Mission Connection Between the Anglican Province of Myanmar and the Diocese of Cascadia
There has been ongoing joint mission activity between the Diocese of Cascadia (Washington, Oregon, and Alaska) and the Anglican Province of Myanmar for several years. Cascadia has sent missions in the past to the Dioceses of Yangon and Pyay in Myanmar, and Myanmar has sent some of its bishops to minister in Cascadia. Unfortunately, this people exchange is currently curtailed due to the civil war in Myanmar.
Clement Sun Oo, Bishop of Pyay, Rev. Adam, with recently baptized new believers
On a diocesan level, the Dioceses of Cascadia, Yangon, and Pyay are companion dioceses. Cascadia contributed funds to assist in the building of the new Pyay diocesan office building. A delegation from Cascadia planned on attending the dedication of the diocesan office building in December 2025, but was asked by the officials in Pyay not to attend due to the civil war. We look forward to the day when the civil war in Myanmar is over and the country opens again to in-person mission activity. We have many friends in Myanmar.
In addition to these diocesan-level ministries, a parish in Cascadia, Holy Trinity, Edmonds, WA (HTE), and the Diocese of Pyay are partners. In 2025, HTE raised just over $4,000 with a rummage sale to assist the Diocese of Pyay with its diocesan office building.
HTE also sends annual support for the Pyay village evangelism workers who spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ in the remote villages in the diocese. There were over a dozen new believers who came to the Lord in 2025.
An interesting fact is that a HTE parishioner, Anne Ni, was born and raised in Myanmar and, as a youth, attended the same Sunday School as Archbishop Stephen Than Myint Oo of Myanmar!
Pyay Diocesan Office Building
Jeff Brown is the Global Mission Advocate for the Diocese of Cascadia and serves on the Diocesan Council. He is the diocesan lead intercessor as well. He holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering and is a retired engineering faculty member. Dr Brown has a passion for sharing the Gospel with others. Since 2001, Dr Brown has served on several short-term missions (all but one in Africa, the other in Myanmar) with Sharing of Ministries Abroad (SOMA). He also serves on the SOMA Board of Directors. In addition to global mission activity, Dr Brown and his wife, Leslie, volunteer with Youth for Christ, working with troubled youth of middle and high school age. Dr Brown is also in the ACNA Provincial intercession team. Jeff and Leslie attend, and are very active at, St Charles Anglican Cathedral in Bremerton, WA. They have 5 grown children and 4 grandchildren.
