ECUMENICAL MINISTRIES of OREGON 0245 SW Bancroft Street Suite B Portland, Oregon 97239 (503) 221-1054 www.emoregon.org

2014 Annual ReportECUMENICAL

MINISTRIES

of OREGON

Into the Future: Serving together in faithBoard MembersThe Rev. Susan KintnerPresident

The Rev. Dr. Arvin LuchsPresident-Elect

The Rev. Dr. Doug WirtImmediate Past President

Ron MeansTreasurer

The Rev. Alicia SpeidelSecretary

Mike BessonetteThe Rev. Dr. Mark BrockerThe Rev. Vicky BrownThe Rev. Don FruehMelinda GrossThe Rev. Dr. LeRoy Haynes, Jr.The Rev. J.W. Matt HennesseeLynn HingsonThe Rev. John MashallThe Rev. Dr. David MasseyThe Rev. Terry McCray HillThe Rev. Nancy McGrath Green The Rev. Courtney McHillThe Rev. Dr. Deborah PattersonJoe SnyderJulia SpenceMary Jo Tully

Letty OwingsLifetime Member

StaffAdministrationJan Elfers, Interim Executive DirectorMichelle Bush, Administrative &

Communications SpecialistHoward Kenyon, Director of

Program OperationsMaryLee Planer, Grants ManagerJenny Pratt, Director of MembershipStephen Rice, Accounting AssistantKrystal Sharinghousen, Offi ce

Assistant / Insurance ManagerChris Siems, Database & Events

CoordinatorCarla Starrett-Bigg, Director of

Development & CommunicationsKathie Titzler, Director of Financial

& Administration Services

Community MinistriesAudrey deCoursey, Circles of

Support & AccountabilityYelena Hansen, Russian Oregon

Social ServicesJesse Herbach, HIV Services Russ Miller, Food ServicesTravis Niemann, Northeast

Emergency Food ProgramJenny Pratt, Second HomeCaroline van der Harten, SOAR

Immigration Legal ServicesVesna Vila, Sponsors Organized to

Assist Refugees

Environmental MinistriesJenny Holmes, DirectorNina Phillips, Health & Food Access

Project CoordinatorAlison Warren, Outreach

Coordinator

Public Policy AdvocacyJan Elfers, Director

As Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon (EMO) celebrated our 40th anniversary in 2014, we did so with an eye to the future. EMO is a creative and committed organization that lives faithfully into the call to love one’s neighbor and build up the communities in which we live. We were privileged to assist more than 30,000 individuals, including families with children—many of whom are working and yet struggle to make ends meet. Through our community ministries, we provide direct services to refugees and immigrants; people living with HIV/AIDS and their families and friends; and our neighbors who are in need of affordable housing, job supports and access to healthy food. And this service does not end with ministries of compassion but includes advocating for public policies and priorities that can enhance life’s possibilities. Last fall, for example, we distributed more than 8,000 copies of EMO’s Guide to Oregon Ballot Measures—an educational resource to help voters consider the ballot measures from a faith-based and moral/ethical framework. We also held numerous ballot measure forums across the state. Our education and dialogue opportunities last year included the 2014 Collins Lecture by Karen Armstrong, who spoke on “The Transformative Power of Compassion” to a sold-out audience at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral. At the fi fth annual Earth Care Summit at First Christian Church in Portland, hundreds of representatives from a wide range of faith communities came to learn and engage in discussions around “Breath of Life: The Earth’s Atmosphere.” As these community ministries, advocacy and educational programs make crystal clear, standing and serving together in fellowship and community are at the heart of the ecumenical movement and the center of our mission. As the Psalmist reminds us, “How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity.” Central to this vision is the commitment to learn from one another, listen to each other’s stories, restore broken relationships, and foster unity that transcends our parochial institutions and self-interests. This report is just a brief snapshot of the diversity of the EMO community and how we serve together in faith. We offer our thanks for your participation in our work for the common good. And, if you are not yet involved in some aspect of Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon, please join us. The movement needs you!

Faithfully,

The Rev. Susan M. Kintner Janet Musgrove ElfersPresident Interim Executive Director

Celebrated EMO’s 40th anniversary and honored ecumenical and community leadership in Oregon with our Annual Community Awards & Celebration Dinner, which was attended by nearly 400 guests and raised over $62,000 for EMO’s ministries.

Convened a consultation at Beavercreek United Church of Christ, bringing together regional and national denominational representatives concerned about the future of rural churches and parishes.

Partnered with the Interfaith Action Network of Washington County and Interfaith Council of Greater Portland for a unique open space workshop, “Strengthening Our Region through Interfaith Action: What can we do together that we cannot do by ourselves?” Participants explored diverse points of view and new directions for interfaith relations and action.

Our 2014 education and dialogue opportunities included the Collins Lecture featuring Karen Armstrong. The comparative religion scholar spoke on “The Transformative Power of Compassion” to a sold-out audience at Portland’s Trinity Episcopal Cathedral on March 6.

Ecumenical/Interreligious Dialogue & PeacemakingHow very good and pleasant it is when kindred live together in unity! PSALM 133:1Our interfaith education and theological dialogue programs help congregations and individuals deepen their own commitments and better understand their neighbors. Each year, EMO offers workshops, discussions, lectures, presentations, celebrations, and prayer vigils to celebrate Christian unity, foster interfaith relations, and explore ethical and moral issues. Our annual Collins Lecture provides a forum for clergy and laity to explore contemporary issues related to religion and social ethics.

