Safe Place to Grow Adventist education has greatly affected my life in many ways including support for my own search for a personal belief in God. Many students grow up believing their parents' faith by default. Resources are not always readily available for them to... Read more
A Flower, Not a Weed “My goodness you’ve grown up so much since I last saw you. You’re growing like a weed!” Read more
Loved for Me Smiling faces stare. Glances tell a story. I hope they like me. I know worrying does me no good — some people will like me; some will not. But, I still have often yearned for acceptance. Read more
A Path of God's Love It is important for people to receive an education in their life. Time that students spend in school greatly shapes the way they live and behave, from everyday activities to controversial thinking. When students go to an Adventist school, they are... Read more
A Personal Faith Private schools. Eww. I believed private schools — the ones with the fancy campuses, the preppy uniforms and the lemon slices in their water — were only for the rich and privileged and definitely no place for a child coming from a low-income immig... Read more
Speak Freely Sometimes I feel I have overlooked the great blessing of Adventist education. I forget I have the freedom of speech and thought to talk of God and realize His love for us. But then I remember this environment provides countless opportunities to pr... Read more
NPUC Early Childhood Education Leaders Gather for Workshop The North Pacific Union Conference (NPUC) hosted a two-day workshop for more than 50 early childhood education (ECE) directors, lead teachers and school principals June 24–25, 2019, in Ridgefield, Wash. They came from every local conference of the... Read more
NPUC Association Responds to American Equities Fund Receivership The North Pacific Union Conference Association (NPUCA) has announced plans to return nearly $730,000 of trust investments to five trustors. Read more
NPUC Holds 43rd Regional Convocation Hundreds of Adventist members and guests from the Pacific Northwest and beyond gathered May 16–19, 2019, in Gladstone, Ore., for the 43rd North Pacific Union Conference (NPUC) Regional Convocation. Read more