Relationship Ministry Extends Beyond Prison Walls When Steve Steenmeyer accepted the call to lead the Hillside O’Malley Church’s correctional ministry in Anchorage, Alaska, he did so with the intent of instituting correspondence Bible studies in association with the Alaska Conference Discover Bib... Read more
Sonshine Christian School Adopts, Cleans Park When Florence, Ore., opened the adoption process this summer for people and organizations to take on responsibility for cleaning and maintaining local parks, Sonshine Christian School responded, requesting “ownership” of Singing Pines Park's playg... Read more
Handshake Turns Into Sharing Opportunity How a simple handshake and "hello" can change lives. Read more
Derby Points Kids to Eternal Race Five, four, three, two, one ... go! Four kid-carved, 5-ounce pine cars take off down a long wooden track. Speed of course is determined by the volume of the spectators' cheers, it seems. Kids are fully engaged and having a blast. What kind of even... Read more
Filipino Church Celebrates Stories of Faith Walter Dietz picked up the mail one day and found a flyer for an interesting Bible prophecy meeting. He came to every meeting at Greater Seattle Filipino-American Church, took comprehensive notes and filled a big binder with his notes and seminar ... Read more
Adventist Health Honors Physicians for Commendable Work Changes in health care policy and increasing medical needs of individuals have the potential to make health care a more impersonal experience. However, Adventist Health physicians are working daily to preserve warm, personalized patient care. Adve... Read more
Idaho Holds First Elders' Retreat Fifty-two local church elders from almost half of the churches and companies in the Idaho Conference, plus many of their spouses, met at Camp Ida-Haven in McCall for the inaugural Idaho Conference Elders’ Retreat, Nov. 8–10, 2013.By dinner on Frid... Read more
Cottage Grove Churches Distribute School Supplies The Party in the Park, held Aug. 24, 2013, in Cottage Grove’s Coiner Park, brought together the local Adventist church and other area churches to distribute free school supplies and clothing to those in need. This much-anticipated annual event b... Read more
Students Flock to UCA Technology Fair Upper Columbia Academy (UCA) welcomed more than 160 students to its annual Technology Fair. The Technology Fair is a chance for young students to experience elective classes offered by UCA and perk the interest of future students. Junior academies... Read more