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Congregations & Religious OrganizationsAhmadiyya Muslim CommunityAinsworth United Church of Christ,

PortlandAtkinson Memorial Unitarian Church,

Oregon CityAugustana Lutheran Church, PortlandBethel African Methodist Episcopal

Church, PortlandBethel Congregational United Church

of Christ, BeavertonBethel Congregational United Church

of Christ, White Salmon, Wash.Catholic CharitiesCedar Hills United Church of Christ,

PortlandCentral Lutheran Church, PortlandCentral Presbyterian Church, EugeneChurch World ServiceClackamas United Church of Christ,

MilwaukieCommunity of Christ, PortlandCongregation Beth Israel, PortlandCongregational Church of Lincoln

CityEast County Church of Christ,

GreshamEpiscopal Church of the Resurrection,

EugeneFirst Baptist Church, McMinnvilleFirst Christian Church, AlbanyFirst Christian Church, EugeneFirst Christian Church, LebanonFirst Christian Church, MedfordFirst Christian Church, PortlandFirst Christian Church, SilvertonFirst Congregational United Church

of Christ, EugeneFirst Congregational United Church

of Christ, SalemFirst Presbyterian Church, BandonFirst Presbyterian Church, RoseburgFirst Unitarian Church, PortlandFirst United Methodist Church,

CorvallisFirst United Methodist Church,

PortlandFirst United Methodist Church, SalemForest Grove United Church of ChristFremont United Methodist Church,

PortlandGorge Ecumenical MinistriesHillsdale Community United Church

of Christ, PortlandHood River Valley Christian ChurchIconographic Arts InstituteInterfaith Spiritual CenterIslamic Society of Greater PortlandKeizer Christian ChurchLake Oswego United Church of

ChristLuther Memorial Lutheran Church,

PortlandMacDonald CenterMoreland Presbyterian Church,

PortlandMurray Hills Christian Church,

BeavertonMuslim Educational TrustOpen Door Baptist Church, TroutdaleOregon Center for Christian VoicesOregon Episcopal SchoolPeace Church of the Brethren,

PortlandP’nai Or of PortlandPortland Mennonite ChurchPresbyterian Church of Laurelhurst,

PortlandPrince of Peace Fellowship, PortlandProvidence Saint Vincent Medical

CenterRiverside Community Church, Hood

RiverRose City Park Presbyterian Church,

PortlandSt. Andrew Lutheran Church,

BeavertonSt. Luke Lutheran Church, PortlandSt. Mark Lutheran Church, SalemSt. Mark Presbyterian Church,

PortlandSt. Mary’s Episcopal Church, EugeneSt. Michael and All Angels Episcopal

Church, PortlandSavage Memorial Presbyterian

Church, PortlandSmyrna United Church of Christ,

CanbySnowCap Community CharitiesSouthminster Presbyterian Church,

BeavertonSpringfi eld/Eugene Habitat for

Humanity Tigard United Methodist Church

Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, PortlandTrinity Lutheran Church, SheridanUnitarian Universalist Congregation

of SalemValley Community Presbyterian

Church, PortlandVancouver First Christian ChurchVermont Hills United Methodist

Church, PortlandWest Hills Unitarian Universalist

Fellowship, PortlandWestminster Mainsail MarinersWestminster Presbyterian Church,

PortlandWestside Community Church, AlohaWillamette West Habitat for

HumanityWoodland Park Baptist Church,

PortlandWy’East Unitarian Universalist

Congregation, PortlandZen Community of Oregon

DenominationsAmerican Baptist Churches of the

Central Pacifi c CoastArchdiocese of Portland in OregonCentral Pacifi c Conference of the

United Church of ChristChristian Church (Disciples of Christ)

in Oregon and Southwest IdahoCommunity of Christ, Greater Pacifi c

NorthwestEpiscopal Diocese of Eastern OregonEpiscopal Diocese of OregonEvangelical Lutheran Church in

America Evangelical Lutheran Church in

America —Oregon SynodPresbyterian Church (USA)Presbytery of the Cascades United Church of Christ Wider

Church MinistriesUnited Methodist Church, Oregon-

Idaho Annual Conference Willamette Quarterly Meeting of the

Society of Friends

Businesses, Corporations & Organizations350PDXA Joyful NoiseAmerican Immigration Lawyers

AssociationThe Arbor LodgeBad Habit RoomBaziBeaverton School District Caring

Community FundCascade AIDS ProjectCentral Drug CompanyClassic FoodsCrescent SystemsCully Community MarketDanish Brotherhood in America,

Portland Lodge No. 167Deep Green FilmsDetour CafeDrive OregonFifth/Alder Associates, LPGarden Fever!Ginger SalonGirl Scouts, Troop 45108Gracie’s RestaurantGreen HammerImperial Sovereign Rose Court of

OregonIncome Property ManagementInternational Longshore & Warehouse

Union Local 8Las Primas IncLaughing Planet Café Legacy Health System NorthwestLinfi eld CollegeMcMenamins Pubs & BreweriesModa HealthNew Energy MovementNike Employee Charitable Giving

ProgramNorthwest Industrial and Foundry

Supply Co. Order of Benevolent BlissOregon Food BankPacifi c Continental BankPacifi c Power and Light Veterans ClubPeople’s Food CooperativePort of PortlandPortland Institute for Contemporary

ArtPortland Literary CouncilPortland Local 8 Federal Credit UnionPraying Mantis Farm

Providence Health & ServicesRose City Park Neighborhood Assoc.Santa Fe TaqueriaStarky’s Restaurant and BarSunshine DivisionUnited Way of King CountyUSI NorthwestVerizon WirelessWhole Foods Market (Corporate

offi ce)Wright Land Company

FoundationsAmerican Endowment FoundationAutzen FoundationBenefi cial State FoundationBill Healy FoundationBlack United Fund of OregonBoeing Employees Community Fund,

