Concert in the Park Benefits Canyonville ACS On June 6, nearly 100 music lovers from Canyonville, Ore., and surrounding communities enjoyed a concert in the park featuring more than 30 local performers. Musicians donating their time and talents, included Strings of Praise, an eight-piece str... Read more
Valley View VBS Goes to Egypt When you think of Egypt, what comes to mind — a hot desert, slaves and mummies? For many at the Valley View Church, in Medford, Ore., Egypt brings back thoughts of a wonderful week of Vacation Bible School.On June 20, more than 60 children, plus p... Read more
LeMert Steps in as New Sunnyside Pastor Following a year of prayerful searching, the Sunnyside Church in Portland, Ore., is very happy to welcome Scott LeMert to the position of senior pastor. LeMert and his wife, Dorothy, took up their new responsibilities in early July. His first serm... Read more
PAA Prepares Campus for New School Building Preparation for Portland Adventist Academy's new school building is a visible reality and the campus is changing is big ways.While the projected groundbreaking ceremonies for phase one won't take place for another year, preparation for the constru... Read more
Sabbath Keepers Go the Extra Mile The weekend of June 11–13 found bikers from around the United States and Canada riding into Baker City, Ore., for the annual Hells Canyon Motorcycle Rally. The majority of the riders came to ride some of the best motorcycle roads in Oregon during ... Read more
Wolf Point Company Hosts Live With Hope May 7–29 the Wolf Point Company hosted a Live With Hope seminar with Thai Nguyen as the presenter. Nguyen is from Vietnam and has been a Bible worker with the Wolf Point Company for nearly a year. His wife, Sharon, teaches at the church school in ... Read more
Idaho Conference Hires K12 Recruiter The Idaho Conference recently hired Tom Sherwood to assist the 13 elementary schools and Gem State Adventist Academy with their recruitment efforts.Sherwood has a bachelor's degree in theology from Walla Walla University and accreditation in eleme... Read more
Cloverdale Members Catch the Spirit A major exterior makeover for the Cloverdale Church, in Boise, Idaho, was the mission during 2009. What the church didn’t plan on was the overwhelming volunteer response by its membership. “Catch the Spirit” became an enthusiastic theme throughout... Read more
Alaska Women's Retreat Fosters Outreach This year's annual Alaska Conference Women's Ministries Retreat was held April 2–4 at the Crown Plaza Hotel in Anchorage, Alaska. More than 162 women attended the meeting, including four 89-year-olds coming for the first time to listen to Elizabet... Read more