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Special Edition | COVID-19 Update for March 30, 2020

Join Wednesday Webinar with the Bishop

Bishop Elaine JW Stanovsky invites clergy and laity in the three conferences of the Greater Northwest Episcopal Area to a webinar discussing the impact the Coronavirus is having on local churches across the region.

The webinar will be held Wednesday morning, April 1, at 9 a.m. Pacific Time (8 a.m. Alaska Time and 10 a.m. Mountain Time).

To participate in the webinar, you must CLICK HERE to register in advance. The registration is available now and all United Methodist laity and clergy in the Greater Northwest are welcome.

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. For those who haven’t used Zoom before, please visit https://greaternw.zoom.us/test in advance of the meeting to test your connection and download needed software.

You can also call into the webinar by phone to listen. Call-in numbers will be provided for individuals by email after they register.

The webinar offers a chance for individuals to submit questions during the conversation that may be answered by the Bishop and other panelists she may invite into the discussion.

GNW COVID-19 crisis management team continues monitoring situation

Bishop Elaine JW Stanovsky has been convening calls with a Greater Northwest Area COVID-19 crisis management team since March 6 to monitor the ever-changing coronavirus and the impact it has on local communities and churches across Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington.

This team — which represents the Alaska Conference, Oregon-Idaho Conference, and Pacific Northwest Conference — is comprised of conference leaders, clergy, laity, and emergency response team coordinators. The Rev. Carlo Rapanut, Alaska Conference District Superintendent, serving as the team leader.

The team meets at least twice a week to monitor news and updates from health departments at the state and federal level. The team also includes working groups that focus on issues such as worship restrictions, resources, and tech support, financial resiliency of local churches, ministries with vulnerable populations, and communications.

The team continues to monitor and survey local church leaders to assist the Bishop to discern strategic next steps, as she offers careful guidance to more than 400 congregations across 900,000 square miles.

As decisions are made, news and information is shared via email, social media and the Greater NW Area website where resources continue to be posted or modified: www.greaternw.org/coronavirus.

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