Jay Wintermeyer

North Pacific Union assistant to the president for communication and Gleaner editor

North Pacific Union Conference

Jay Wintermeyer has been writing and sharing stories about God's work for more than 25 years. He currently serves as the assistant to the president for communication and Gleaner editor for the North Pacific Union Conference. Jay oversees the media ministries, web development, public relations and event planning for the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington.

When he’s not finding creative ways to tell the story of Adventists living out their faith, Jay enjoys heading outdoors to find new spots to practice landscape photography. Jay graduated from Walla Walla University and has worked in broadcast management, print and web communications and broadcast documentary film production.

Articles by Jay

Virus Reality Check

Empty Shelves

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It Doesn't Have to End This Way

You’ve seen it. You may have even watched it happen around you. Many of our churches are shrinking and aging.

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Adventist Church Launches Initiative to Bring Hope & Wholeness to Spokane

Looking at the Spokane River and the snowcapped mountains in the distance, one might think Spokane, Washington, idyllic. Look a little deeper and the picture changes rapidly.

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Eight Bible Study Tips

Feel like your Bible study time needs a reboot? Here are eight ways to revitalize your time in the Word.

Rewrite the Text

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Home for Christmas

I’ve always looked forward to Christmas. My earliest memories of the holiday are filled with hope and joy.

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WWU Addresses Cyber Attack

'Twas the first day of finals, and not a student was stirring on the Walla Walla University campus — at least when it came to submitting last-minute papers or taking online tests.

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Northwest Teens Answer Prayer With Concrete and Iron

The members of a small Adventist church in San Luis, Guatemala, recieved an answer to two years of prayer when a group of Northwest teens and adults came to help build a new church in March 2019.

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Pastor Serves Through Crises

When Greg Griffitts got into the patrol car for the first time in Hermiston, Ore., he didn’t know he’d be sitting in many more police vehicles in the future.

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Upper Columbia Conference Welcomes New President

Minner Labrador Jr. joined the Upper Columbia Conference (UCC) team as president in June 2018. His road to the Northwest began years ago in New Jersey.

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UCC Camp Meeting Speakers

John McVay

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