PortlandBroadway Cares Equity Fights AIDSThe Collins FoundationDoris H. & Michael F. Garcia FundEquity FoundationGilhousen FoundationHerbert A. Templeton FoundationHolzman Foundation, Inc.Irwin FoundationJackson FoundationJoseph E. Weston Public FoundationJouris Family FoundationJuan Young TrustKaiser FoundationKent Richard Hofmann FoundationMAC AIDS FundMacy’s Passport Grant FundMultnomah Bar FoundationNorthwest Health FoundationOregon Community FoundationThe Regeneration ProjectRose E. Tucker Charitable TrustSpirit Mountain Community FundWheeler Foundation

IndividualsMike & Vicki AbbatéAlbert AbeDan AbernathyMona AckleyMichelle AcknerLeroy AdamsPaul & Susan AdcockWilliam & Naomi AdixGeorge AdkinsAngela Agosta & Scott WestMichael & Patricia AguilarGulzar & Lynnette AhmedWill & Valerie AitchisonDavid & Jean AkersLesley AlbrightKyle AlexanderNancy AlexanderJessica AllmarasMaria E. AlvaradoEdward & Janice AmesChristine AndersonJames A. AndersonMargaret AndersonMary C. AndersonSteven AndersonClay & Jennifer AndrewMike AndrewsWarren AneyMaureen AnglinLaura AnsariMarilyn ArnesenDeborah ArnoldStanley AschenbrennerBryan & Lauri AschimKatherine AstalaHarold AtkinsonSimon & Erica AustinDeborah AverillApril AveryJackie AylingDonald & V. Gaile BaackEric BaackKristin Baack & Bernie DeazleyKyle BaileyRobert & Martha BaileyDiana B. BairdJoslyn R. BakerMary Ellen BaldauffJon BaldiviesoAnnie BaldwinFrank BaldwinJoey BaleyDonald & Elisabeth BalmerStephen & Florence BalogJane BarberJohn & Joan BarkerElisabeth P. BarkerSusan BarnesRaymond L. BarnesPaul & Ruth Barnett

Donald J. BarrettRick BarrettRonald & Marsha Barrett GrosjeanKathi & Charles BarryAlice BarteltDavid & Joycelyn BasarabaKathleen BauskaRuth M. BeamCharles E. BeckBryce & Christina BederkaRobert Belcher & Allison Logan

BelcherCurtis Bell & Linda McKim-BellJohn BellStacy BellaviaPeter BeninatoTeletha M. BenjaminM. Faye BennettR. William BennettsJoseph & Edith BenninghoffLinda BergmanLowen BermanNorman BernierPhil BernsteinDeborah BerryMike & Eleanor BessonetteThomas W. BickettRusty B. BinghamBruce A. BishopKimberly A. BissellHarold M. BlackDan & Janet BlairJen & Dan BlairLinda BlairPaul BlakeEmily BlakleyLarry & Kristin BlankenshipKaye BlesenerAustin BlyRafael & Susanne BobenriethMichelle BoboDebra L. BoggisDouglas & Emily BoleynKaren E. BolinRalph BolligerOlga BondarKatrin BookJohn BoonstraDanielle BoothAlcena BoozerInga BorgWalter John Boris & Cynthia PennCarol J. BosworthPhyllis L. BottomlySuzanne BowenRobert BowersChrystal Shaw Bowles & Robert

BowlesRobert & Elizabeth BoyceJoel BradshawOrion BradshawRichard BradspiesDale & Barbara BrandtEdgar & Mary Louise BrandtTerry BranatAudre L. BratcherTerry BrauWilliam BraultJim BreitzmanKatherine BrickAndrew BridgeJoan BridgmanAdam BrienEvona M. Brim Lori BrockerMark S. BrockerMary Brooks & Mark LandaArthur BrooksJennifer BroussardKatey BrowerAllen J. Brown, Jr.Cyndi & Jeffrey BrownJ. Wesley & Kathiann BrownKimberly S. BrownRichard & Margaret BrownRoland & Frances BrownTerri BrownGeorge & Beverly BruenderF. Wayne & Dorothy BryantKristin BryantDaniel E. BryantJean BucciarelliJim & Mary Ann BuckGina BuckelAdrienne BuesaLiam BugelhollRobert D. Bulkley, Jr.Marjorie C. BumalaRalph BunchSteve BureshSean BurkeSara BurkettSherry & James BurlesJohn & Julie BurnsTerry & Gail BurnsMichelle Bush & Miguel CamachoMichelle CaceresCory CacholaRoxanne CadySandra Cahill

Leonard Cain & Roberta Badger CainJohn & Diane CalhounByron CalozJanice Camfi eldMary Lyman CammannCindy Canfi eldEric CanonEllen CantwellThomas A. CantwellDaniel CaplanAndres & Gabriella CaputoMark CarlineGrant & Sarah CaseyJerome CaseyClaire CavanaughDavid CelisMatthew CeravoloToby ChamberlainWhitny ChandlerJohn & Mary Jo ChapmanLynne ChapmanAletha C. ChavisDolores E. ChenowethCarol Rae ChislettSheela M. Choppala-NestorJamie ChristiansonRose ChristophersonPaula ChristyLouise H. Clark & Jill GinsbergMatthew CleinmanGabriel CliftRob Closs & Debra Somers-ClossCarol CoarMarie CoaxDanielle Pacifi co-Cogan & Daniel

CoganMike CohenDonald E. ColburnKevin ColeJames CollierMaribeth W. CollinsTruman W. Collins Jr.Sonja J. ConnorKatherine L. CookShaun CookSue C. CookArthur CoolidgeElizabeth A. CooperChristine CoreJulia CorsonKerri & Lauren CostelloJohn & Corliss CottonVincent & Janet CowalAnton CoxChris Cradler & Larry FergusonCarlos CrespoCharlotte R. CresswellBrad CromerElizabeth & Gerald CroninFrancetta CrossSuzie CruzAnn B. CulverEsme CulverC. Lyle CumminsLatisha CusterRence CzkaJessica DaltonDavid R. DamckeKathy DanzeCindy DavidsonLauren DavidsonNeil & Carolyn DavidsonNancy DavisTed DavisSharon J. DawsonNathan & Carisa DayNicholas & Janet De MorganKelly J. DeatherageJoanne K. DeazleyRobert M. DeckerDora DeCoursey & William SpangleAudrey G. deCourseyKirk deFordMaryanne DegoedeChantal DeGroatHelen B. DennisJohn & Nancy DennisAndrew DenzerDavid DeVore & Cynthia Towle

