Moving Forward:
Advocating for Justice in a Challenging World
A WMJM pre-conference event
Tuesday, July 9, 1:00 -5:00 p.m. Spokane Washington
(The afternoon before the Western Jurisdictional Conference begins)
Join other WMJM members and justice seekers from around the Western Jurisdiction for a time to reconnect and support each other in our efforts for social justice. We will be looking at what it means to have a heart for mission and justice and what it means to carry out the prophetic statements that the Western Jurisdiction has made.
Location:
Audubon Park United Methodist Church,
3908 N. Driscoll Blvd, Spokane, WA 99205
Schedule:
1:00 - Lunch & Networking (Pre-order when you register- below left)
2:00 - Opening gathering: Keynote, WMJM update, conversation time, etc.
3:30 - break
3:45 - Creation Care in the Local Church
4:45 - Regather to share justice plans for the Western Jurisdiction
5:00 - Closing and carpools to hotels
Join us for Lunch before the gathering!
A delicatessen box lunch option will be available at 1:00. Come early, straight from the airport, and begin connecting with other Western Jurisdiction Conference delegates and guests.
Order yours with the registration link below
(or bring your own if that’s easier).
Register for “Moving Forward: Advocating for Justice in a Challenging World” by clicking on one of the options below.
Our Keynote Speaker
Billie K. Fidlin
Desert Southwest Conference
Pronouns: she/her
Billie K. Fidlin recently retired as Director of Outreach & Justice for the Desert Southwest Conference after serving 25 years. She is a graduate of Western Michigan University and attended Claremont School of Theology for religious studies.
Ms. Fidlin currently serves as the President of the Arizona Faith Network in her second term, is President & Founder of Whisper n Thunder Inc., and sits on various boards including Gina’s Team, and the Justa Center.
Her awards include the UM Foundation for Evangelism 2004 Distinguished Evangelist; 2016 Church Women United / United Nations Human Rights Award; 2018 Servant Leader Award AZ Faith Network; 2022 Southern Poverty Law Center Certificate of Recognition; and 2022-23 Class of Who's Who in America. Her greatest passion is teaching leadership at Perryville Women’s Prison, which she has done for many, many years. In that same light, she is a regular advocate at the state legislature regarding justice issues and incarcerated women working closely with the Department of Corrections and Director Ryan Thornell. She is a regular presence at the AZ State Legislature and has been asked to run for a seat in the next cycle. We shall see... :-)
Creation Care leaders of Manito United Methodist Church in Spokane.
Learn how you can make creation care part of your ministry as they share an interactive program. What can a local church do? How can you be in advocacy? What happened at the General Conference to support Creation Care?
Our presenter will be Rev. Sandy Ward from Manito United Methodist Church in Spokane.
Do you have questions? email greg@wmjm.org