Jonathan Russell

Oregon Conference assistant to the president for multimedia communications

Jonathan Russell also serves as Portland Adventist Community Services Board co-Chair.

Articles by Jonathan

Evacuees Find Shelter in Hope Valley

When fires raged across Oregon in September, tens of thousands of people began to evacuate their homes. But where do fleeing families go to escape the flames?

'I Serve': Gladstone Camp Meeting 2020 Goes Online

It’s almost camp meeting time! Are you ready? Because of the pandemic restrictions, Gladstone Campground will be uncharacteristically quiet in July.

PACS Announces New Executive Director

Portland Adventist Community Services (PACS) invited Laura Pascoe to serve as its next executive director. She began her duties in November 2019.

Oregon Adventist Stories: Behind the Scenes

This spring we started a series on the Oregon Conference Facebook page called Oregon Adventist Stories (OAS) to help connect our members on

Tom Evans to Become Oregon Conference Outreach Ministries Director

On Tuesday, June 4, 2019, the Oregon Conference executive committee “unanimously and enthusiastically” voted to invite Tom Evans to become the next outreach ministries director of the Oregon Confer

'GiveMe5' Oregon Conference Hispanic Ministries Initiative

“What if we were to recapture the idea of evangelism driven by passionate, spirit-filled lay people?” This is the question posed by David Paczka, Oregon Conference Hispanic ministries director back

Iniciativa “Dame5” del Departamento Hispano en Oregon

¿Qué sucedería si resucitáramos un concepto de evangelismo generado por laicos llenos del Espíritu Santo y apasionados por compartir a Cristo?

Plubell Elected Oregon Conference VP for Finance

Brent Plubell has accepted the invitation of the Oregon Conference executive and nominating committees to become vice president for finance.

Hillsboro Spanish Helps Reconnect Families

On a chilly January morning, 280 people gathered at Holden Convention Center in Gladstone, Ore., in anticipation of welcoming family members they hadn’t seen in 10 or more years.

The Best Meal of the Month

When Oregon Conference members, Carol and Mike Altman, heard that the Clark Center in downtown Portland needed cooks, they jumped in to help.

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