Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon’s Northeast Emergency Food Program (NEFP) shattered records in 2020. Economic fallout from the COVID pandemic exponentially increased the need for supplemental food. Between March 2020 and … Continue reading Sylvia: The Story of a Volunteer
This last June 19, 2021, on Oregon’s first officially recognized “Juneteenth” holiday, over 300 people gathered outside the Coos Bay Historical Society in southern Oregon. In partnership with the Oregon … Continue reading Reckoning with Racism
Life is a series of transitions, sometimes hard and unexpected, other times perfectly natural. For Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon (EMO) President Jan Musgrove Elfers, the decision to retire presents a … Continue reading President Jan Musgrove Elfers announces retirement
