As part of our Safe Church, Safe Communities policy review, we are implementing additional updates to our diocesan practices and policies. We will work with each...
Changes to Safe Church Requirements & Process
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Meet your deputies to General Convention – Part 1
The Rev. Wes Sedlacek Home Congregation: Samaritan Health Services (but connected to St. Martin’s in Lebanon) Number of General Conventions...
New Diocesan Office to open in Coos Bay, Oregon
View as a PDF. Dear Friends in Christ, I am very happy to announce the opening of a second diocesan office location in Coos Bay, Oregon on June 1,...
Change in Diocesan Office Staffing
View as a PDF Dear friends in Christ, I write to announce a change in the structure and staffing at the diocesan office. Effective June 1, 2022, the diocesan staff...
Train of Tears, the news, and turning to Scripture
Dear friends in Christ, Last Friday I spoke at the “Train of Tears” event sponsored by Riverside Church in Hood River. This United Church of Christ...
Bishop Akiyama’s Message on the Potential Reversal of Roe v. Wade
View as a PDF, y en Español. Dear Friends in Christ, Many years ago, I heard a reflection about wealth in which the speaker said, “For me wealth is all about...
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