Sunnyside Church Presents Living Tableau In Last Supper Re-enactment The lights go down, the church is dark. In the packed pews, the people cease their anticipatory chatter and squint at shadowy figures positioning themselves on stage.Silence. Total silence.And then a gasp of awe. In brilliant light and three-dimen... Read more
Medford Teenagers Share Witness And Solar Bibles With India Recently, at age 82, I had the opportunity to go with more than 20 teenagers from Medford Rogue Valley Adventist School on a mission trip to India. This was my ninth mission to India, but I have never been so impressed as with the exuberant joy th... Read more
Ashland Teenager Engaged in Personal Evangelism Cousins Matthew Taylor, 13, and Athena Ridge, 14, were recently baptized into the Ashland Church. Matthew was baptized a few months before Athena and helped prepare his older cousin for baptism. He prayed with her, and studied the Bible with her. ... Read more
Community Workshop in Grants Pass On Youth Issues More than 50 professionals from the community along with area families came to the Grants Pass Church to participate in several seminars given by Blondel Senior. Senior, who holds a Ph.D. in sociology and criminology, is the founder and director o... Read more
Kelso-Longview Church Burns Mortgage The Kelso-Longview Church celebrated the end of 2007 by burning their $1,050,000 mortgage earlier than projected.A roaring bonfire greeted members in the parking lot. Dale Beaulieu, Oregon Conference interim financial vice president, attended and ... Read more
Grants Pass Members Thrill to Maranatha Stories Mission stories inspire us. And that's why the Grants Pass Church members enjoyed hearing stories from Don Noble, Maranatha Volunteers International president, Dick Duerksen, Maranatha assistant to the president, and others on Feb. 2. The speakers... Read more
Hood River Church Wonders Where'd Everybody Go? The Hood River Church is small, but lately the attendance seems to be getting even smaller. The reason is because our Pathfinders have been quite active. When I asked Ralph Staley, Hood River Pathfinder director, what they have been up to, here's ... Read more
Beaverton Church Young People Active in Ministry When the Beaverton Church was looking for a youth and young adult leader about three years ago, Rodney Payne II was hired to help start an active ministry for this age-group. At the time, there was no specific Sabbath School program for young adul... Read more
PAA Students Go Green With Christian Ethics Portland Adventist Academy seniors are leaving behind a legacy of creation care for their school.Les Zollbrecht, PAA philosophy and ethics teacher, helps students think about Christian ethics in the world. Students chose to discuss issues from a w... Read more