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‘Finding Place/Sacred Space’ is Annual Meeting theme

The Pacific Northwest Conference UCC 2025 Annual Meeting will be held Friday to Sunday, April 25 to 27, at the Yakima Convention Center, 10 N. 8th St. in Yakima.

“Finding Place/Sacred Space” is the theme, based on Luke 14:12-14.

Business sessions will be hybrid—on-site and online.

The offerings collected at the worship services will be split between Mending Wings, a local Native organization, and N-Sid-Sen. Mending Wings empowers and heals Native youth through leadership development, cultural retention and revitalization programs with information at mendingwings.net.

Because of food bank shortages, the Board encourages everyone to bring non-perishable food items to donate to Yakima food banks.

The PNC Annual Meeting will also welcome two new congregations, which the Board of Directors approved on recommendation of the Church Development Committee. One is Emanuele, Ekallesia Faapotopotoga Kerisiana Samoa (Emanuel, Congregational Christian Church Samoa in America in Algona, WA. The other is Live in Salvation Christian Church of Tacoma.

Arlene Hobson, executive administrator, said the planning committee seeks volunteers to help with tech, communication, worship, food, program and onsite logistics.

The registration link is at https://pncucc.org/new-page-1. For questions on registration, contact Mark Boyd at mark@pilgrim-firs.org or 360-876-2031. Hotel reservations are each delegate’s and attendee’s responsibility.

There are limited scholarship funds available by contacting the Rev. Phil Hodson at phil@pncucc.org.

Workshops will include Faithful Advocacy with FAN, Environmental Justice, Moderators and Lay Leaders, Ending Sexual Abuse of Children, Serving the Poor and Sheltering the Unhoused, the Yakima Immigrant Response Network Faith Team, Active Anti-Racism Efforts YOU Funded, Committee on Ministry Discussion of the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging Training, and A Taste of Communities of Practice. All are on-site and the last three are also online.

The Ministry Resources Committee, which nominates people to serve on conference committees, is still seeking nominations for most conference committees.

Committee members serve the broader church by offering their voice, experience and creativity. Most terms are two years with monthly meetings.

The conference has eight committees served by lay people and clergy who represent diversity on racial and ethnic lines, and diversity of age, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation and geographic location.

Those interested in serving may contact Jenn Hagedorn at 206-265-2834 or pastor@spiritofpeaceucc.org before April 9 so they will be on the slate of nominees before Annual Meeting.

For information, email arlene@pncucc.org.

 

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