Treasurer More than $43 million in appropriations were passed on to local conferences through the NPUC during the last five years.The NPUC revolving fund is generally open for deposits by members who wish to provide funds for church and school buildings whi... Read more
Secretary The North Pacific Union Conference (NPUC) executive secretary wears several other hats, including coordination of stewardship and health programs, as well as leading out in the activities and events of the Northwest Institute for Mission and Minis... Read more
Secretary The Institute for Mission and Ministry has sponsored 31 weekend Faith in Focus forums throughout the local Northwest conferences since 2004.Attendance at the second annual Health Summit–West event quadrupled to more than 300 individuals who were t... Read more
Legal Counsel David Duncan received his law degree from Willamette University in 1971.Duncan works through enough paper each year to create several stacks equal to his height.Legal work on estate planning fills 60 percent of Duncan's time; the remainder is spen... Read more
Go Ye Into All The World Students at Puget Sound Adventist Academy (PSAA), located on the same campus with the Kirkland Adventist School (KAS), represent at least 13 countries. This 10-year-old academy is a microcosm of the world’s youth colliding together in the hallways... Read more
Why Have Adventist Education? In spite of its outstanding contributions to the church and the larger world, Adventist education is under fire. But the sad fact is that in the early 21st century, the attack all too often is coming from inside the denomination.Some pastors, for ... Read more
Lifesavers and Role Models The teachers in my Seventh-day Adventist school were lifesavers for me at a critical time. When I was 15, my mom had just married a man out of prison who made my home life quite unpleasant. At the same time, my neighborhood friends and I were gett... Read more
UCA Technology sidebar Manual training should be connected with every school giving all young people practical knowledge of the most useful trades to further the gospel.Fabrication and welding students are currently working on the metal lettering for this Ellen G. White... Read more