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The 2024 Western Jurisdictional Conference will be held in the Greater Northwest Area on July 10-13, 2024, in Spokane, Washington.
The conference will begin with missional engagement opportunities on Wednesday, July 10, at 9 a.m. PT. Opening worship, an episcopal address, and the first plenary session will follow at 1 p.m. The conference will conclude on Saturday afternoon (July 13) with a closing service at 1. p.m. If an episcopal election is necessitated, this will be a Service of Consecration.
As we gather, we will have traveled from the eastern edge of Colorado, the islands of Hawaii, Guam, and Saipan in the west, from Alaska in the north, from Arizona in the south, and all places in between to reach this lovely region.
We gather to live out and model our Western Jurisdiction vision: A home for all God’s people, gathered around a table of reconciliation and transformation: the Western Jurisdiction of The United Methodist Church is multicultural and inclusive, engaged in the life of its communities, with confident, effective lay and clergy leadership who, in diverse ministry settings, form disciples who live out the Good News of Jesus as global citizens.
We gather to consider what values we share as a jurisdiction, celebrate retirements, possibly elect new bishops to serve in our jurisdiction, and consider legislation that moves us toward living into our values and vision.
Latest Jurisdictional Conference News
Unprecedented collaborative efforts to pursue a common goal
In an inspiring display of unity and collaboration, The United Methodist Church (UMC) has witnessed an unprecedented partnership between the Interjurisdictional Committee on Episcopacy, the Western Jurisdiction Committee on Episcopacy, the South Central Committee on...
Bishop Carlo A. Rapanut’s New Assignment: A Catalyst for Growth and Unity
On July 13, 2024, during the 2024 Western Jurisdiction Conference in Spokane, WA, Bishop Carlo A. Rapanut was assigned to the Desert Southwest Conference in the Western Jurisdiction and the New Mexico Annual Conference in the South Central Jurisdiction. This milestone...
Indigenous Ministries plan adopted for the Western Jurisdiction
Photo by Teri Tobey (PNW) for the Western Jurisdiction. By Kristen Caldwell, WJ Communications The Western Jurisdictional Conference is reinforcing its commitment to Indigenous people and places after adopting an extensive, detailed plan from the Committee on Native...
Retirements of Bishops Carcaño, Oliveto honored by WJ
Photos by Patrick Scriven (PNW) and Elroi Caluya for the Western Jurisdiction. By Kristen Caldwell & Evelyn Warren, WJ Communications In the midst of electing new bishops, the Western Jurisdictional Conference paused twice to recognize the ministry and leadership...
Sandra K. Olewine elected as bishop
The Rev. Sandra K. Olewine, assistant to the bishop in the California-Pacific Conference, has been elected a bishop by The United Methodist Church’s Western Jurisdiction. Delegates elected Olewine, 66, on July 12 at the jurisdiction’s meeting at the Centennial Hotel...
Jurisdiction elects Kristin Stoneking as bishop
The Rev. Dr. Kristin Stoneking, United Methodist studies professor at the Pacific School of Religion, has been elected a bishop by The United Methodist Church’s Western Jurisdiction. She is the denomination’s third openly gay and married bishop — all elected in the...
WJC Memorial Service: Living into the examples of the saints
photo by Patrick Scriven for WJ Communications by Kristen Caldwell and Selby Ewing, WJ Communications On Thursday evening, those gathered for the Western Jurisdictional Conference in Spokane, WA held a Memorial Service to honor those who passed since the last...
Seven candidates moving forward in the episcopal process
Seven of the 22 individuals who have put their name forward as possible episcopal leaders in the Western Jurisdiction have been certified to proceed.
WJ members volunteer across Spokane
photo by Kristen Caldwell for the Western Jurisdiction by Kristen Caldwell, WJ Communications Whether it was pulling weeds, preparing meals for local houseless ministries, preparing resources for families in need or creating UMCOR kits, more than 100 Western...
The Western Jurisdiction Episcopal Election Process 2024
From the Western Jurisdiction Committee on Episcopacy (WJCOE), July 5, 2024 Introduction The United Methodist Church is journeying through a time of significant change and we are living into that new reality. The historic 2020/2024 General Conference mandated the...