Oregon-Idaho Conference of United Methodist Church

Oregon-Idaho Conference of United Methodist Church The connected body of over 175 local churches, camps and ministry locations in Oregon and southern Idaho

The Mountain Sky Conference’s geography of mountains, canyons and high desert is becoming part of a larger invitation. T...
06/06/2026

The Mountain Sky Conference’s geography of mountains, canyons and high desert is becoming part of a larger invitation. Through a conference-wide initiative called Spiritual Geography, Mountain Sky leaders are exploring how the land itself can become a place of ministry. One visible expression of that vision is Mountain Sky Trekking.

In the Mountain Sky Conference, geography is never just backdrop. It is mountain passes and high desert, canyon and prairie, river bend and alpine ...

When the Nairobi District superintendent started his United Methodist appointment two years ago, he had no churches or m...
06/06/2026

When the Nairobi District superintendent started his United Methodist appointment two years ago, he had no churches or members. Now, there are nine congregations in four circuits, and membership has grown to more than 1,400. The Rev. Antony Maiga says evangelism and community outreach have been key.

When the Nairobi District superintendent started his United Methodist appointment two years ago, he had no churches or members. Now, there are nine congregations in four circuits, and membership has grown to more than 1,400.

Ministry springs forth from all directions, but it’s still surprising that the 118-year legacy of Methodism in Buhl bega...
06/05/2026

Ministry springs forth from all directions, but it’s still surprising that the 118-year legacy of Methodism in Buhl began in the bar of the hotel in town. Now located in the iconic stone-walled church just off the main road, Buhl United Methodist Church is celebrating its faithful completion of ministry with one last worship service on June 14.

Ministry springs forth from all directions, but it’s still surprising that the 118-year legacy of Methodism in Buhl began in the bar of the hotel in town. Now located in the iconic stone-walled church just off the main road, Buhl United Methodist Church is celebrating its faithful completion of mi...

The Methodist Church was intimately involved in the passage of the Civil Rights Bill of 1964 and the Voting Rights Bill ...
06/04/2026

The Methodist Church was intimately involved in the passage of the Civil Rights Bill of 1964 and the Voting Rights Bill of 1965, writes the Rev. Lovett H. Weems Jr. That support came even before the elimination of the segregated Central Jurisdiction with the 1968 formation of The United Methodist Church. Weems offers historical context for the recent debates over redistricting.

Reliving the Post Reconstruction Backlash

As the U.S. prepares to celebrate 250 years of independence, a jurisdictional gathering explored American and Methodist ...
06/04/2026

As the U.S. prepares to celebrate 250 years of independence, a jurisdictional gathering explored American and Methodist history, past racial oppression and present social challenges. The meeting also featured a tour of Revolutionary War sites, including one of the state’s oldest Methodist churches, which was used to care for wounded soldiers.

As the U.S. prepares to celebrate 250 years of independence, a jurisdictional gathering explores American and Methodist history, past racial oppression and present social challenges.

Angela Molloy grew up a fifth-generation Methodist — beloved by her congregation, yet told her disabled body was a probl...
06/03/2026

Angela Molloy grew up a fifth-generation Methodist — beloved by her congregation, yet told her disabled body was a problem to be fixed and her q***r identity had no place in God's future. As a deacon candidate and PhD student from the PNW, she draws on q***rcrip theology to call the UMC toward a Kin-dom where LGBTQIA+ and disabled people aren't merely welcomed, but recognized as essential.

By Angela Molloy I grew up as a fifth generation Methodist in a progressive congregation which was relatively affirming of q***rness, but where it never felt quite safe to come out, a space which really struggled with my existence in a body disabled from birth. For years well-meaning congregants an

A new independent documentary, “The Body of Christ Has AIDS,” is asking the question that has gone largely unexamined in...
05/31/2026

A new independent documentary, “The Body of Christ Has AIDS,” is asking the question that has gone largely unexamined in decades of AIDS storytelling and media: Where was the American Protestant church? The answer, it turns out, is complicated. The California-Pacific Conference played a key role in funding the documentary, which features a United Methodist pastor and various ministries.

Written by Diana Beas Soto.Photos provided by Margaret Irwin and Stephen Hale. A new independent documentary, The Body of Christ Has AIDS, is asking the question that has gone largely […]

Seattle's Atlantic Street Center, founded in 1910 by two UMC deaconesses, continues its mission of supporting children, ...
05/30/2026

Seattle's Atlantic Street Center, founded in 1910 by two UMC deaconesses, continues its mission of supporting children, youth, and families. As a United Women in Faith National Mission Institution, ASC's Teen & Young Adult Parent Program achieved 100 percent high school graduation in 2025 and launched a Peer Parent Pathway connecting alumni as mentors — a century of deaconess-rooted compassion still bearing fruit.

The Atlantic Street Center’s mission remains “to support families and communities with raising healthy, successful children and youth through direct services and advocacy for social justice and equity.”

As Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month comes to a close, Ask The UMC shines a spotlight ...
05/30/2026

As Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month comes to a close, Ask The UMC shines a spotlight on Monalisa Salakielu Tu’itahi. Her early experiences in the church laid the groundwork for her life’s work as an immigration attorney and advocate for empowering Pacific Islander United Methodists. Vicki Wallace has more on this modern-day pioneer in Methodism.

Discover a Pacific Islander who puts her life work in immigration law to use training and supporting immigrants and churches in Southern California.

Looking to address a problem in your community and don’t know where to start? The experience of United Women in Faith in...
05/29/2026

Looking to address a problem in your community and don’t know where to start? The experience of United Women in Faith in tackling the affordable housing crisis in Indiana offers lessons for other United Methodists trying to make positive change. Heather Hahn reports on six steps to grassroots organizing.

The experience of United Women in Faith addressing the affordable housing crisis in Indiana offers lessons for other United Methodists trying to make positive change in their communities.

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