February 2009 About this issue: Feature Feature Blurbs February 01, 2009 Minnie Hurd, founding member of the Shiloh Church, took care of foster children, one of whom was Jimi Hendrix, the famed rock guitarist.Fred and Minnie Hurd's adopted daughter, Freddie Mae Hurd Gautier, became a well-known civil rights advocate wh... More Features Sidebar 2 Timeline 1901 The Furlong Church was established in Los Angeles1908 African-American work is put on hold1918 Washington Conference plans for minority group evangelism and constituency session votes to hire a black minister1919 Lake Washington Church organi... Read more Sidebar 2 Timeline 1901 The Furlong Church was established in Los Angeles1908 African-American work is put on hold1918 Washington Conference plans for minority group evangelism and constituency session votes to hire a black minister1919 Lake Washington Church organi... Read more Righteous Roots, Faithful Fruits This year marks the 100th year for the beginnings of gospel ministry among African Americans on the Pacific Coast. Throughout the century black evangelism and church growth in the Northwest have faced a myriad of challenges including: small number... Read more Feature Blurbs Minnie Hurd, founding member of the Shiloh Church, took care of foster children, one of whom was Jimi Hendrix, the famed rock guitarist.Fred and Minnie Hurd's adopted daughter, Freddie Mae Hurd Gautier, became a well-known civil rights advocate wh... Read more Others Did You Know - January 2009 Because this section is primarily a graphic design in the print version, it is not available here. You can see the Did You Know? page for this month by looking in the print edition of GLEANER or by clicking on the PDF version.Black History Month:F... Read more Never in My Lifetime This February's black history celebration will be a heightened one of joy and pride as a defining time in history for African Americans and people of color in the United States.On January 20, 2009, Barack Obama was sworn in on the steps of the U.S... Read more Never in My Lifetime This February's black history celebration will be a heightened one of joy and pride as a defining time in history for African Americans and people of color in the United States.On January 20, 2009, Barack Obama was sworn in on the steps of the U.S... Read more Mort Juberg Remembered Longtime GLEANER Editor Dies Mort Juberg, GLEANER editor from 1978–1991, died Tuesday morning, Dec. 30, 2008, just three and a half weeks shy of his 87th birthday.Juberg joined the Seventh-day Adventist Church after living with and working for an Adventist family in South Dak... Read more Did You Know - January 2009 Because this section is primarily a graphic design in the print version, it is not available here. You can see the Did You Know? page for this month by looking in the print edition of GLEANER or by clicking on the PDF version.Black History Month:F... Read more NRLA Meets to Further Religious Liberty The Northwest Religious Liberty Association is the government relations and mediation services ministry of the North Pacific Union Conference. It provides non-partisan religious liberty and mediation services for civic, academic, interfaith and co... Read more FYI - February 2009 Sabbath Scholar DiesSamuele Bacchiocchi, retired Andrews University theology professor and one of the world’s leading proponents of the seventh-day Sabbath, died Dec. 20, 2008, following a two-year battle with cancer. He was 70 years old and resid... Read more Integrity for Such a Time We were smitten. The new slick-dressing young minister in town had all the "street-cred" I and my high school friends valued. He'd messed with drugs and led his own rock band, but told us he'd left it all behind for Christ.He strummed the guitar l... Read more De pandilleros a hijos de Dios Nampa, Idaho. Cuando el joven pastor Harold Altamirano hizo el llamado, más de veinte jóvenes se pusieron de pie expresando su deseo de entregar sus vidas al Señor. Veinticuatro horas más tarde, el sábado 15 de Noviembre del 2008, seis jóvenes des... Read more FYI - February 2009 Sabbath Scholar DiesSamuele Bacchiocchi, retired Andrews University theology professor and one of the world’s leading proponents of the seventh-day Sabbath, died Dec. 20, 2008, following a two-year battle with cancer. He was 70 years old and resid... Read more Integrity for Such a Time We were smitten. The new slick-dressing young minister in town had all the "street-cred" I and my high school friends valued. He'd messed with drugs and led his own rock band, but told us he'd left it all behind for Christ.He strummed the guitar l... Read more NRLA Meets to Further Religious Liberty The Northwest Religious Liberty Association is the government relations and mediation services ministry of the North Pacific Union Conference. It provides non-partisan religious liberty and mediation services for civic, academic, interfaith and co... Read more De pandilleros a hijos de Dios Nampa, Idaho. Cuando el joven pastor Harold Altamirano hizo el llamado, más de veinte jóvenes se pusieron de pie expresando su deseo de entregar sus vidas al Señor. Veinticuatro horas más tarde, el sábado 15 de Noviembre del 2008, seis jóvenes des... Read more Mort Juberg Remembered Longtime GLEANER Editor Dies Mort Juberg, GLEANER editor from 1978–1991, died Tuesday morning, Dec. 30, 2008, just three and a half weeks shy of his 87th birthday.Juberg joined the Seventh-day Adventist Church after living with and working for an Adventist family in South Dak... Read more News Faith In Action Stirs Tillamook to Action Bible Worker's Testimony Fuels Passion for Evangelism Christmas Program Comes Alive Pacific Press Sets Up Library At Mexico Orphanage Volunteers Rally for Computer Technology Eureka Celebrates Mt. Ellis Academy Holds Week of Prayer I Gave God a Try Jeans Fund Mozambique Mission Oregon Adventists Join Community for Messiah Kelso-Longview Hosts 6,000 Local Band Gives Benefit Concert Orchards Church Takes its Trailer on the Road Again ShareHIM With Shared Pulpits Whipple Creek Youth Raise Money CAA Hand Bells Play For the Portland Marathon Eugene Sacred Choir Performs Cottage Grove Church Hosts New Series Medford Church Celebrates Marriage Creation Series Draws Locals Stations Make Switch to Digital Troy Church Members Help Start Church in Costa Rica Upper Columbia Office Goes Up in Flames Wintermeyer Accepts Communication Position Church Honors Veterans Their Dream Keeps "Building" Freshmen Geared for Success New Mentoring Program at WWU Auburn's Bethlehem Ministry Unites Church and School Community Bittersweet Holiday Service Offers Healing Church Prepares to Battle Bugs...Naturally Forest Park Students Perform for Seniors Green Lake Gives the Gift of Christmas Seniors Create Connections in Mexico Students Raise Breast Cancer A-wear-ness Three Northwest Academies Unite for Holiday Concert World News Briefs - February 2009