DeVorePatricia A. DickersonGordon & Mary Ann DickeyAndrew DicksonAlberto & Shannon DiezLinda & Jerry DinanDave DishmanAleta E. DoerrDennis Wm. DohtStefan DolanAna DoloresCindy DonnerM. N. DoucetteGail & Herbert DouglasElisa Dozono & Tom TurnerSho DozonoDavid DraperLuella M. DreyerClifford Droke & Diane PinneyJessica DugganDonna Dull

Gwendolyn DulleyShari DunlopErica DunnJacquelyn T. DvorakJohn EarleMark Earles & Dylan CottrellMary EasleyPeter Eastman & Dayrol Griffi nInger EastonKatherine EatonLori & Scott EberlyPatricia Jane EbyCarol EckhartRaymond & Eileen EckartAnthony & Kimberly EckertJudith M. EdaMalika EddenJim & Phoebe EdelsonJanet & William EdwardsBarbara E. EgglestonJudy EichlerJean Eilers & Robert ByrneElizabeth F. EklundMiss ElaineMark & Connie EldridgeJan & Michael ElfersJohn ElizaldeEileen ElliotMichael & Margaret EllisRandy EllisonJoanne M. EngelsBarb Engelter & Jean CarufoKaren ErdeFrederick & Connie EricksonBarbara R. ErlandNevill EschenMary G. EvansMaurice EvansKristin EverettJames Fadden & Connie Blumhardt-

FaddenNancie FadeleySteve FallonDaniel Fan & Emily RiceLouis & Margaret FasanoJeanne & Eric FederovitchAllison FeldmanBrooks FeldmanMary FellowsTrudi FensterTasha Fernandez-RossPeter Ffi tchBryan FischerNick FishErik FisherKevin FisherMark FisherBruce & Cynthia FitzwaterZoe FlanaganNayan FleenorJoseph FoatMark FoatRichard FoatKatherine FoldesDick & Marilyn FollstadJoanne FongLinda ForbesBarbara FordPeter S. FordLena ForsytheElizabeth & Carolyn FostermanGabrielle FoulkesReed C. FowlerNick FrackletonAlice H. FrancisJames FrancisRobert & Alice FrantzDelores FrazierElmer FrimothDonald G. FruehMichelle FujiiJocelyn Furbush & Tom MooneyGeorge M. FurnissNatnael GabrueSarah GageMerri & Francisco GarciaEdward & Carole GarmanLynn GastellumGeneva D. GauenDonald & Margaret Anne GemmellMary & George GerdingBenjamin GerritzHeather & Gregg GerritzChristopher GhormleyBrandon & Christine GiattiDavid GibbsCyndi GierokMarian G. GilmoreDavid GirardMatt & Elaine GiraudAlan GlickenhausJen GlowackiSally GodardKristen GoemanMarshall C. GoldbergEstelle GoldenJulie GoldenMark Gonzales & Kimberly DavisLaura L. GoodShirley Goodrich

Loren GoodwinDonne GordonJack GordonDarlene GoresJames C. GorterKiara Graffi o GublerBill & Susan GrahamRobert & Julie GrangerLowell & Susan GreathouseSteven Green & Cynthia PentonyBernice GreggKen Griffi thJulia Griffi thsDavid GrindyDavid Griswold & Marie SchumacherLorna H. GrohmanBonny J. GroshongDonald & Margaret GrothVernon & Betty GrovesPhilip L. GrubaughMaile GrummMaria GrummKaela GrytnessAllan GubrudAvery & Kristen GuestHerman & Helen GuichelaarCecelia & Doug GuineeDiana J. GustafsonSteve GutendorfJoseph GuthJudy Guzman-CottrillKay HaberlachRex & Elizabeth HagansKristen HagenYvonne & Jan HajdaJan & George HallGloria Halper & Jay MoskovitzChristine HalvorsonGreg HamiltonJoan HamiltonDonna HammarBlair HampsonDavid & Susan HansonThomas Harburg & Alida RolDavid B. HarmsAndy HarrisChristy HarrisDale & Carla HarrisWilliam & Barbara HarrisJeffrey & Lori Ann HarrodBetty Jean HarryMichele HartSeth HartmanRobyn HartwigJan & Tom HarveyThomas & Trisha HasslerNancy HatchStefanie HausmanMatthew HavenClaudia HavenerKevin HavreKaren E. HawkinsMolly HaynesTom HeadScott HegneyJane B. HeideggerMaria Hein & Kermit McCarthyJohn Helmer IIIJohn HendersonJ.W. Matt HennesseeMary Lou HennrichAshley HenryNicole M. HermannsAbigail & Daniel HerreraHolly HerreraLeroy HershiserRichard & Charlotte HerzDavid HessKimberly S. HesterJudy & Michael HeumannCheryl HigginsElizabeth & Eric HildebrandLarry HillLynn HingsonCharles F. HinkleBrett & Sandy HinsleyGeorge E. Hocker Jr.Leonard & Phyllis HockleyDavid & Cathleen Hockman-WertJeff HodgeGlenn HodgesBeverly HoefferLisa Jean HoefnerKevin J. HoffmanZach HoffmanCourtney HofmannDiane HoganLindsay HoglandHailey Holden & Nicky LoveKendall HolladayWalter & Gretchen HollandsJenny HolmesJames & Betsy HolzgrafBetty HorelAyana HornMarilyn H. HortonConstance M. HotchkissRosa & Richard HousmanGrant HowardHarold E. Howard

Thank you to the 1,607 donors and foundations (listed on these pages) who gave $914,221 to EMO during 2014.

