Schools See Increased Enrollment After a number of years of declining enrollment, Washington Conference educators are experiencing an overall increase in enrollment by 23 students this year, with an opening K–12 enrollment of 1,338 students (897 elementary and 441 secondary).Unde... Read more
Startup Members Are Determined to Help Their Community This year the Startup Church in Sultan, Wash., conducted two Lifestyle Matters seminars and started a community work bee ministry.Velma Collings, Startup women's ministries director, led Simple Solutions one night each week for four weeks in Octob... Read more
Post Falls Sponsors North Idaho Fair Booth With the end of summer looming in Idaho's panhandle, few things bring people together like a local fair does. A microcosm of greater society, this regional event with its many visitors provides exactly the type of field God's people need to be sow... Read more
Listeners Contribute Nearly $650,000 to PLR Stations Positive Life Radio (PLR) continues to live up to its name as it spreads a positive influence regionally and throughout the world.Evidence of this comes from the station's fall fundraiser, as listeners contributed nearly $650,000 to support their ... Read more
Hispanic Share the Life Campaign Involves Entire Membership Twenty-six Hispanic congregations in Upper Columbia Conference (UCC) are working together to find out what comprehensive evangelism looks like. The two-year effort seeks to involve every member at some level, sharing the life they have in Christ.T... Read more
Media Missionaries Share Experiences With Kettle Falls Kettle Falls (Wash.) Church members and guests learned about Bill and Venie Osborn's mission work in Thailand during a special presentation in September. The Osborns became the All-Asia Media Center director and production scheduler in 2009, short... Read more
UCA Student Food Drive Supports Local Food Bank Upper Columbia Academy (UCA) students and staff hosted a food drive this fall to help an area food bank prepare for the upcoming holiday season. As a part of UCA's HOPE (Helping Other People Everywhere) program, students collected food and money a... Read more
Churches Partner to Host VBS The Hood River Church in Oregon and the White Salmon Church in Washington with co-leaders Jessica Bailey and Marketa Hart hosted a Vacation Bible School in June with less than two weeks' notice.The VBS, themed "Wild Stamped Through the Bible," was... Read more
Fire Safety Taught at Grants Pass Church The Grants Pass Church is increasing awareness about fire safety. The Grants Pass Fire Department gave hands-on training to more than 30 church and department leaders. Attendees included staff, deacons, safety officers, Dorcas volunteers and even ... Read more
