Our bishop, Grant Hagiya of Seattle has called all churches in our Pacific Northwest Conference to join together in a major initiative of mission outreach. This mission is not to some far away place, it is to our brothers and sisters in the communities where we live. The Pacific Northwest is one of the most un-churched regions of our country. The problem is not that people are un-churched, the concern is that people have not had an opportunity to hear the message of Christ and respond in a life changing way.We begin this initiative today, with a devotional Bible study program, continue with a special meeting of our Conference in March, and live into plan in the coming years. It is a really big deal for our United Methodist connection. This Bible study, called Every Church, Every Methodist will grow us in our understanding of our missional call. Please join together in the coming days as we prepare to do something big and new.
