Message From Rev. Ethan
Friends, I am grateful for each and every one of you and for your outpouring of love and support on the occasion of my ordination.
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Will You?
“Will you come and follow me, if I but call your name?” The words echo joyfully from the first verse in the hymn, “The Summons,”
GYTTE News – June 2022
Attached is the latest monthly newsletter from our Covenant Missionaries, Nan McCurdy and Miguel Mairena.
Kate’s Musings – June 23
It is another great day at Portland First! Bishop Elaine, along with our very own Paul Nickell and Paul Cosgrove, are sitting up in the…
GYTTE Mission Trip Registration
Registration is now open for the FUMC Global Mission trip (henceforth to be known as a GYTTE – Give Ye Them to Eat) to Mexico…
Sacred Circles: Book Study
Spots are still available in the upcoming "House Meetings" with the FUMC Sacred Circle and Reckoning with Racism (land story) groups. Come deepen your relationship…
Correction to the Nominations Report for 2022-23
On Sunday, June 12th at the All Church Conference there was unanimous support for the slate of officers and committee members presented by the Nominations…
Kate’s Musings – June 16
We are now just two and a half weeks away from Rev. Karyn’s arrival as your new senior pastor. The senior pastor’s office is getting…
A Place to Land
In this video, Landing volunteer and PSU student Stephanie Larson reads a testimonial story about how The Landing provided support to a fellow student experiencing…
Kate’s Musings – June 9
Back on October 31 in worship, Rev. Donna announced what would be happening during the interim period between her retirement on January 15th and June…
Virtual Tour of The Landing
Liz Temple, Church Administrator and supervisor of The Landing, reviews the past year of success and takes visitors on a virtual tour.
Help Us continue to Shelter Houseless PSU Students This Summer
As funding runs out, we need our community to step in and help The Landing!
A Message on Peace
A note from Drew: I really care about your wellness in reading and engaging the topic of gun violence. I encourage you to care for…
Kate’s Musings – June 2
Time flies when you are having fun! Just one month to go. As we look to one month from now, the Rev. Karyn Richards-Kuan will…
Kate’s Musings – May 26
This is not what I was going to write about this week. However, it is what is on my heart and what I am musing…
An Update on Our Denomination
It has been quite some time since you’ve received an update like this from one of your pastors. Like United Methodists all across our connection,…
Ordinarily
Pentecost, the day we celebrate the coming of the Holy Spirit and the birth of the church, marks the turning point between the fanfare of…
MFSA Newsletter
The Methodist Federation for Social Action (MFSA) has been around for a long time - advocating for justice wherever and whenever it needed.