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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:
November Superintendent’s Greeting
By Jill Riley, Assistant Communication Director of the PacNWC Superintendent Greg Yee and Associate Superintendent Dawn Taloyo talk about a couple of very important topics in this video. First of all, they discuss how we can help our sister conference in the SE conference as they struggle with clean up after the hurricanes. Next, they… Continue reading→
Radiant Church 10 year Anniversary
By Jill Riley, Assistant Communication Director of the PacNWC Radiant Church in Renton, Washington just celebrated their 10 year anniversary. Listen as Rev. Michael Thomas reflects on the last decade and foreshadows the next steps as a church. We celebrate with you Radiant! Wish Michael and Radiant a Happy Anniversary!
One Parish – One Prisoner with Monroe Covenant
By Jill Riley, Assistant Communication Director of the PacNWC Pastors Michelle Huskamp and Rachel Gough share about a unique ministry they are a part of called One Parish – One Prisoner. They engaged this organization last fall, after a time of church reflection on how their church could reach outside their walls. This Mount Vernon… Continue reading→
Lettered Streets Covenant Youth Director Jen Milsten
By Jill Riley, Assistant Communication Director of the PacNWC Welcome Jen Milsten! Jen is the new youth director at Lettered Streets Covenant in Bellingham. Although new to the role Jen is not new to the church. For nine years previous she was the children’s ministry director at Lettered Streets and then God began to nudge… Continue reading→
October Message from Superintendent Greg Yee
By Jill Riley, Assistant Communication Director of the PacNWC Superintendent Greg Yee reflects on the summer ministries, looks forward to October events happening around the conference and encourages the Church to enter the election season with intentionality; in prayer, fasting and grace. He encourages us to be Christ followers first and foremost and allow the… Continue reading→
Collective Healing 2024 – Enduring Hope
By Jill Riley, Assistant Communication Director of the PacNWC Pastor Joel Sommer shares with us about the 4th Annual Collective Healing event in Portland on October 5th. It is a holistic and communal healing event that is rich in content from top experts and trauma therapists, deep in reflection and relationship and offers space for… Continue reading→
CCDA Conference in Portland October 2-5
By Jill Riley, Assistant Communication Director of the PacNWC CCDA is holding their annual conference in Portland October 2-5. This is a unique opportunity for PACNWC covenanters to attend in a more “local” setting. Lisa Ellis, PNW Administrator for Christian Community Development Association, shares with us some of what to expect at the conference including… Continue reading→
Diverse Unity in the Body of Christ
By Jill Riley, Assistant Communication Director of the PacNWC Dr. Paul Metzger, Associate Pastor of Cascade View Covenant Church and Tigard Covenant Church, shares with us the challenges and benefits of “diverse unity in the body of Christ”. The conversation is based off a conference, by the same name, that happened at Tigard Covenant early… Continue reading→
Intentionally Intergenerational and Diverse
Enjoy this interview with Superintendent Greg Yee as he shares his excitement for launching into Fall ministry. He shares research into generational data about how our world is growing younger and more diverse and asks the question, “Are we reflecting our communities?”
Youth Commission Fall 2024
By Jill Riley, Assistant Communication Director of the PacNWC Pastors Kristi Smith and Tim Anderson, Chair and Vice-Chair of the PacNWC Youth Commission, share with us the exciting things happening around the conference for our teens. We are grateful for all those who share the gospel and demonstrate a passion for following Jesus with our… Continue reading→