Environmental MinistryThe earth is the Lord’s and all that is in it, the world, and those who live in it. PSALM 24:1Our Environmental Ministry programs connect, inform, inspire and empower people, congregations and religious institutions to work for justice and the care and renewal of the earth. We foster an awareness that care for creation is integral to a life of faith.

Interfaith Network for Earth Concerns (INEC) presented our fi fth annual Earth Care Summit, “Breath of Life: Earth’s Atmosphere,” with over 300 people in attendance from more than 30 congregations around the state; our Pollinator Sanctuary Project held an educational event and awarded fi ve mini-grants, funded by the Gilhousen Family Foundation, to congregations creating pollinator sanctuaries.

Interfaith Food & Farms Partnership (IFFP) offered cooking and gardening classes at the Sanctuary Community Garden including “Seed to Supper,” which taught neighbors how to garden on a budget; organized a forum on GMOs at Warner Pacifi c College.

Oregon Interfaith Power & Light (OIPL) recruited faith leaders to speak at the People’s Climate March, where over 5,000 people and 130 organizations came together for the largest ever climate march in Oregon.

Interfaith Food & Farms Partnership expanded the Rockwood Food Opportunity Project by launching a farmers market accepting WIC and SNAP and assisting corner stores in providing healthy produce for their customers.

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Judith HowellRob HowellsSeth HowertonJaclyn & Gabriel HoyMichael Hryciw, Jr.John HubbardChristy HudsonM. E. & Charlie HudsonJim HuggDavid & Tonia HuntLauran HunterSandra HunterAnn & Simeon HydeWilliam HyerJohn & Shirley IhleJanet IndermillRobina Ingram-Rich & Timothy RichBruce & Jill IrvinHiroshi IwayaDihna JacobElizabeth E. JacobShelley JacobsBuck JanasakJames W. JandacekJanice JaneskyCharles JannsenKyle JanusJudith JaquithNathan Jarrett & Londo RamosPhyllis JaszkowiakElizabeth JavensLyn M. JenksCameron JensenFran JensenDavid JeppesenAleida JerniganDaniel R. JohannsenDavid JohnsonJanet & Peter JohnsonLloyd & Genevieve JohnsonJames R. JohnsonMark E. JohnsonPatricia JohnsonPaula JohnsonTaryn JohnsonVernon & Margaret JohnsonLeigh JohnstoneJames JoinerGrant & Elaine JonesEric A. JordahlAdam JoyKathleen A. JoyWilliam JoyEd & Linda KaielShaun KalisLisa KanerStephen KarakashianDennis KarasMary KarasGary & Nancy KasperNofal & Carmen KasrawiMurlan R. KaufmanVirginia & Arthur KayserKenneth M. KeatingSydney KeelDoug KepierJohn KellermannAmy KellyTom KellyKyler & Kay KenneyElizabeth KenyonHoward KenyonRobert KenyonStephen KenyonLee F. KilbournJohn & Susan KileyJeanne & Charles KimballRustin & Gretchen KimseyDavid KingPatricia KingWilliam & Melinda KingsburyWilliam & Helen KinneySusan Kintner & John ReiserJohn & Phyllis KirkwoodTammy KirkwoodLois KleenFrank & Sheila KleinheinzSarah KliegmanChristie & Ed KlineMark KlopschShannon KlussKristan Knapp & Janna AuslamMollie KnappBrent KnightLisa KnightPatricia KnottMark & Tamrah KnutsonAlan KochBeverly E. KochLena KoesslerJohn KohleppGeorge & Cynthia KokisJames KolbW. David & Jane KolbMary S. KomachiLaurie & David KramerSophia KremidasDale & Ann KrenekJane KristofPhyllis & Raymond Krueger

Fred KurzDale Kusatani & Tim QuigleyCarol A. KyllingstadDanielle LafayetteBromleigh & Mary LambFrances Lamb & Ann HavillSharley & David LaMoraWilliam & Melody LangJohn A. LangfeldtAndrew LarrisonKatie Larsell & Michael SchilmoellerBrad LarsenLyle LarsenDavid F. LarsonDeborah LarsonThiel LarsonKristina LaubacherMelanie LavinKarlean LawsonPeter LaxMary Lou LaybournShannon & JoAnn LeachJohn Leary & Beth CohenJane & John LebensBernie LeeBernard G. LeeHeather M. Leffl erPeter LeineweberMarc LejeuneKristin LeMonJane LeoJennifer LeonardPhyllis J. LeonardJohn & Thea LeppinkFlorence H. LerschDavid & Leigh LeslieRobert & Candace LeslieWill LevinRoxanne LewisJudith & Hiram LiStuart & Mary LiebowitzCharles J. LienertSusan Lienhart & Campbell

RichardsonJoyce & Ted LiljeholmClaire LindnerGrant LindquistRoy & Charmaine LindsayDavid & Carolyn LindseyRobert & Carol LindstedtCatherine & John LingasTamara LischkaGilbert & Miriam LissyJennifer LitwinEmma LivermoreMarian LiversLori LivingstonWenda & Kent LloydJames Loch & Carolyn HokansonElissa LockeEllen & Paul LodinePeg LofsvoldGary & Karen LogsdonLynne Marie LongfellowShawn & David LooneyHéctor López & Lynne Smouse LópezPeggy LovelessGary A. LovreRachel Lowenthal & Jennifer RoseSuellen LowryArvin & Susan LuchsWalter & Kathryn LundbergJudy W. LyonsPascal MabokoRoderick & Leila MacDonaldHeather MacgregorGeorge & Mary Ann MachanAlice M. MackeyMonteith MacoubrieBill & Laurie MagorianDouglas MaguireKaren MallariSue MalterDino ManginiTim MannLois ManookianMargaret & Karl MarcusonDeborah MariaRhoda MarkusRaquel MarquezJane & Philip MarquisMegan MarshJoEllen MarshallNicole MarshallAlia C. MartinBarbara MartinEvans L. MartinIrene MartinMatthew Martin & Ngoc Bich

