The First Southern Oregon Women's Retreat A Success! Cloudy skies and cool temperatures couldn’t dampen the spirits of the approximately 90 women who met together for the first Southern Oregon Women’s Retreat at Milo Academy on June 9-11. A winning combination of an awesome guest speaker, interestin... Read more
"Feature Church" Program Connects Church and School Portland Adventist Academy (PAA) has been expanding a program with the goal of connecting the next generation to the churches in the area. "Feature Church" is a student-run church service that includes music, a children’s story and a sermon, all p... Read more
The Start of School And so it begins. Another beautiful day at Portland Adventist Academy. The start of the 2006–07 school year. You can feel the excitement in the air. You can see the anticipation on faces. Can you imagine what will become of them? What they will ac... Read more
Corwins Honored for Improving Family Life Harvey and Kathy Corwin, former Oregon Conference family life department directors, were honored on July 23 with the Distinguished Service Award at the Adventist Family Conference. The conference was sponsored by North American Division (NAD) Fami... Read more
More Than a Backpack Adventist Community Service Center Makes Up 300 Packs “The kids can’t wait to see what’s in the paper bag, and the parents are overwhelmed when they see the backpacks.” Volunteer Bonnie Blair describes the reactions she sees as she distributes 59 packs full of school supplies at the Adventist Communi... Read more
Spirit Week at Mid-Columbia Adventist Christian School Students and teachers at Mid-Columbia Adventist Christian School took a break this spring from their academics and had some fun participating in Spirit Week.Monday was Hat Day. Instructions: Wear a hat—any kind, color or size. Buy it or make it. T... Read more
Going to Guam for God Recently Joe and Tammi Bullock were baptized by Robert Heisler, pastor, in Williams Creek, near the Williams (Ore.) Church. Joe, a dentist, and Tammi have received a call to go to Guam, and they wanted to recommit their lives to the Lord at the st... Read more
Prineville Church Member Awarded Outstanding Volunteer of the Year Miles Matthews was recognized as a 2005 adult volunteer of the year by Mike Wendel, Prineville mayor, at a ceremony honoring 29 volunteers in Crook County April 4.An active member of the Prineville Church, Matthews spent about 1,200 hours doing vo... Read more
Cave Junction Celebrates Baptisms Cave Junction Church’s newly decorated baptistry, with waterfalls cascading to the blue water, was the colorful setting for the baptism of 12 people.The Madrone Adventist Church School choir sang "Make Me a Servant," as sixth-grader Brittany Lonco... Read more