Evangelical Free Church of America Pacific Northwest District
We seek to provide resources and training to our district churches and their leaders through the following means:
Regions/Regional Pastors
Our distirct is divided into 6 regions: North Seattle/Ray Hyun, West Sound/Luke Tedder, East Sound/Rob Chadwick, Southern Washington/Bill Douglas, Northern Oregon/Jim Terwilliger, and Southern Oregon/Rick Sonerholm.
Your regional pastor is a teammate and first contact for you. These regional pastors also make up our district board and provide a front line for our district. Each region gathers together most months for prayer and encouragement, along with other activities throughout the year. Take advantage of this network. It will be tempting to move into isolation, especially when things are busy or difficult, but I promise you will be encouraged as you choose to connect in these communities.
Annual Conference
Each year the whole district comes together the first weekend of March. This year the conference will be March 7-8 and will take place at Hope Community Church in Olympia, WA. This conference is designed to challenge and encourage you, your staff, as well as others in your congregation. The two day conference includes main sessions, worship, networking with other churches and EFCA ministries, as well as the important district affirmation of the board and district budget.
REFRESH
Every November (November 7-10, 2024), we set aside a special time to love on our pastors and spouses. This year is no different with the Refresh conference location being the beautiful Sun River in central Oregon. The focus of Refresh is simply that to be refreshed! You will experience spiritual encouragement, amazing food, plenty of space for rest, adventure, and district connection. Because this ministry is of high value, the District offsets a percentage of the cost of REFRESH to you. Be sure to make space on your busy calendar for this time.
District Consultants
We are currently forming consultant teams to help facilitate networking and care in the district. Currently there are two teams in their early stages. The Placement team is led by Jim Schultz, Pastor at Hillside on Whidbey Island. The placement team helps churches find potential candidates for staff rolls while helping candidates find their best fit. Our Youth Ministry team is led by Adam Lightbody, youth pastor at Harper Free in Port Orchard. The youth ministry team oversees our district youth ministry while providing encouragement and coaching for youth workers across the PNW.
District Staff
Rob Chadwick functions as a district ambassador, coach, and DS (district storyteller). Richard Parker oversees our Gateway credentialing and ordination process as well as being available for pulpit supply and general coaching. Scott Lamb is our in-house innovation and church multiplication coach, and Cathy Newell is our office administrator and bookkeeper. Our whole team exists for one purpose, to serve you!
Contact us for more information on any of these resources.