NguyenBob MartinekWalter MateraD. Suzanne MattoxDiane MattoxMichael A. MatylewichMarilyn MauchJoanne MauriceScott MaxwellHannah H. MayPenny McArdle

Nancy McAuliffePhilip & Dana McBrienJanice McCargarTricia A. McClendonDon McClureCalvin D. & Velma McConnellCarl McConnellKelcy McCullyJim McDermottCrystal McDowellJoan McEchronRobert & Ester McGinnisThomas & Ann McGranahanPatty McGuireAnne McLaughlinJames McLeodPatricia & Richard McManusRayleen McMillanJ. Bart McMullan & Patricia

DunahughEdward McNamara & Andrea VargoAron McNameeChristina McNeffRonald & Carol MeansJoanna MeckleyNathan MeckleyRyna & Kenneth MehrJohanna MeierR. O. & V. L MeinigJudith A. MeneghinJilma MenesesTrina MerwinMarguerite MetcalfJim MetcalfeRobert & Donna MetzVersie MeyerRonnie MeyersJeff & Claudia MichelDaniel J. MickCarol A. MillerFrances MillerKatherine MillerMichael K. MillerRoss & Nancy MillerRussell MillerCaren Miller-MoylanJeanne Lawson MillsLisa MitchellMargaret MitchellWayne MiyaF. Alden MobergJames C. MoisoTheodore & Elaine MolsknessKathleen MoneymakerLinda & Larry MonkAlex MooreCheryl & John MooreJackson MooreMadeline MooreMary A. MooreKenneth MoranJoe & Kay MorelandArthur & Jean MorganSusan Wladaver-Morgan & David

MorganSuzanne MorozovGlenn MorrisSadie MorrisonDaniel MorrowPeg MortonDave MosesDeloris Y. MossKaren Munro & Amanda MorganDarla L. MurraySusan MurtaghJeffrey & Sharon MusgroveWalter & Linda MyersSuzanne MyletAnne Naito-CampbellLauren NatheSusan NavrotskyFred R. Neal IIIRob NealElizabeth NeelDan & Kathleen NeeleyKayley Neeley-BrownShannon NeffLaurie NelesenThomas & Cathy NelsonJohn & Ellen NesbittChanna NewellKathleen & Paul NewmanLoreen NicholsEsther M. NicholsRuth A. NickodemusCarl & Ellen NielsenCharles & Phyllis NielsenPeter NielsenMark & Janell Niemann-RossJoel NiggAlfred & Kathleen NissilaBarbara F. NixonDesiree NoahEunice Noell-WaggonerSandra NorcrossRichard & Beverly NorthRick & Holly NorthKathy & Dan NortonRayme NucklesStephanie O’Brien

Grant O’ConnellJim O’ConnorDennis O’HareJohn & Sandra O’RourkePam ObenchainCourtney OchsLinda E. OldsC. Bunny OliverTyler OliverBarbara & James OlsenBarbara OlsonGordon OlsonRoger & Joyce OlsonT.K. OlsonStephen OniskoJack Orchard Jr.Nancy Wilson OrcuttGreg OrdwayRuhama OrganJohnette OrpinelaAmy OrwollRebecca OrwollTeresa & Alan OsborneMary Anne OsolinChristie OstendorpDennis M. OsterValerie OtaniJennie OttJim OwenLetty F. OwingsRodney & Sandra PageMargarita PancakeChristina ParenteAnna ParkerPaul ParkerKitsie ParkinsonHeather ParrishRod ParrottLinda ParrySheila PastoreKatie PateDeborah PattersonF. Edward & Alice PattersonDonald & Patricia PaulsonDave & Anne PearsonErik PearsonJoyce PeckTom PenchoenIsmael PerezDaniel PerryJane S. Peters & Marjorie McRaeJanice PetersenKen PetersenMichael E. PetersonTeresa H. PetersonAmi PetrichAnn PetrilloJohn & De Anna PhillipeMike PhillipsPaul PickPaul PierceMichael PinnickNancy J. PitneyArnold PitreNorma & James PizzaMaryLee PlanerAdrienne PlumbLeslie Pohl-KosbauDavid & Marian PoindexterRosendo & Leslie PontPeter & Norma PostDan PowellKathy PowellKatrina & John PowellKevin PowellDavid PowersErnest & Janice PrattCecil C. PrescodDavid & Nancy PribnowJeff PrimozichLorraine PrinceKevin ProctorMichelle B. PuggaranaBrittany PurkersonJeremiah PylePaul & Catherine QuackenbushTerence QuinnDesmond RainsCathy RasmussenFraser & Lynn RasmussenKatie RasmussenMona RasmussenRobert & Sally RasmussenJoe RastatterBrian RaymondDonald & Elizabeth ReaBonnie & Peter ReaganAmy ReamSteve RedlinTeri RedwolfRodney A. ReevesJeffrey & Francine ReingoldKrissy RempleZachary ReuterRamona Bundus RexMorgan ReynoldsClayton & Dorothy RiceKristen RichardsMishayk RichardsonDanielle Richmond

