So, Change My Perspective Spokane Junior Academy’s Spiritual Retreat 2003 Students in the upper grades at Spokane Junior Academy (SJA) headed to Camp MiVoden, Hayden Lake, Idaho, for a spiritual retreat focused on bringing students closer to God and to each other.The weekend retreat’s topic, “So, Change My Perspective,”... Read more
Kenya Mission Trip Mark Witas, Wenatchee youth pastor, led a team of 39 youth and adults on a mission trip to the Trans-Mara region of Kenya from March 18 through April 1. The group completed a brick-and-mortar church in six days and delivered school supplies, socce... Read more
Elders and Pastors Explore Church Revitalization Nearly 150 elders and pastors from 52 churches around the Upper Columbia Conference gathered at Camp MiVoden in Idaho Feb. 21-23 to explore the principles of church revitalization at the Elders’ and Pastors’ Retreat.For several years, the Mid-Amer... Read more
Borneo 2003 Mission to Mentu Forty-seven students and adults from Spokane and from as far away as Georgia and Canada took a mission trip in March to Borneo. They arrived in the remote jungle village of Mentu to construct a church, hold evangelistic meetings, and provide denta... Read more
Zillah Community Church Practices Servant Evangelism Touching the hearts of your neighbors in a relevant way can be a real challenge. Doing so in a new way each month adds a layer of complication that the Zillah Community church overcame by focusing on parts of modern society that always need attent... Read more
Irrigon Church Keeps Building As wind played havoc with existing shingles, Irrigon members talked of the need to put a new roof on the church. The funds were available, but there were not enough hands to complete the job in a short time. The problem was presented to Seniors in... Read more
UCA Students Take Spring Break Mission Trip Nearly 90 Upper Columbia Academy students spent spring break serving the Lord on overseas mission trips. Through the tremendous donations from 1,000 people totaling $82,000, 59 students went on school-sponsored trips to Belize.Evangelism TripThirt... Read more
KEEPing Students in Christian Education The Upper Columbia Conference Kids Educational/Endowment/Scholarship Program (KEEP) committee continues to balance the rising cost of church school tuition with a growing number of students who desire a Christian education.A recent survey commissi... Read more
Upper Columbia Conference Couples Retreat Couples found a great way to spend the Valentine weekend by attending the Upper Columbia Conference Couples’ Retreat at Camp MiVoden in Hayden Lake, Idaho. The scenery was breathtaking and the atmosphere of the lakeside retreat was healing and pea... Read more
