Shady Point Reaches Out through Food During the month of May the Shady Point (Ore.) Church held a Vegetarian Tasting Affair for the residents of the local community of Lake Creek, a small rural farming district 10 miles east of Eagle Point, Ore. This event consisted of a series of ta... Read more
Jaci Velasquez in Kelso-Longview On Friday, July 24, Jaci Velasquez, multi-Grammy award nominee, was at the Kelso-Longview (Wash.) Church for a benefit concert for the local Community Service Center. The community-focused event highlighted a ministry that has served the community... Read more
Sidewalk Kids Hour Wraps Up Sixth Season Several rows of children scrunch together on the front edge of a tarp in Orchards Park in Vancouver, Wash., waiting for the weekly Sidewalk Kids Hour to begin.Greg and Shelly Hillman, "pied pipers" from the Orchards Church, have led a growing team... Read more
Milo's MG Masterpiece The IT department at Milo Academy encourages creativity and personal projects as a way to grow. Even though three year senior Tad Freeman from Lebanon, Oregon, was not in metals or woods class, he was praying for a personal project: something to w... Read more
Gladstone Park VBS SonQuest Vacation Bible School was held at Gladstone Park Church June 21–25.Gospel Light's SonQuest Rain Forest was chosen as a fun approach to teaching our children of God's love and important lessons taught in His parables. Forty-seven children attended ... Read more
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