Vergie L. RiesChristian RigsbyJohn RilesTim W. RileyJohn Rindell & Amelia Ahern-RindellCandace RipleyBill RistauShannon M. RistauMike RitchieClaudia Jean RobertsLela F. RobertsRobbie & Ginny RobertsonTom RobertsonJohn RobinsonJohn H. RobinsonJohn & Joann RobisonRoss RobsonDavid A. RochePriscilla RodriguezCharlene & John RogersMikki RogersSylvia RollmanPaul RomanaggiBetty RorenEugene & Patricia RossMelodie RossPeggy C. RossSarah RothValerie Roth SchaferAnne M. RothertWilliam & Marie RottschaeferJudith Roumpf & Jerry PowellIla M. RoyRichard Royse & Rocky BlumhagenKaren RumbleKathy RumbleSuzanne RushEsther Kart RussellJ. Roxane Russell & Chester Hiatt, Jr.Debbie & Kendra RutherfordPeter & Carolyn RuxJim & Joanne RuyleMartine SacksRabinder SahdraWajdi SaidJeff SaintLeslie SampsonNora SandeDaniel & Sarah SandersJanet G. SandersonSuzanne SavellCordelia SaylerJohn & Alice ScannellDavid & Shelly ScarbouroughSteve R. SchellKathryn K. SchmerberHarvey & Holly SchmidtStephen SchneiderMaarten SchreuderRobert & Marianne SchugDoug SchukarSara SchultzElwin C. SchwabBill ScottLawrence ScottTamara ScottVirginia ScottErica SebaldKristen Seitz & Michael O’ConnellSonie SelzerLaura SewellMarilyn Sewell & George CrandallLawrence & Catherine ShadboltJane ShaddenDale ShaferKathryn O. SharpDonald R. ShawWilliam & Ellen ShawRuth G. ShellyJane C. ShepardMaureen SheridanDouglas ShickDeb ShifrinJoanne & Richard ShipleyMark ShortridgeLeah ShultsLisa SibonySusan SidotiChristopher & Lisa SiemsSamuel & Sherry SiligatoJames SimmonsCarl & Amy SingmasterRichard SirianniJames & Sandra SitzmanBrendan SleanbeckMaureen SloanScott SmejkalAndrew SmithBrenda H. SmithDavid SmithJames J. SmithJenne SmithJerold SmithKeven & Kendra SmithMichelle SmithNancy SmithRhonda SmithToni SmithShirley SmythAndrew W. Snyder

Joe & Jane SnyderHelena SohlAmbar SolarteJoseph A. SoldatiMelissa Rowe-Soll & Jonathan SollShelby SpeckAlice SpeersMarjorie SpeirsJulia B. SpenceScot L. SpicerLewis W. SprungerJan Standlea & Jane LoveladyMatthew & Carla Starrett-BiggLaurie StathamJennie M. StearleyTera & Isaac StefanekJessica StefaniJudy Steinberger & Steve ChesserDoris & Norman SteinerJames & Michele StemlerJoe StengerLarry Stephens & Lisa PochLexi SternAnne StevensonBenjamin StevensonBruce & Evelyn StewartPatti J. StewartBarri StiberSerenity StillwellLisa & Jon StineJeffrey StocumGerald & Heidi StolpKayla StolteRob StoltzElizabeth StowellBruce StradeKathy StradeJennifer Street & Michael SeidlDavid Streight & Pamela VohnsonPaul & Debi StrombergCarolyn StroupAnn & Sidney StullerCarolyn J. SturgillRichard W. SurrattJanet & Dan SwanBob SwansonDavid SweetJodi SwigartDorothy SwitzerJoe TafelskiKaren TalusRuss & Carolyn TamblynWarren TauschLeo & Molly TautfestTara TaylorTim TerichTyler TerMeerPam ThodeRobert & Rita ThomaWinifred ThomasDonald & Barbara ThompsonGray & Norrene ThompsonK.C.P. Sesilia ThompsonLynda ThompsonMartin & Marian ThompsonRobert & Barbara ThompsonTerry & Carolyn ThompsonJack & Lois ThorntonLou Ann TiedemannThomas Tilton & Patricia SandersKathleen TitzlerRichard TollKay ToranKay E. TousleyGiao TranDerrick TraversJames K. TrianaMargaret L. TriplettDouglas R. Trotter & Jean BorgerdingBeverly TroverClifford & Jo Anne TrowJohn TrullingerRenée TrumpRuth M. TsuRoy & Roslyn TuckerMary Jo TullyStephanie TungTracee TurnbullEileen TurnerBillie TveitCharlotte & Robert UdzielaKathleen A. UgoliniSydney UmscheidLesley UnthankRichard UrrutizMelvin & Lou UssingEnie VaisburdTom & Mary Van DenendRobin Van TineKatrina Van Ummersen & James FloydSusan & Lewis Van Winkle

