2026 Annual Celebration
April 23-25 | East Wenatchee, Washington
Register Your Place, Today!
Come and join us this April in beautiful Wenatchee, Washington to connect and be encouraged by each other in what God is doing in the Pacific Northwest. We pray this will be a meaningful and hope-filled time together as we take time to see how God is making all things new.
Tickets
Our Annual Celebration features events for ministerium (church staff and clergy) on Thursday and Friday, and for church delegates and conferees on Friday and Saturday. It will be held at Columbia Grove Covenant Church in East Wenatchee, Washington, with online participation available.
Delegate/General Conferee
136th Annual Meeting: Worship and Prayer Service, Workshops, Friday Dinner, and Saturday Lunch.
Ministerium Continuing Education and Business Meeting
Thursday Continuing Education for Covenant Pastoral Staff and Clergy, featuring Grace Shim, ECC Executive Minister for Serve Globally.
Worship Service
Join us for a Friday Worship Service featuring Grace Shim, ECC Executive Minister, Serve Globally.
Men’s Breakfast
Come and share a meal, gather inspiration, and connect with other fellow conference attendees.
Streaming Access
The PacNWC Annual Meeting will take place on Saturday. Streaming access registration is required for delegates. Register here.
Workshops
Workshop 1 | Cultivating Missional Humility
April 24th | 1:30 PM | Columbia Grove Covenant Church
In a world that grows increasingly fractured and conflicted, we will explore the importance of cultivating missional humility and interdependence with the global body of Christ. Missional humility teaches us to listen, learn, and be mutually transformed. Through global perspectives and shared reflection, we will consider how humility shapes faithful partnership and deepens discipleship, as we seek to be Christ’s witness in the world.
Facilitated by Rev. Grace Shim | Executive Minister, Serve Globally
Grace Shim is the Executive Minister of Serve Globally, the global mission arm of the Evangelical Covenant Church. She is an ordained pastor and licensed clinical professional counselor and former Executive Director of Cornerstone Counseling in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Grace, her husband, and family served as missionaries for 20 years in Kyrgyzstan and Thailand in mental health and medical care. They have three wonderful adult children and a son-in-law, love to travel and explore new cultures, and enjoy meaningful conversation over coffee with friends.
Workshop 2 | Elephants, Cows, and Spectacles
April 24th | 3:30 PM | Columbia Grove Covenant Church
What is preventing your church from making changes that will help it to grow and flourish? Elephants, Cows, and Spectacles is a workshop designed for you to identify barriers and then address them in an effective, but Christ-like way. It is interactive and thought-provoking!
Facilitated by Rev. Mary Hendrickson | Director of Missional Vitality, Serve Locally
Rev. Mary Hendrickson is a dedicated leader in the Evangelical Covenant Church, serving as the Director of Missional Vitality. With a background in Fuller Theological Seminary, she earned a Doctor of Ministry in 2013, focusing on leadership training and discipleship. Her leadership has been instrumental in developing resources to strengthen churches through workshops, video-based courses, and vitality experiences. Mary has also led a congregation through the challenges of the pandemic, helping them to become missionally focused and make an impact on their community. Her role includes facilitating workshops, preaching at churches, and participating in meetings, all while serving as a staff chaplain with a specialty in oncology.
Lodging
East Wenatchee
Cedars Inn
80 9th St. NE
East Wenatchee, WA
(509) 886-8000
Fairfield by Marriott
201 Valley Mall Parkway
East Wenatchee, WA
(509) 436-9830
Comfort Suites
195 Penny Rd
Wenatchee, WA
(509) 662-1818
Wenatchee
Hilton Garden Inn
35 N Worthen St
Wenatchee, WA
(509) 662-0600
LaQuinta Inn
235 E Penny Rd
Wenatchee, WA
(509) 204-7520
Holiday Inn Express
1921 N Wenatchee Ave
Wenatchee, WA
(509) 663-6355
Clarion Point
1905 N Wenatchee Ave
Wenatchee, WA
(509) 661-1115
We suggest you make your reservations ASAP as there is a city-wide festival happening the same weekend. Hotels will fill up fast!
Annual Celebration
Delegate Information
Find helpful information about the Annual Meeting and delegate representation.
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Conference churches are encouraged to send official delegates to the Annual Meeting. The number is determined by the membership size of the church at the beginning of the calendar year.
1) Congregations of 50 members or less – 2 delegates
2) Congregations of 51 to 150 members – 3 delegates
3) Congregations of 151 to 250 members – 4 delegates
4) Congregations of 251 to 350 members – 5 delegates
5) Congregations of 351 to 500 members – 6 delegates
6) Congregations of 501 or more members – 7 delegatesPlease list your church’s delegates on the Delegate Credential Form linked below. This card must be signed by the church chair and the corporate secretary.
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Church plants are encouraged to send official advisors to the Annual Meeting. The church may assign up to 2 advisors.
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Associations and commissions are encouraged to send official advisors to the Annual Meeting. Each association may assign one delegate and up to two alternates.
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Member congregations shall be entitled to representation as follows:
1) Congregations of 50 members or less – 2 delegates
2) Congregations of 51 to 150 members – 3 delegates
3) Congregations of 151 to 250 members – 4 delegates
4) Congregations of 251 to 350 members – 5 delegates
5) Congregations of 351 to 500 members – 6 delegates
6) Congregations of 501 or more members – 7 delegatesThe church membership as of January 1 shall be used to determine local church representation at the sessions of the Annual Meeting.
f. Each delegate to an Annual Meeting shall be a member of an ECC congregation. Delegates representing local congregations shall be members of the congregation they represent. No delegate may represent more than one entity, except a member in good standing of the Ministerial Association serving two or more congregations may represent those churches being served, yet with only one vote. A member in good standing of the Ministerial Association who is serving as an interim pastor in a member congregation may serve as a delegate from that congregation without being a member of that congregation.
g. The names of all delegates and alternate delegates shall be registered with the secretary prior to the Annual Meeting.
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