Sidebar 2 Timeline 1901 The Furlong Church was established in Los Angeles1908 African-American work is put on hold1918 Washington Conference plans for minority group evangelism and constituency session votes to hire a black minister1919 Lake Washington Church organi... Read more
Sidebar 2 Timeline 1901 The Furlong Church was established in Los Angeles1908 African-American work is put on hold1918 Washington Conference plans for minority group evangelism and constituency session votes to hire a black minister1919 Lake Washington Church organi... Read more
Righteous Roots, Faithful Fruits This year marks the 100th year for the beginnings of gospel ministry among African Americans on the Pacific Coast. Throughout the century black evangelism and church growth in the Northwest have faced a myriad of challenges including: small number... Read more
Feature Blurbs Minnie Hurd, founding member of the Shiloh Church, took care of foster children, one of whom was Jimi Hendrix, the famed rock guitarist.Fred and Minnie Hurd's adopted daughter, Freddie Mae Hurd Gautier, became a well-known civil rights advocate wh... Read more
Did You Know - January 2009 Because this section is primarily a graphic design in the print version, it is not available here. You can see the Did You Know? page for this month by looking in the print edition of GLEANER or by clicking on the PDF version.Black History Month:F... Read more
Never in My Lifetime This February's black history celebration will be a heightened one of joy and pride as a defining time in history for African Americans and people of color in the United States.On January 20, 2009, Barack Obama was sworn in on the steps of the U.S... Read more
Never in My Lifetime This February's black history celebration will be a heightened one of joy and pride as a defining time in history for African Americans and people of color in the United States.On January 20, 2009, Barack Obama was sworn in on the steps of the U.S... Read more
Mort Juberg Remembered Longtime GLEANER Editor Dies Mort Juberg, GLEANER editor from 1978–1991, died Tuesday morning, Dec. 30, 2008, just three and a half weeks shy of his 87th birthday.Juberg joined the Seventh-day Adventist Church after living with and working for an Adventist family in South Dak... Read more
Did You Know - January 2009 Because this section is primarily a graphic design in the print version, it is not available here. You can see the Did You Know? page for this month by looking in the print edition of GLEANER or by clicking on the PDF version.Black History Month:F... Read more
NRLA Meets to Further Religious Liberty The Northwest Religious Liberty Association is the government relations and mediation services ministry of the North Pacific Union Conference. It provides non-partisan religious liberty and mediation services for civic, academic, interfaith and co... Read more
FYI - February 2009 Sabbath Scholar DiesSamuele Bacchiocchi, retired Andrews University theology professor and one of the world’s leading proponents of the seventh-day Sabbath, died Dec. 20, 2008, following a two-year battle with cancer. He was 70 years old and resid... Read more
Integrity for Such a Time We were smitten. The new slick-dressing young minister in town had all the "street-cred" I and my high school friends valued. He'd messed with drugs and led his own rock band, but told us he'd left it all behind for Christ.He strummed the guitar l... Read more
De pandilleros a hijos de Dios Nampa, Idaho. Cuando el joven pastor Harold Altamirano hizo el llamado, más de veinte jóvenes se pusieron de pie expresando su deseo de entregar sus vidas al Señor. Veinticuatro horas más tarde, el sábado 15 de Noviembre del 2008, seis jóvenes des... Read more
FYI - February 2009 Sabbath Scholar DiesSamuele Bacchiocchi, retired Andrews University theology professor and one of the world’s leading proponents of the seventh-day Sabbath, died Dec. 20, 2008, following a two-year battle with cancer. He was 70 years old and resid... Read more
Integrity for Such a Time We were smitten. The new slick-dressing young minister in town had all the "street-cred" I and my high school friends valued. He'd messed with drugs and led his own rock band, but told us he'd left it all behind for Christ.He strummed the guitar l... Read more
NRLA Meets to Further Religious Liberty The Northwest Religious Liberty Association is the government relations and mediation services ministry of the North Pacific Union Conference. It provides non-partisan religious liberty and mediation services for civic, academic, interfaith and co... Read more
De pandilleros a hijos de Dios Nampa, Idaho. Cuando el joven pastor Harold Altamirano hizo el llamado, más de veinte jóvenes se pusieron de pie expresando su deseo de entregar sus vidas al Señor. Veinticuatro horas más tarde, el sábado 15 de Noviembre del 2008, seis jóvenes des... Read more
Mort Juberg Remembered Longtime GLEANER Editor Dies Mort Juberg, GLEANER editor from 1978–1991, died Tuesday morning, Dec. 30, 2008, just three and a half weeks shy of his 87th birthday.Juberg joined the Seventh-day Adventist Church after living with and working for an Adventist family in South Dak... Read more
