PAA’s Land Development Begins A property lease and development means visible progress toward a new school building for Portland Adventist Academy (PAA).A busy construction site is leaving a mark on the east side of PAA’s 25-acre property. Builders Jerry Erwin and Associates ar... Leer más
Pioneer Pathfinders Club Collects Food The Salem Central Church Pioneer Pathfinder Club collected more than 450 pounds of food at a recent food drive. The food was given to the Salem Adventist Community Center to give to needy and low-income families for the holiday season. Leer más
Father, Husband Makes Radical Transformation He pulls headphones out of his plug-pierced ears and begins to tell his story. “I like rap,” says Ken Acquin, a member of Pleasant Valley Church in Happy Valley and the father of a Portland Adventist Academy sophomore, Anderson Acquin. “But it’s C... Leer más
McMinnville Members Open Pantries, Pocketbooks McMinnville Church members opened their pantries and pocketbooks for the 15th year in a row to feed the less fortunate in their community through a special service held the Sabbath before Thanksgiving.During the annual service, food donations are ... Leer más
Columbia Adventist Academy Pursues Full-Time Philanthropy One of Webster’s definitions of philanthropy is “the desire to promote the welfare of others.” And that makes the activities of this past fall at Columbia Adventist Academy (CAA) in Battle Ground, Wash., a full-time philanthropic endeavor.One focu... Leer más
Coquille Church Participates in Operation Christmas Child Project Operation Christmas Child is a worldwide children's project that uses simple gift-filled shoeboxes containing school supplies, toys, necessities and notes of encouragement to let hurting children know God loves them.For the second year, Darwin Kni... Leer más
Sonshine Christian School Adopts, Cleans Park When Florence, Ore., opened the adoption process this summer for people and organizations to take on responsibility for cleaning and maintaining local parks, Sonshine Christian School responded, requesting “ownership” of Singing Pines Park's playg... Leer más
Cottage Grove Churches Distribute School Supplies The Party in the Park, held Aug. 24, 2013, in Cottage Grove’s Coiner Park, brought together the local Adventist church and other area churches to distribute free school supplies and clothing to those in need. This much-anticipated annual event b... Leer más
