Foundation. The weather was incredible and there was light shining on the city as people came together to…Continue reading→
What is Your Flavor? Reflecting on Thunder 2022
By Tim Anderson, Associate Pastor of Youth and Worship, Creekside Covenant Church The weekend started out with smoke-clearing rain on Friday. Groups fought the traffic and arrived for the epic Thunder opener followed by upbeat worship led by Brenden Smith & the Harbor Covenant worship team. Mark Neely and I then welcomed students into the…Continue reading→
Introducing Corey Johnsrud
By Erik Cave, Director of NextGen Ministries, PacNWC Enjoy this interview with Corey Johnsrud, the new Lead Pastor of Kent Covenant Church. What is your personal and ministry background? I grew up in a small town in Minnesota and have deep Covenant roots. My Great-Grandfather was a Covenant Pastor mostly in Minnesota. Gretchen and I…Continue reading→
Supporting The Tacoma Moon Festival with George Bedlion, Mark Knight, and Greg Yee
By Erik Cave, Director of NextGen Ministries, PacNWC Enjoy this 9-minute interview with Pastor George Bedlion, Pastor Mark Knight, and Superintendent Greg Yee as they share about their experience supporting the Tacoma Moon Festival. Both Garden City Church and Praise Covenant Church were involved in service, support, and prayer for this event. In this interview, you…Continue reading→
Together at the 2022 Getaway for Women
By Pastor Rebecca Worl As I carefully packed my manual Espresso press into my camp bag, I smiled in anticipation of the early mornings with women I love, inhaling the steaming nutty roast filling our empty mugs, the smell of the wilderness drifting through the windows, the oh-so-familiar scent of the log cabin walls…the smell…Continue reading→
PacNWC Churches Serve the Tacoma Moon Festival
By Greg Yee, Superintendent, PacNWC It was a definite highlight last month, and it will be added to my top list for sure. It was not like a miraculous feeding or major revival, but I saw God so clearly. I saw him sovereignly working over the last 15 years inspiring people to his mission leading…Continue reading→
Introducing Gustavo and Abigail Sandrigo
By Erik Cave, Director of NextGen Ministries, PacNWC Enjoy this 9-minute interview with Gustavo and Abigail Sandrigo, the new Co-Pastors at Iglesia Latinoamericana. In this interview, you will learn about their personal and ministry history, what they are passionate about today, and how we can be praying for them. You will also learn about their…Continue reading→
Community Covenant Rallies Twisp to Welcome Home Sick Student
By Jeff Palmberg, Pastor, Community Covenant Church in Twist, WA Lucy Riggs is a 9th grader this year, but her 8th-grade year was basically stolen by a diagnosis of Acute Myeloid Leukemia in November of 2021. She spent the first stretch of her treatment at Sacred Heart Hospital in Spokane and the last few months…Continue reading→