On Aug. 27, 2022, the Pleasant Valley Church in Happy Valley, Oregon, became the first Seventh-day Adventist Church in the Oregon Conference to have a multi-pastoral staff led by a female pastor.
That Sunday morning was one of the busiest days of the year at Big Lake Youth Camp. As the staff worked to clean up from summer camp and transition Big Lake for family camps, Ross von Pohle, facilities manager, received a search and rescue call.
Learning from leaders beyond the church walls may at first seem out of the ordinary, but bringing back new and innovative ideas is a core part of Ben Lundquist's leadership style with Oregon Young Adults.
Can I make a difference in my church? It's a question many are asking right now. With our General Conference session just around the corner, now is a great time to dig in and discover how the Adventist Church works and how you can effect change.
By 6:00 p.m. the January sun has already set at Big Lake Youth Camp. “This time of year, it’s usually dark by the time they pick us up,” said Tylor Watts, one of the young adults attending this year’s Oregon Young Adults and Big Lake Staff Winter ...
Adventist pioneers were not afraid to engage politically on behalf of their neighbors’ wellbeing, even when it meant breaking the law. This look into Adventist history points the way back to Christian brotherhood and unity.
Port Townsend is home to a thriving ministry breaking down barriers and sharing God’s unconditional love in surprising ways. The persistent pursuit of love and service to their surrounding community is fostering positive culture change inside and ...
“I pastor two churches. One church has an open weekly breakfast for the community where we have connected with people who walk in for the free breakfast provided, but then stay back to have conversations and study the Bible together. At the end of...
This spring we started a series on the Oregon Conference Facebook page called Oregon Adventist Stories (OAS) to help connect our members on a more personal level. We asked the founder of Humans of Adventism, Kaleb Eisele, to help us with it. He’s ...
