MGAES Robotics Teams Excel at Regional Competition Sixteen teams from around the Northwest and Saipan met at Walla Walla Valley Academy in College Place, Wash., on April 10 for the 10th annual First Lego League Robotics Regional Tournament. This year’s theme was “Trash Trek.” Read more
Oregon Hosts Young Adult Retreat NOTE: Benjamin Lundquist, new Oregon Conference young adult ministries director, shares here his firsthand observations of this year’s Young Adult Spring Retreat. Read more
Portland Women's Expo Gets Unexpected Vendor “I am shocked that you are here!” the woman exclaimed after seeing “Seventh-day Adventist” on the banner. “Shocked!” Read more
Evangelistic Series Crystalizes Need for Spanish Church in Grants Pass The Grants Pass Church Spanish Group concluded a two-week evangelistic series with a baptism on the final weekend. Jose Sanchez was warmly welcomed into the church family on Saturday evening, March 26. Read more
PAA Teacher Honored by COFTL Rita Barrett, Portland Adventist Academy (PAA) Spanish teacher, was named 2016 Honor Roll Teacher by the Confederation in Oregon for Language Teaching (COFTL). The COFTL board annually recognizes one K–12 language teacher who has made significant ... Read more
CAA Filmmakers Win Big in Texas “I’ve been sayin’ for months that we were gonna win,” a confident Nicholas Anspach, a senior at Columbia Adventist Academy (CAA) in Battle Ground, Wash., proclaimed with a Cheshire-cat grin. His confidence came easily after he and his fellow film ... Read more
Redmond, Sisters Get New Pastor Dave Shasky retired in December 2014 after pastoring both the Redmond and Sisters churches for the past 10 years. That began the hunt for a new pastor. Read more
Fall Creek Provides Dental Care to Veterans On Easter weekend the mobile dental unit of Caring Hands Worldwide swung into action to serve veterans at the Fall Creek Event Center on the local Adventist church campus. Read more
TurningPoint, Glide Youth Hit the Streets for Global Youth Day On Global Youth Day, which fell on March 19 this year, 43 youth and staff stormed the streets of Roseburg, Ore., to deliver cheer and encouragement to a community still hurting from a mass shooting five months earlier. Although nine people died in... Read more