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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:
Discipleship: Our Family Business
By Greg Yee, Superintendent, PacNWC This Tuesday ten pastors and I are engaging Francis Chan’s latest book Letters to the Church during our Clergy Conversations time. I read it in January and felt convicted by the prophetic word it is to the American/Western church. Conference staff read it and struggled through Chan’s challenges which led…Continue reading→
2019 Sharing the Harvest
By Mark Swanson, Pastor, Wiley Heights Covenant Church Snapshots of care for refugees often can be handing out immediately needed supplies, but not always. On the border of the Central African Republic, Fulani women are tending to a garden, a work initiated by CEFA, a research and training farm in the CAR supported by Sharing…Continue reading→
Packed House for John Dickson Lecture at Countryside Community Church
By Peter Kozushko, Senior Associate Pastor, Countryside Community Church In case you were wondering how it went with the John Dickson public lecture at Countryside… it went really well, the place was packed! Dr. Dickson did an outstanding job of presenting just a few of the historical portraits that we have of Jesus. He eloquently…Continue reading→
Asking for the Holy Spirit
By Grant E. Christensen, Pastor, Grace Covenant Church of Bremerton Forward by Greg Yee, Superintendent, PacNWC A couple of weeks ago I had the joy of meeting with the Grace Cov, Bremerton leadership team and Pastor Grant Christensen. It was a very ordinary monthly meeting with ministry reports, budgets, and decisions made. What I was…Continue reading→
Blanket Parties Help Homeless at Eastridge Covenant Church
By Kevin Peterson, Director of Missions, Eastridge Covenant Church Have you noticed the homeless issue in Portland and other cities? It seems to be everywhere. What can be done? More to the point how do you get your church/youth group to engage in a practical way with the homeless? Eastridge Church, in Happy Valley, found…Continue reading→
2019 Annual Meeting Report
By Greg Yee, Superintendent, PacNWC I walk away from our 129th Conference Annual Meeting and Ministerial Association Annual Meeting excited and blessed! Thank you West Hills Covenant Church for lovingly and generously hosting us! Your home was a perfect space to gather, interact, and linger as we soaked in the warm beautiful sunshine God gave…Continue reading→
Congreso de Mujeres Primavera 2019
By Griselda Flores, Member of Iglesia Latinoamericana, Bellevue En este primer Congreso de Mujeres Hispanas del Pacto se reunieron cuatro Iglesias del PacNWC a La Iglesia Pacto de Gracia en Olympia. Este fue un evento maravilloso que nació del Corazon de nuestro Señor Jesucristo, por la voluntad del Padre y la guianza del Espíritu Santo….Continue reading→
2019 Men’s Retreat Report
By Jim Milton, Chair, Pacific Northwest Conference Men’s Ministry We had a great retreat with 70 guys attending including sons. Several of us got there early to beat the traffic and play golf Friday afternoon. The food was great starting with Friday supper thru Sunday Breakfast. We had 4 speakers dividing the Book of Ephesians…Continue reading→
Dinner and Dialogue about Race with David and Trish Greenidge at Kent Covenant
By Keith Carpenter, Lead Pastor, Kent Covenant Church On the weekend of February 16th and 17th, it was Kent Covenant Church’s privilege to host Tigard Covenant Church pastor, David Greenidge and his wife, Trish (Patricia). One of KCC’s stated mission initiatives is to “Teach Biblical Justice.” David and Trish came to help our predominantly white…Continue reading→
Lingering in Prayer
By Greg Yee, Superintendent, PacNWC Lenten blessings! There is much to look forward to this month with Holy Week and Easter quickly upon us and the Conference Annual Meeting Celebration the week after that! Per last months article’s call to fasting I want to report that I gave up coffee and watching Golden State Warriors…Continue reading→