Columbia District Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference

08/27/2026

https://www.umoi.org/newsdetail/montavilla-umc-to-be-torn-down-for-new-affordable-housing-complex-19952279

Montavilla United Methodist is excited to be tearing down its old, deteriorating building, and replacing it with Las Nuevas Rosas, an Affordable Housing apartment complex, with a new space on the first floor for the church to do ministry.

08/13/2026

Is your local UMC looking for a way to "welcome the stranger" in your community? 🤝

Encourage your church to apply for a Mustard Seed Migration Grant and receive support for a ministry or project that cares for migrants and refugees in your midst!

Tap the link in the comments to learn more and apply.

08/10/2026

https://www.umnews.org/en/news/deacons-take-gods-work-beyond-the-church

Deacons are ordained United Methodist clergy called to carry God’s words and works outside church walls. This year marks 30 years since The United Methodist Church declared deacons to be a distinct, permanent order of ministry.

08/03/2026

We are collecting items for folks from the Warm Springs Reservation who have been displaced by the recent wildfires! Donations can be brought to the church until Sunday morning. They will be delivered on Sunday.

08/03/2026

Beloved friends in the Greater Northwest Area, Our hearts continue to ache as disaster unfolds in our communities once more this week.  While lives are still shattered in Seattle from gun viol…

07/27/2026

https://www.umoi.org/newsdetail/19917472

The OR-ID Conference Creation Care & Resilience Team has plenty of opportunities for folks to learn about creation care and presents opportunities for Connecting Neighbors trainings, grants and advocacy work in this latest edition of their newsletter. Keep in mind the next all-call is scheduled for....

07/27/2026

https://www.umoi.org/newsdetail/19917637

Another trip to Kenya is planned in 2027 with the Conference United Methodist Volunteers in Mission team. Learn more about why this work matters and join a learning session on Thursday, July 30 at Morningside UMC in Salem.

07/27/2026

https://greaternw.org/a-pastoral-message-from-bishop-cedrick-following-sundays-shooting-at-the-seattle-center/

Lord, have mercy on us as we find ourselves in this space of grief once more. At least three people are dead, four more are injured – including one toddler – as these words are typed. Another shoot…

07/08/2026

07/07/2026

Christ Church UMC, Portland, women’s group invites all to hear Joy Prim tell about her work as a missionary in Hong Kong. Prim is a United Methodist Deaconess who serves as a missionary in Hong Kong.

Christ United Methodist Church’s women’s group invites all to hear Joy Prim tell about her work as a missionary in Hong Kong on July 21.