NW Singles Plan Annual Retreat Singles from all over the Northwest plus California and Canada come to MiVoden for a spiritual, fun weekend in the sun reconnecting with old friends and meeting new friends.Last year Lee and Margie Vendon were the spiritual mentors of the weekend,... Read more
Why I Like My School Students Write their Thoughts Fifth- and sixth-grade students at Yakima Adventist Christian School (YACS) composed essays this year about why they liked their school. Here is a composite of their work:I really like YACS because everyone is nice and cheerful. It has a good Chri... Read more
Brewster Blazers Unveil Vietnam Wall The Vietnam Wall has a special connection for five members of the Brewster (Wash.) Blazer Pathfinders with reminders of courage, dedication and service, according to Merlin Ekvall, their director. When the traveling replica of the Memorial Wall in... Read more
Richland Pastor Challenges Congregation Keith Hanson is making a career change that is based on conviction and faith. Hanson found that he was being led to additional service focused on ministry to children and youth. He worked with the conference office, local churches and church schoo... Read more
Richland Celebrates Children's Sabbath The Richland (Wash.) Church celebrated the value and importance of the children in their congregation by having a special Children's Sabbath. Members of the Pathfinder and Adventurer clubs and junior Sabbath School led song service, acted as deaco... Read more
Milton Pathfinders Celebrate Baptisms Fully one-third of the club was baptized on Pathfinder Sabbath at the Milton-Freewater (Ore.) Church.The Pathfinder club had attended and worked in support of the evangelistic series finished only three weeks earlier. The pastors, Ole Olesen and A... Read more
TIPS FOR AUTHORS: What Kind of NEWS Stories Are the Gleaner Editors Looking For? —Share ideas and methods for outreach and nurture that other churches can try. Read more
Family Fellowship Festival Offers Something for Everyone Upper Columbia Conference held its annual Family Fellowship Festival at Upper Columbia Academy in Spangle, Wash., Nov. 7–8, 2003.This year’s special guests were Ivan Blazen, Loma Linda University religion professor, who was the keynote speaker of ... Read more
