Garrett Caldwell Upper Columbia Conference assistant to the president for communication By Garrett Caldwell Media and Mission in the Inland Empire Historically Adventist Christians have correctly recognized film as a tool with the incredible power to influence the acceptance of ideas and shape thought and have opposed anything to do with the movie industry. However in a culture where the cur... Read more Hayden Lake Dedicates Church, Burns the Mortage Five years and five months after their official groundbreaking, the Hayden Lake Church held a church dedication service and burned the mortgage. In a congregation whose development can modestly be described as "remarkable" this marks another excit... Read more Yakima Student Wins Award Jonathan Sharley, 16, won the Yakima/Ellensburg regional Young Pianists Award. The son of Harry and Lori Sharley, Yakima Church pastor and wife, performed Schumann’s "Piano Concerto in A Minor" in his bid for the award at the Dec. 2, 2007 event. J... Read more Slavic and Linwood Church Services Go Live on the Web The Spokane Slavic Church has experience with international broadcasting. For more than a year, the sermons from Volodymyr Nesteruk, pastor, have been broadcast on the Hope Channel Europe (HCE) and can be seen as far away as his native Ukraine. No... Read more Constituency Session Survey Part 2 At Upper Columbia Conference’s 75th Constituency Session held Sept. 30 at Upper Columbia Academy the delegates participated in a polling session on a variety of topics, including communication, spirituality, youth and family life, and evangelism. ... Read more Native American Ministry Growing Northwest Couple Shares Health Message in British Columbia Leif and Zanna Ove are two Upper Columbia Conference members with a mission. Their passion: to be the hands and feet of Christ among the Native American Indians in the Inland Northwest and beyond. To do this, they want to reach members of local tr... Read more Session Surveys Show a Snapshot of Member Trends Electronic Polling Opens the Door for Feedback The use of electronic polling devices at the Upper Columbia Conference 75th constituency session did more than facilitate delegate voting on officer elections or issues related to the conference constitution. With representation from every church ... Read more Capstone of the Call Eric Shadle Ordained to Pastoral Ministry "It was humbling and awe-inspiring…It was like the capstone to the long journey into pastoral ministry.” These were the words of Eric Shadle, M.D., as he reflected on the experience of ordination to the pastoral ministry.Indeed, the Sabbath aftern... Read more Volunteer Power Shows at Sharathon Sharathon at Spokane's Positive Life Radio station KEEH 104.9 started off with a bang this year thanks, in part, to the help of a record number of volunteers. Each fall the nonprofit Christian radio station turns to listeners in Spokane and the su... Read more Familiar Faces in New Roles at Conference Office Although they are not new to Upper Columbia Conference, two new faces can be seen in the office in Spokane.Cheri Corder joins the conference office team to lead the Sabbath School, Vacation Bible School and Adventist Community Services ministries ... Read more
Media and Mission in the Inland Empire Historically Adventist Christians have correctly recognized film as a tool with the incredible power to influence the acceptance of ideas and shape thought and have opposed anything to do with the movie industry. However in a culture where the cur... Read more
Hayden Lake Dedicates Church, Burns the Mortage Five years and five months after their official groundbreaking, the Hayden Lake Church held a church dedication service and burned the mortgage. In a congregation whose development can modestly be described as "remarkable" this marks another excit... Read more
Yakima Student Wins Award Jonathan Sharley, 16, won the Yakima/Ellensburg regional Young Pianists Award. The son of Harry and Lori Sharley, Yakima Church pastor and wife, performed Schumann’s "Piano Concerto in A Minor" in his bid for the award at the Dec. 2, 2007 event. J... Read more
Slavic and Linwood Church Services Go Live on the Web The Spokane Slavic Church has experience with international broadcasting. For more than a year, the sermons from Volodymyr Nesteruk, pastor, have been broadcast on the Hope Channel Europe (HCE) and can be seen as far away as his native Ukraine. No... Read more
Constituency Session Survey Part 2 At Upper Columbia Conference’s 75th Constituency Session held Sept. 30 at Upper Columbia Academy the delegates participated in a polling session on a variety of topics, including communication, spirituality, youth and family life, and evangelism. ... Read more
Native American Ministry Growing Northwest Couple Shares Health Message in British Columbia Leif and Zanna Ove are two Upper Columbia Conference members with a mission. Their passion: to be the hands and feet of Christ among the Native American Indians in the Inland Northwest and beyond. To do this, they want to reach members of local tr... Read more
Session Surveys Show a Snapshot of Member Trends Electronic Polling Opens the Door for Feedback The use of electronic polling devices at the Upper Columbia Conference 75th constituency session did more than facilitate delegate voting on officer elections or issues related to the conference constitution. With representation from every church ... Read more
Capstone of the Call Eric Shadle Ordained to Pastoral Ministry "It was humbling and awe-inspiring…It was like the capstone to the long journey into pastoral ministry.” These were the words of Eric Shadle, M.D., as he reflected on the experience of ordination to the pastoral ministry.Indeed, the Sabbath aftern... Read more
Volunteer Power Shows at Sharathon Sharathon at Spokane's Positive Life Radio station KEEH 104.9 started off with a bang this year thanks, in part, to the help of a record number of volunteers. Each fall the nonprofit Christian radio station turns to listeners in Spokane and the su... Read more
Familiar Faces in New Roles at Conference Office Although they are not new to Upper Columbia Conference, two new faces can be seen in the office in Spokane.Cheri Corder joins the conference office team to lead the Sabbath School, Vacation Bible School and Adventist Community Services ministries ... Read more
