Telling the Truth: The Church, Indigenous Peoples, and the Work of Repair
Sand Creek, the boarding schools, the 2012 Act of Repentance, and how our own Oregon-Idaho Conference returned land and a church to the Nez Perce.
Facing Our History: The Church, Slavery, and Racism
A movement born fighting slavery made peace with it, split over it, and segregated its own members. Here is how the church has learned to say so, and to act.
Why We Fully Support Women in Ministry
Women preach, lead, and pastor here as a conviction rooted in Scripture and carried by our Methodist story.
Anna Howard Shaw: The Methodist Preacher Who Helped Women Win the Vote
Her church said no, twice. She became a pastor, a doctor, and one of the chief leaders of the suffrage movement.
Seventy Years in the Pulpit: How Methodist Women Won Full Clergy Rights
In 1956 one sentence opened the pulpit fully to Methodist women. This year the church marks seventy years.
The Women Who Built Methodism
At nearly every turning point in early Methodism, a woman was standing there first: Susanna Wesley, Mary Bosanquet, Barbara Heck, and more.
Easter & Holy Week in Beaverton
Looking for an Easter service in Beaverton? Join Beaverton First on Easter Sunday at 11 a.m. — the resurrection story, music, and a warm welcome, whether you come weekly or once a year.
What Do Methodists Believe? A Plain-Language Guide
What do Methodists believe, in plain words? It starts with grace you can’t earn — and leads straight to caring for the poor and working for justice. A hands-on, no-jargon guide.
Where ‘Open Hearts, Open Minds, Open Doors’ Comes From
You have seen it on the signs. Where ‘Open Hearts, Open Minds, Open Doors’ actually came from (a 2001 United Methodist campaign) — and what each word means to us in Beaverton.
Faith and Science Were Never Enemies
You do not have to choose between faith and science. John Wesley gave free electrical treatments to the poor — and the United Methodist Church holds that science and theology are complementary.
