Valley View VBS Goes to Egypt When you think of Egypt, what comes to mind — a hot desert, slaves and mummies? For many at the Valley View Church, in Medford, Ore., Egypt brings back thoughts of a wonderful week of Vacation Bible School.On June 20, more than 60 children, plus p... Read more
LeMert Steps in as New Sunnyside Pastor Following a year of prayerful searching, the Sunnyside Church in Portland, Ore., is very happy to welcome Scott LeMert to the position of senior pastor. LeMert and his wife, Dorothy, took up their new responsibilities in early July. His first serm... Read more
PAA Prepares Campus for New School Building Preparation for Portland Adventist Academy's new school building is a visible reality and the campus is changing is big ways.While the projected groundbreaking ceremonies for phase one won't take place for another year, preparation for the constru... Read more
Sabbath Keepers Go the Extra Mile The weekend of June 11–13 found bikers from around the United States and Canada riding into Baker City, Ore., for the annual Hells Canyon Motorcycle Rally. The majority of the riders came to ride some of the best motorcycle roads in Oregon during ... Read more
Evangelism Flourishes in Central Point Central Point (Ore.) Church members began their plans for this year's evangelistic series early in 2009. They started with the most important element: Prayer, asking God to help them be a light in their neighborhood.The church divided their commun... Read more
Oregon Youth Serve in Kenya March found Oregon students, two home school students and five students from Laurelwood Academy, serving Jesus in Kenya, Africa. They held children's meetings, visiting and presenting programs for schools and orphanages. They gave out clothes and ... Read more
Give Me That Old-Time Religion Evangelism is alive and well at the Vancouver (Wash.) Adventist Community Church. Throughout the course of his first year at the Vancouver Church, Roger Walter, senior pastor, has presented three evangelistic series — most recently a month-long se... Read more
Forest Grove Celebrates 100 years On March 13, the Forest Grove Church celebrated 100 years as an organized church in Forest Grove, Ore.The Forest Grove Church was organized Feb. 5, 1910, with 14 members in a newly built facility at 1705 Cedar Street. The church building consisted... Read more
On the Road to Eternity 'On the Road to Eternity" was presented by Pastor Bob Uhrig, Gladstone Park (Ore.) Church pastor, Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings from April 2–May 2.Anticipation was high when 27 non-members out of 51 registered for the first Friday night of ... Read more
