Hallowed Be Thy Name Event Lights Up the Community Hallowed Be Thy Name, hosted by Sharon Adventist Church, created a family-friendly atmosphere that steered away from the traditional Halloween narrative and, instead, provided a wholesome experience centered around biblical events. Read more
Schwinghammers Announce Return to Canada In September, Dave and Ingrid Schwinghammer announced they accepted a call to return to Canada, with Dave joining ADRA Canada as philanthropy and marketing director. Read more
Gladstone Park Church Hosts VBS Test Event In August 2023, Gladstone Park Church was transformed into a tropical paradise for North American Division’s Vacation Bible School test event. The church is currently the only testing location for the program before it is finalized. Read more
Oregon Pathfinders Head to South Korea for Camporee On July 30, 2023, a group of Oregon Pathfinders took to the skies to attend this year's North Asia-Pacific Division Pathfinder Camporee in South Korea. Read more
Bonanza Church Celebrates Re-Dedication with Mortgage Burning Bonanza Adventist Church members are still celebrating how God has blessed them since the completion of their new church building and now the burning of their church mortgage and re-dedication of their church to God, this past February. Read more
Tualatin Valley Academy Places in NAD Educators Spark Tank Tualatin Valley Academy won second place in this year’s Spark Tank event and was awarded a $2,500 grant to help get their community projects started in the coming school year. Read more
Gateway Adventist Church Dedicates New Worship Center After years of hard work, Gateway Adventist Church in Grants Pass, Oregon, hosted an opening celebration of its new worship center on Aug. 12, 2023. Read more
Hispanic Teens Visit Washington Family Ranch for Retreat More than 200 teens traveled with their chaperones to Antelope, Oregon, leaving behind the forests and greenery of the west side of the state for the sprawling rocky landscape of eastern Oregon. Read more
Dunzweiler Joins Oregon Conference as Interim Superintendent for Education Denise Dunzweiler joined the Oregon Conference team in Aug. 2023 as interim superintendent for education. Read more