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Annual Meeting theme is ‘Forward Together’

Annual Meeting is Friday to Sunday, April 26 to 28 at Plymouth Church in Seattle.

The Pacific Northwest Conference Annual Meeting 2024 opens with registration at noon and the first session at 1 p.m., Friday to Sunday, April 26 to 28, at Plymouth Church, 1217 Sixth Ave. in Seattle with a focus on the theme, “Forward Together,” based on Corinthians 4:8-10.

The gathering will welcome the Rev. Dr. Karen Georgia Thompson, general minister and president/CEO of the United Church of Christ, as keynote speaker, and PNC global partners Pablo Moreno and Xiomara Cintron-Garcia of Justapaz and CEDECOL, two peace, justice and human rights organizations in Bogota, Colombia.

Articles in this issue give more information on Karen Georgia on page 6 and on Pablo and Xiomara on page 7.

The Annual Meeting will also welcome several new Samoan churches from Alaska into the conference.

Friday afternoon includes a presentation by the mission partners from Colombia, workshops and hearings on resolutions and the budget. There will be an evening worship. Saturday includes a morning business plenary, worship welcoming new congregations with Karen Georgia preaching, and afternoon business plenaries.

Business, in addition to adopting the 2024-25 budget, will include considering two resolutions:

1) Adds an antiracism continuing education requirement every three years for PNC staff and board members, given that antiracism is “a set of beliefs and behaviors that must be renewed and refined over time. The requirement is “a small step to wards a shared commitment to see, address and dismantle white supremacy and racism” within the PNC starting with leadership.”

2) Calls upon PNC-UCC delegates, churches and partners to oppose laws and initiatives in Washington, Idaho, Alaska and the U.S. that support regressive tax policy benefitting the rich and powerful while failing to alleviate oppression of the economically clallenged. It specifically opposes Washington’s Initiative 2109 on the November ballot and Washington’s Initiative 2111 adopted March 24 by the State Legislature limiting a graduated income tax.

There is a closing worship and communion on Sunday at Plymouth Church.

For information on the agenda, program, registration and hotels, visit https://pncucc.org/new-page-1.

 

Pacific Northwest United Church of Christ Conference News © April 2024

 

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