Sunny Day Smiles on Sunnyside's Sunny City Sunday, July 2, 2017, dawned bright and clear. It promised to be a beautiful day in Portland, Ore. After a several-years' hiatus the community fair known as Sunny City was back. Read more
Pathfinder Teens Create, Lead Sports Camp Three teen Pathfinders from Pleasant Valley Church (PVC) in Happy Valley, Ore., took their vision for using a free sports camp as a way to reach their community for Christ and brought it to reality June 21–23, 2017. Read more
Sweet Home Celebrates a Rededication On Sabbath, June 10, 2017, about 170 people joined together to celebrate the rededication of Oregon's Sweet Home Church. Dan Linrud, Oregon Conference president, was the guest speaker. Former pastors Charles Burkeen, Dick Hall and Walter Wandersle... Read more
Seaside Breaks Ground on Sanctuary Addition The Seaside Church in Seaside, Ore., decided to step out in faith to build the sanctuary addition that had been the plan when the Sabbath School wing was originally built in the 1960s. In January 2016 members increased their monthly budget four ti... Read more
LAA Senior Takes Plunge of Faith This June, among the caps, gowns and flowers, was a never-before-seen fixture at any Livingstone Adventist Academy (LAA) graduation: a baptismal tank. Read more
Personal Invitation Leads to Baptism Jewel Miner was baptized into Oregon's Falls City Church on Sabbath, June 24, 2017, during the worship service. Read more
Milo Teams With Business Partners for Summer Work Program Randy Thornton, principal of Milo Adventist Academy in Days Creek, Ore., was faced with a challenge. Students needed summer jobs in order to be able to return to school in the fall, but there was a smaller budget with which to pay them. Read more
Meadow Glade Fifth- and Sixth-Graders Author Worship Book, Serve Community The fifth- and sixth-graders at Meadow Glade Adventist Elementary School (MGAES) in Battle Ground, Wash., were busy this past school year, reaching out to their community in several ways. Read more
Sunnyside Church Welcomes New Youth, Children’s Ministry Pastor On June 10, 2017, Juan Fresse was introduced as Sunnyside Church’s new associate pastor in Portland, Ore. Fresse joins lead pastor Jonathan Russell and assistant pastor Kara Johnsson. He will assume leadership of Sunnyside’s youth and children’s m... Read more