VBS Rides at Gladstone Park Church This year's Vacation Bible School theme was "Avalanche Ranch — A Wild Ride through God's Word." Children, ages 5–12, attended the program from July 6–10 at Gladstone (Ore.) Park Church. There were 16 volunteers who helped out with an average atten... Leer más
The Road Back to Gladstone She was born in Lents — one of Portland's blue-collar neighborhoods on the southeast side. Both her parents were Adventists; in fact, "My mother and brother helped build the Lents Church," says Barbara Butler. That's why, beginning in 1936, she we... Leer más
PAA Hires New Teachers and Staff Portland Adventist Academy welcomes: Tim Erich, Stephen Lundquist, Drechelle Larry, Jonathan Schaffer and Greg Damazo as new teachers and staff members.Erich joins PAA as head of the social studies department. He and his wife, Kristy, have two son... Leer más
Happy Bridge of Fellowship About 12 years ago, the Canby (Ore.) Church began renting their quarters to members of the Pacific Covenant Mennonite Church for Sunday services.Shortly after arriving in October of 2007 as the new pastor for the Canby Church, Charles Williams mad... Leer más
Gladstone Camp Meeting 2009 Large Crowds are Powered to Serve This year's theme, Powered to Serve, sought to give attendees the tools and encouragement needed to better serve their families, churches, communities and beyond. The 80th annual Gladstone (Ore.), Camp Meeting brought together an unusually large c... Leer más
Cheetah Comes to VBS The Myrtle Creek (Ore.) Church Vacation Bible School used a western theme with cowboy hats, neckerchiefs and more during Aug. 20–21. Western tunes were sung with modified words about David and his life experiences. Children enjoyed five days playi... Leer más
A Simple Dream A Simple Ad On Feb. 9, the Central Point (Ore.) Church began an outreach program under the direction of Iris Eastwood, member, and Ben Salazar, head elder. The goal was to teach and educate neighbors about the importance of having a healthy body.Their sister ... Leer más
Lewis and Clark Meet Mt. Ellis on the Missouri In keeping with tradition, Mt. Ellis Academy students in grades 9–11 spent the first week of school in the great outdoors. This year outdoor school meant paddling 47 miles through the White Cliffs section of the wild upper Missouri River. This str... Leer más
Kalispell Montana Youth Conference Dreams of starting a youth conference in Kalispell, Mont., with the purpose of challenging, inspiring and equipping young people from all over the Northwest became reality July 30–Aug. 2. In keeping with this year's theme "For Such a Time as This,... Leer más