Sunday, September 27
Join the seven Seminaries of the ELCA to explore your sense of call, learn about your seminary options and consider what is next for your vocational journey.
Greetings from the road!
It has been a joy to connect with many of you at recent events. This month, the Church Property Resource Hub team has traveled widely, leading workshops, engaging with rostered ministers and gathering with colleagues across the church. Read our newsletter for a few highlights from our July travels.
United at the Font: Partnering for the Future 2026
Register now for October 10th in Ontario, OR.
We know we are in for a long wildfire season. In consultation with Ray Shjerven, our Washington State VOAD (Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster) liaison, we as a synod staff are lifting up the organizations, who could receive your donations.
Thursday, Aug. 27
4 pm PDT / 5 pm MDT
Just as ministry looks different in rural and small-town churches than in other settings, so does property stewardship. Join Partners for Sacred Places for a conversation that highlights successful strategies for rural and small-town congregations looking to use and manage their property in new and sustainable ways.
The task force has released a new study to foster conversation across this church and to generate feedback that will guide its work. The study, “Conscience and Conversation: A Study During the Reconsideration of the Social Statement Human Sexuality: Gift and Trust,” invites reflection on agreement and disagreement in a church called to pursue justice and peace together through “the unity of the Spirit” (Ephesians 4:3).
The survey is open until Sept. 30.
Bishop Manlove, together with the Synod Council, has convened a task group to help congregations within our Northwest Intermountain Synod (NWIMS) reach out to their county clerk or auditor, the person, along with their colleagues, responsible for ensuring that the lawful requirements for voting in county, state, and national elections are followed to the letter.
Sophia’s Table is an ecumenical campus ministry at Boise State University supported by the UMC, ELCA, and PCUSA. Sophia's Table is an open and affirming ministry where students build real relationships, honor lived experience, and grow together in faith, love, and community. Please refer your students.