Frank Hansen: Class of 1950 Frank Hansen first attended Columbia Academy as a freshman in 1946. He graduated in 1950. Some would probably remember him as a little on the wild side and somewhat rebellious.After graduation, Frank joined the U.S. Air Force. He became an alcohol... Read more
Forest Grove K.I.D.S. Conduct Church Service June 6, 2009, the Forest Grove (Ore.) Church was treated to partial participation in a lesson presented by the Kids in Discipleship class. After the children's choir finished presenting special music, the K.I.D.S. participants took the platform. Read more
Eugene Korean Members Find Leper Colony Converts Between June 23–July 2, HanSoo Kim, pastor of the Eugene (Ore.) Korean Church, and three elders traveled to Shandong Province of China. They visited two leper villages and baptized 65 new members.Of the 65 baptized members, 11 were volunteers at t... Read more
Better Life Camp Meeting In One Accord Better Life Broadcasting Network held their second annual camp meeting at Milo Adventist Academy, June 12–14. Nestled in the secluded pines of Days Creek, Ore., nearly a thousand people attended throughout the weekend. The main speaker was Jim Gil... Read more
Silverton Celebrates Homecoming Weeks of planning came to a wonderful culmination on May 16 and 17 when members, former members and friends united for a weekend of special events. Former pastors, Terry Bolton, Carl Rose, interim pastor, V.J. Puccinelli, and Jim McLain were able ... Read more
An Educator with the "Gift of Tongues" Gale Crosby, Portland Adventist Academy, principal, began his career as a math teacher at Redlands Jr. Academy in 1981. It was the foundation for not only his long career as an education administrator but for his vast and impacting work as a volun... Read more
Trey Cherry Trey Cherry, three years-old, loves Sabbath School. His grandparents, Harold and Naomi Larkin brought him for the first time in January 2009. He thoroughly enjoyed the Kindergarten program and since then has not wanted to miss a single Sabbath. He... Read more
Hood River Celebrates Finished Project The Hood River (Ore.) Adventist Church celebrated completion of its recent remodeling project, Sabbath, April 25, with an open house during its 11 o'clock service.Pat and Tami Milligan, former pastor and wife, returned to lead out in this special ... Read more
A Pair of Baptisms at Cedar Creek On May 30, the Cedar Creek Church in Woodland, Wash., celebrated the baptisms of Rick Pollard and Josh Lilly. Both men shared with church members how the Holy Spirit led them to make this decision.Pollard was originally baptized in 1979, but, as h... Read more