19 I am about to do a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert. – Isaiah 43:19 (NRSV) Alaska, Washington State, North Idaho, and Montana soon may be part of one big region. On April 28 and May 19 respectively, […]
Ruth Fletcher
Administrative Committee meets in Indy
Oct. 28-29, 2016 Mission First! The Mission First! pilot continues to move along according to plan. By Nov. 12, more than 80 face-to-face Mission Gatherings will have taken place. Data from more than 2,100 surveys is being prepared for the work of the Mission Council Dec. 2-4 in Dallas, TX. Reports Progress reports from task […]
Summary report available from Administrative Committee meeting
The Administrative Committee of the General Board met in Indianapolis in April. A summary report of the work of the committee is available in PDF form [faicon icon=”file-pdf-o”] (Covenant Journal April 2016) for download or reading online. One of the General Board reports received was the Recommendations of the Task Force on Eliminating Racist Language from […]
A letter to the Church re: violence
from members* of the College of Regional Ministers and the Cabinet of General Ministries June 2016 In times of trouble, people of faith call upon God in prayer (Psalm 61:1-2) In these days, we pray for the families and friends of the 49 women and men killed and 53 wounded – mostly LGBTQ Latinos and […]
