A New Church and New Pastor In early January 2010 a hard freeze broke the overhead plumbing inside the Sutherlin (Ore.) Church. A huge amount of water poured into the church foyer and classrooms before the break was discovered several days later. Needless to say, church memb... Read more
Southern Oregon Pathfinders Participate in Christmas Parade Clubs from Mount Mazama Pathfinder district in southern Oregon gathered in Grants Pass, Ore., for a Christmas City of Lights Parade Dec. 4, 2010.The annual Christmas parade is held the first Saturday night in December. This year the weather foreca... Read more
Molalla Thanksgiving Outreach Community Service women at the Molalla (Ore.) Church, with help from church members, provided Thanksgiving baskets for nearly 50 families this year. Boxes were put together for families having one to nine people. Names were acquired through the Mo... Read more
Christmas Boxes from the Williams Church Christmas boxes were filled with food on Dec. 14, 2010, at the Williams Church in Williams, Ore. Altogether 48 boxes were distributed, and eight others were given gift certificates because their names had come in too late to get the boxes.Donna Li... Read more
Silverton Church Celebrates Evangelistic Success What could the Silverton (Ore.) Community Church hope from an evangelistic campaign in an artsy town, with a population of 10,000, hosting at least 20 different denominational churches? The answer rested with God as Jim Reinking, elder from Spokan... Read more
ELL Religion Curriculum Created by Retired PAA Legend Jim Robertson, a retired Portland (Ore.) Adventist Academy teacher for 34 years, recently completed a curriculum designed specifically for students learning the English language. Through this, he is leaving a legacy to students and educators alike... Read more
Missoula's Amazing Maze What could a struggling church school do to stir up interest in a community that hardly knew it was there? How could it impact its neighborhood with a service building bridges and creating opportunities to witness? These were among the questions a... Read more
Eagle Adventist Christian School and Preschool The Eagle Adventist Christian Center (EACC) recently received a $15,000 grant through the QRIS (Quality Rating Improvement System) which is a new system to raise the standard of child care in Idaho. The grant has been used for improvement of the o... Read more
Journey to Bethlehem Attracts Huge Crowd Members of the Meridian (Idaho) Church worked extremely hard for several months in preparation for the Journey to Bethlehem pageant which ran Dec. 11–12. The event has been staged for a number of years, but this time, with a renewed vision for con... Read more