Jessica VanasseJim VandacekAlice J. VauxKarl & Jean VercouterenRobin VestalMichael VillwockAmy VogesCarolyn R. VoitJames & Elaine VolkeningTimothy & Joan VolpertJ. Victor & Jeanne VoreSimone WaddellJerry WalkerJudith & Claudia WalkerKatherine WalkerJoan Nero WallCharles Wallace, Jr. & Pricilla WaltersPenny Walraven-EngbergDorothy S. WaltzTashiana N. WanglerLes WardenaarEdith WaringSharon WarnerErnest & Patricia WarrenKeith & Wilhelmina WatkinsSusan WatkinsNancy K. WatsonNorma I. WatsonPamela R. WeatherspoonWalter WeaverWendy WeaverJill WeberMichael & Susan WeedallElizabeth WeilConstance WeimerDanielle & Jason WeinsteinRandy WeisbergErin WeisengleCaitlin WellsNina WendlerJenelyn WesslerScott WestTom WestJon & Amie WexlerAndrew & Julie WheelerDavid L. WheelerJames WhiteJohn White & Bonnie WyckoffSharon WhiteStuart WhiteValerie WhiteBenjamin & Elaine WhiteleyJames L. WhittierRahmana WiestCorrinne WilliamsMyrna Yvonne WilliamsScott & Judy WillisBrenda WillsPeg WillsBob & Dawn WilsonBrooks M. WilsonDean R. WilsonDouglas K. WilsonJane & Thomas WilsonKim WilsonPamela & John WilsonDan L. Wilson-FeyWarren K. WimmerMartin & Carolyn WinchJennifer & Aaron WinesCarina WinkColin WinklerMary Ellen WinterhalterDoug & Cathy WirtLynn & Paulette WittwerTom & Mariol WogamanKirke WolfeNancy H. & V. Eugene WolfeGeorge Paul WoodSara WrightMark WubboldJenna WuszLeah WyllieJudy A. YakymiPaul & Mary Lou YakymiEllen M. YarnellSusan YirkuRodney YoderClifton Faye YorkDouglas & Janet YouelAnne Young & Ross RunkelCandice YsasagaDavid ZaworskiGregory ZerwekhJoyce ZerwekhJan ZieglerRhonda ZieglerSylvia A. ZingeserJessie ZlatnikAlesia Zorn

During the 2014 Legislative “Short” Session, EMO participated in advocacy days and hearings in support of affordable housing, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, and gun safety legislation.

Leading up to the 2014 General Election, EMO distributed more than 8,000 copies of our Guide to Oregon Ballot Measures and presented 15 ballot measure forums across the state including Milton-Freewater, Pendleton, Hood River, Bend and Portland.

With the passage of public safety reforms (HB 3194) in the 2013 Legislative Session, criminal justice reform was, and continues to be, a high priority for EMO. We organized prison visits and meetings with the Oregon Department of Corrections to explore how the faith community can foster restorative justice in our criminal justice system.

Public Policy AdvocacyLearn to do good; seek justice, rescue the oppressed, defend the orphan, plead for the widow. ISAIAH 1:17EMO’s public witness and advocacy efforts support the marginalized, poor and voiceless. We are a consistent faith presence at the Oregon Legislature, and we also train and engage congregations and people of faith so that they may participate in this important aspect of our ministry.

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Last year, nearly 600 volunteers helped EMO serve the needs of over 30,000 Oregonians.

EMO cosponsored “The wHOLE,” a pilot for a Web-based series fi lmed at Wapato jail in Portland by Think Ten Media Group. The fi lm explores criminal justice practices in America, particularly the harsh reality of solitary confi nement.

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Community MinistryHow does God’s love abide in anyone who has the world’s goods and sees a brother or sister in need and yet refuses help? … Let us love, not in word or speech, but in truth and action. 1 JOHN 3:17-18

Our Community Ministry programs serve communities in crisis and people in need. Our diverse programs provide nutritious meals, affordable housing, social support, and integrated refugee and immigration services. EMO’s ministries help people put their faith into action by addressing human needs in their communities throughout the state.

Affordable HousingEMO has a long history of developing and advocating for affordable housing and is dedicated to fi lling the housing needs of those less fortunate.

The Patton Home—a 128-year old single-room occupancy residence—provided affordable housing for more than 63 individuals who were in recovery from substance abuse, transitioning from homelessness, or striving to maintain their personal independence; added a resident services coordinator to help residents obtain needed services.

Second Home—a community response to the housing needs of unaccompanied, homeless youth while they attend high school—facilitated housing arrangements last year for 12 students with volunteer host families, providing 70 months of housing and over 6,000 meals.

Hunger, Nutrition & Social ServicesServing communities in crisis and people in need is central to EMO’s basic human needs programs.

Circles of Support & Accountability (CoSA) was initiated last year to heal both individuals and communities after violent crime; following a restorative justice model, CoSA works along with the professional treatment and supervision that sex offenders are provided, offering practice in pro-social relationship building.

In 2014, Food Services/Delizioso Catering prepared 22,344 nutritious, home-style meals for over 770 people in need.

Last year, HIV Services offered assistance for 297 low-income people living with HIV/AIDS who made 8,504 visits to the Day Center for meals, counseling, peer support, clothing, showers and more; over 12,000 meals and nutritional supplements were delivered by the Daily Bread Express to home-bound individuals.

The Northeast Emergency Food Program gathered and distributed more than 700,000 pounds of nutritionally-balanced food and 30,000 items of clothing to over 11,000 people in critical need during 2014; provided leadership and job training for 20 individuals through our Service Learner Initiative.

Refugee & Immigration MinistriesOur ministries offer comprehensive and compassionate services to thousands of refugees and immigrants.

Russian Oregon Social Services gave direct assistance to 3,619 Russian-speaking refugees and immigrants in 2014, including domestic violence services, breast and cervical health education, mental health counseling, ESL, self-suffi ciency and computer classes, citizenship training, legal and tax assistance, dental care and more.

Last year, Sponsors Organized to Assist Refugees (SOAR) provided resettlement services for 382 refugees—the majority of whom came from Afghanistan, Bhutan, Burma, Cuba, the former Soviet Union, Iran, Iraq and Somalia—and helped them adjust to a new life in the Portland metro area; implemented the Mental Health Promotion Program.

In 2014, SOAR Immigration Legal Services provided low-cost immigration representation to more than 2,000 immigrants and refugees in application processes.

EMO’s Food Services prepares healthy meals using fresh ingredients for clients of our HIV Day Center and Daily Bread Express and residents of the Patton Home.

SOAR Immigration Legal Services expanded its statewide work by offering eight Citizenship Days, a DACA Renewal workshop and 20 Citizenship Preparation classes across the state.

Second Home received the 2014 Beaverton Human Rights Award—with staff, students and home providers in attendance for the award presentation.

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