Heidi Baumgartner

Washington Conference communication director

Washington Conference

Heidi Baumgartner serves as communication director for Washington Conference. She helps 110 churches, 20 schools and 35-plus ministries tell stories about how people and ministries are living God's mission.

Articles by Heidi

Four Ways to Aid Refugees

Imagine you were given three days to produce certain citizenship paperwork. If you resist, you will either lose your life, end up in jail or be forcibly relocated.

Souper Service Feeds Bonney Lake

If restaurants can have curbside food pickup, why can’t the church do something similar? In a defining moment, the youth and young adults of Bonney Lake Church answered that question and found a mi

9 Ways Washington Churches Pivoted in 2020

One year later: How have churches in western Washington pivoted to continue the mission in a pandemic?

Washington Conference pastors answered, and nine themes emerged.

'Days of Celebration' Event Goes Online

The first Sabbath of a new year is significant for the black church families in the western Washington region who gather to celebrate unity, reconciliation and new beginnings.

Russian Ministry Multiplies to Form New Company

Home is where you go to celebrate life's milestones. This is also true for churches.

Maranatha Church Helps Feed Hungry Neighbors

Weekdays are proving to be just as busy as Sabbath mornings for Maranatha Adventist Church in Seattle — and that’s just the way the service-minded congregation likes it.

New Podcast Invites Listeners to Learn

Just Us, a new podcast from Washington Conference, launched this year to model healthy and respectful conversation about race, justice and Christianity.

Ordained and Commissioned for Such a Time

In any typical year, Washington Conference will recommend several names of pastors who completed a professional development process to the union for ordination.

Auburn City Church Feeds a Need

Auburn City Church's parking lot is one of the designated COVID-19 test sites for King County. Cars typically start lining up at 6:30 a.m. and capacity is often reached by 10 a.m.

Auburn City Church Feeds a Need

Bright and early every Tuesday morning for the last several weeks, Pat Bailey shows up at Auburn City Seventh-day Adventist Church to direct cars into the food bank line, the COVID-19 testing line

Latest Issue — 07.2021