Columbia District Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference

06/04/2026

The Oregon Community Foundation (OCF) has announced that applications for its 2026 Fall Community Grants Cycle will be accepted from May 26 through June 23, 2026.

This funding opportunity may be of interest to local churches, nonprofit ministries, and community organizations engaged in outreach and service ministries. The Fall Cycle will prioritize:

--New or expanding programs and projects
--Capacity-building efforts
--Small capital projects under $500,000

OCF has made application resources available online, including funding priorities, application questions, review criteria, and sample responses to help applicants prepare competitive proposals

The Community Grants Program aims to provide equitable access to funding for organizations serving communities' most pressing needs throughout Oregon.

06/04/2026

Think before you speak hate!

05/26/2026

https://www.umoi.org/newsdetail/indigenous-place-keeping-learning-from-the-land-lecture-june-4-in-beaverton-19740217

"Indigenous Place Keeping: Learning from the Land" will be held Thursday, June 4, 2026 at 7:00pm at First United Methodist Church of Beaverton.

05/15/2026

Camp Magruder Benefit Concert with a solo performance by John Nilsen at Lake Oswego United Methodist Church.
1855 South Shore Blvd.
Lake Oswego, OR 97034
3:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 30, 2026
Tickets are $28.52 and are available online through EventBrite.

Come out to support a great cause while reconnecting with your camp friends and enjoying an intimate piano performance by John Nilsen — a world class songwriter, pianist, vocalist, and composer.

Questions? Contact Claire Land, Development Director for Camp & Retreat Ministries, at 503-802-9222 or by email at [email protected].

04/30/2026

https://www.resourceumc.org/en/content/asian-american-native-hawaiian-and-pacific-islander-heritage-month

Join us in May for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month as we learn more about less well-known historical figures.

04/22/2026

https://greaternw.org/news/rest-resist-and-rise-a-historic-peak-for-the-western-jurisdiction/

In April 2026, more than fifty ethnic ministry leaders from across the Western Jurisdiction gathered in Portland for a summit unlike any other — one built not around agenda items, but around rest, resistance, and rising. Part of the organizing team, Rev. Dr. Troy Lynn Carr was there, and shares wh...

04/16/2026

https://www.umoi.org/newsdetail/19692269

Bishop Cedrick D. Bridgeforth responds to the detrimental bathroom policy recently signed into law in Idaho that criminalizes transgender and non-binary people, while at the same time announcing plans are moving forward for Annual Conference at Boise First UMC Cathedral of the Rockies, June 18-20, w...

04/13/2026

Sunday, April 19th

Recognizes and honors the significant contributions of Native Americans to our society and church. Donations on this Sunday develop local ministries and support scholarships for Native Americans pursuing ordained ministry.

04/03/2026

03/30/2026

Appointment Express | March 30, 2026

Bishop Cedrick D. Bridgeforth intends to appointment Rev. Dr. Allen Buck as the full-time director of the Greater Northwest Area's Circle of Indigenous Ministries, effective July 1, 2026.
Rev. Buck, an ordained elder in the Oregon-Idaho Conference, has served as the part-time director of the Circle of Indigenous Ministries since 2021 while also pastoring Great Spirit UMC in Portland, Oregon, since 2017.

Bishop Cedrick D. Bridgeforth intends to appointment Maryl Smith as the pastor of Great Spirit UMC in Portland, Oregon, effective July 1, 2026.
Smith is part of the Great Spirit UMC community and is pursuing clergy status as a licensed local pastor in the Oregon-Idaho Conference. Smith will serve this appointment half-time.