March 2003

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Feature

A Long-Ago Summer in Forks

March 01, 2003 | Bruce Johnston
Only two converts. One died six weeks after she was baptized; the other drifted away within the year. The “effort” lasted all summer, conducted by four college students and the wife of the only one who was married. They spent a summer … read more

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A Small Church With a Big Mission

March 01, 2003 | Richard Dower
Leroy and Joanne Fuller are retired. They’ve led a busy life, having worked all over … read more

Did You Know?

Northwestern States Stats Adventist membership

March 01, 2003
By state geographical boundaries State Population 1 Adventist Membership 1 Ratio of … read more

Editorial

Should New Converts Take The Bible Seriously?

March 01, 2003 | Jere Patzer
Something happened a few Sabbaths ago that reminded me how important simple belief in … read more

Intersections

Interaction

March 01, 2003
Walla Walla College I received my [January 2003] GLEANER yesterday and read Jere Patzer … read more

Intersections

Americas for Christ

March 01, 2003
Las Americas Para Cristo, (Americas for Christ) is a Global Mission satellite … read more

Fresh Start

Me, Witness?

March 01, 2003 | Fresh Start | Karl Haffner
When I hear the word “witnessing,” I think of Bible-thumping, street-chanting, in-your- … read more

Intersections

Interaction

March 01, 2003
Walla Walla College I received my [January 2003] GLEANER yesterday and read Jere Patzer … read more

Intersections

Americas for Christ

March 01, 2003
Las Americas Para Cristo, (Americas for Christ) is a Global Mission satellite … read more

News

Adventist Health

Hospital, School, and Church Unite in Service to Community

March 01, 2003 | Jane Allen
While a hospital’s primary function is to provide health care services, its influence … read more

Alaska Conference

Benefit Dinner For Dee Dee Jonrowe

March 01, 2003
Sonia Brock, a member of the Palmer Church, hosted a spaghetti dinner in the fellowship … read more

Alaska Conference

Be Kind to Me, I Gave Blood Today

March 01, 2003 | John Kriegelstein
Two Anchorage Adventist churches hosted blood drives on Sabbath mornings in November … read more

Alaska Conference

Alaska’s Pastors Take Wing to Anchorage

March 01, 2003 | John Kriegelstein
Alaska’s seventeen multi-national pastors converged on Anchorage to attend the annual … read more

Idaho Conference

Steps To And For Christ

March 01, 2003
Four young people from Bennington, Montpelier, and Rigby, have a desire to tell others … read more

Idaho Conference

Legal Notices

March 01, 2003 | Donald Klinger
Idaho Conference Session Notice is hereby given that the 50th Regular Session of the … read more

Montana Conference

Lewistown Gets New Pastor

March 01, 2003 | Linda Barnett-Johnson
Pastor Elmer E. Dow has accepted the call to pastor the Lewistown Seventh-day Adventist … read more

Montana Conference

Mt. Ellis Welcomes Marantha

March 01, 2003
Mount Ellis is proud and grateful to have been selected as the site for the Annual … read more

Oregon Conference

Health, Hope, And Healing Inspire New Members in the Gorge

March 01, 2003 | Paula Montgomery
They flocked into the Columbia River Gorge last fall like a host of angels—the MEET ( … read more

Oregon Conference

Hood View Members Go on a Guatemalan Mission

March 01, 2003 | Lorraine Juberg
A recent mission project of the Hood View church, Boring, Ore., included raising $17, … read more

Oregon Conference

God Opens Doors In Central India

March 01, 2003 | Lutz Binus
“The visit of pastor Lutz Binus and his team has been a rewarding and enlightening … read more

Upper Columbia Conference

Spokane’s East Central Community Company Pays Their Debt

March 01, 2003 | Jennifer Rodriguez
Sabbath evening, Dec. 14, 2002, was no ordinary evening for the members of the East … read more

Upper Columbia Conference

What Do You Do with 23 Trumpet Players? UCA Initiates Gifted Musician Scholarship

March 01, 2003 | Linnea Torkelsen
i>. . . and dear Lord, you know that more than half my band is graduating in May. I’ … read more

Upper Columbia Conference

The Cheney Church Is on the Move

March 01, 2003 | Eileen Mallinson
The members of the Cheney Church accepted an offer to sell their church building in … read more

Upper Columbia Conference

Four Students Selected As Delegates to National Conference

March 01, 2003 | Susan Bailey
Yakima Adventist Christian School (YACS) is proud to announce that Macy Brock, Jonathan … read more

Upper Columbia Conference

Cookie’s Retreat Center Opens

March 01, 2003
Polly’s Place Ministries, Inc., has opened Cookie’s Retreat Center, a healing retreat … read more

Walla Walla University

Winter Quarter Begins With Week of Prayer

March 01, 2003 | Bradley Nelson
Walla Walla College students, faculty, and staff returning from the Christmas holiday … read more

Washington Conference

AnchorPointe Gives a Gift to the Community

March 01, 2003 | Caryn Pierce
Anyone who lives in the Puget Sound area will know that “vacant retail space” has been … read more

Washington Conference

Bethlehem Carpenter’s Son Pastors Pastors

March 01, 2003 | Phil White
The Washington Conference Executive Committee has elected Bruce Koch to serve as … read more

Washington Conference

Monroe Church Sends Missionaries to the World

March 01, 2003 | Debbie Beierle
Monroe, Wash., members gathered for an emotional farewell vespers for two families … read more

Washington Conference

Seeds for the Harvest

March 01, 2003 | Ivan Cowles
The little church in Forks, Washington, was blessed last fall by hosting a Laurelwood … read more

Washington Conference

Real Issues REAL GOD

March 01, 2003 | Becky Rode
Rally the Troops! Wait, don’t you mean rally the youth? If you had happened upon the … read more

Washington Conference

Grandma’s House

March 01, 2003 | Harley Miller
“Grandma’s House” is the home missionary outreach project of Stu and Joyce Neal, … read more