Conference Office Reopened!
After months of hybrid work schedules, our whole team is back in the office continuing in mission and ministry. Appointments are still encouraged!
Our ministry team loves talking with you, praying with you, and brainstorming about ministry opportunities (especially ones we like to call moonshots). Drop us an email. Give us a call. Arrange for a virtual or in-person appointment (so we can meet you at the door!)
All but one county in our ministry territory
is currently in Phase 3
Please join us in praying for the good health and wellness of all counties, and especially Pierce County where Sunset Lake Camp is located.
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No question – we are all missing some aspect of a traditional camp meeting gathering. With Hybrid Camp Meeting, the desire is to offer the next best option: sending out a livestream signal to church host sites and to your home or mobile device.
Exciting developments this week:
- Introducing our keynote speakers!
- A growing list of church host sites
- Filming stories of how God changed lives in the pandemic
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Support Emergency Relief at Home & Abroad
Disaster and Famine Relief Offering is on May 8, 2021. On this day, your sacrificial gifts will be gratefully received by Adventist Community Services and ADRA to continue our efforts in providing emergency relief to communities here at home and abroad.
ACS works with the local conferences of the North American Division and disaster response agencies to equip volunteers to serve and assist the community providing disaster assessments, sheltering services, donation management, home reconstruction, and emotional and spiritual care.
When you give to ACS and ADRA, YOU make it possible for the Adventist Church to respond immediately to help survivors of hurricanes, fires, floods, earthquakes, famines, and other crises affecting the world today.
This offering is split 50-50 between ACS and ADRA who serve in complimentary yet different humanitarian roles. You may give through your church or directly to the relief organizations.
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Lacey Fosters Intergenerational Connections
Jason Canfield’s last sermon before COVID-19 pandemic closures was about being a community in Christ and not forsaking assembling together. Little did he know the extent of what the next year of ministry would entail for Washington's Lacey Church and countless others throughout the world.
“Like most pastors, I began scrambling to find ways to hold the church together and minister to my church family,” Canfield remembers. “After the first week passed, I realized that something needed to be put in place to fill the void that existed from the lack of fellowship in community.”
And then a breakthrough!
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The Latest Church Works News
The Executive Committee of the North American Division held a business meeting on April 29, 2021 to hold elections, vote on policy, amend bylaws of the NAD corporation, and vote on a revised statement from the writing committee which, according to the document’s preamble, “addresses issues specific to the NAD, and contextualizes the [General Conference’s] ‘One Humanity’ document into the North American setting.
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Washington Indonesian Church searched for years for their own church home and found a location in Granite Falls. Most of the church's 100 members live in the Everett area, so this represents a 25+ minute drive. The church is hoping to raise $20,000 to purchase a transport van to help older church family members attend with greater ease and reassurance. You are welcome and invited to participate in a golf tournament fundraiser on May 30!
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Brand New Episode!
A new episode of the Just Us podcast released this week, and it's all about the super fascinating history of racism in the Northwest. One listener calls it the "best program yet!" Open your heart to listen and learn on your favorite podcast platform or watch on YouTube.
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"Which churches are reopened?"
Most Adventist churches are reopened for in-person services with many hybrid options offering virtual ways to connect.
1) Browse the LATEST list of churches to see who has in-person or virtual worship services. Links to church websites, Facebook Live and YouTube are included. WIthin the county's recommended capacity, there is room for you to come and worship!
2) Check weekly plans with your local or neighboring churches. Service plans are typically shared on the church's website, Facebook, or e-newsletter by Thursday or Friday each week.
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#PromiseSquare
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This week's offering focus:
Disaster & Famine Relief
In 2020, NAD ACS released $700,000 from this offering to help with emergency pandemic food programs. Thank you for your gifts!
Thanks for supporting ministry locally and globally!
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