Camp Meeting Offers Triple Focus Washington Adventist Camp Meeting, held June 14–23 in Auburn, Wash., had a triple focus this year: ministry training, evangelism and education."We believe strongly in the power of church members led by the Holy Spirit to reach out and help their f... Read more
Bellevue Partners with SAGE Volunteers A crew of more than 50 people showed up on a Sunday at the Bellevue (Wash.) Church for a special "tape ministry."With tape and ladders, they taped off segments of the church building for a huge painting project. Bellevue Church, built in 1966 and ... Read more
Traveling for God's Children Brings Blessings Across Conference If you live in Upper Columbia Conference (UCC) there is a good chance you will catch a glimpse of a His Travelers team trekking through your area to a nearby Vacation Bible School or day camp. The summer of 2012 marked three years for these energe... Read more
Richland Pastor Rides for Diapers Eric Shadle began a cross-country bike ride July 8 to help raise awareness of the need for diapers all across America. Beginning from the Adventist church in Richland, Wash., where he is the pastor, Shadle has been riding a route mapped through 10... Read more
Project Volunteers Make a Difference at UCA This marked the 13th summer that volunteers have been on the campus of Upper Columbia Academy (UCA) in Spangle, Wash. Each summer a group of volunteers comes to UCA to work on special projects. Organized by Jim Mann, UCA maintenance director, they... Read more
Centenarian Still Serves Church Not every 100-year-old celebrates her birthday doing "business as usual," but Bessie Obert (Freeman) McGuire was at her volunteer post at the Milton Church, in Milton-Freewater, Ore., on her 100th birthday May 10, photocopying and stuffing inserts... Read more
Campers' Lives Spared in Severe Storm Vehicles and RVs were crushed by falling trees, and yet miraculously no lives were lost as a windstorm swept through the Sheridan Meadows campgrounds near Republic, Wash., during camp meeting in July.Campers from across the Northwest had gathered ... Read more
Baptism Inspires Members Holding Seminar at Spirit Lake The baptisms of Jessica and Jonathan Mandigo on the fifth anniversary of the baptisms of their older sisters, Victoria and Moriah, was an inspiration to the members of the Spirit Lake Church. This inspiration helped while they were preparing to pr... Read more
Youth Group Touches Lives at Local Mission The Gospel Rescue Mission (GRM), which shelters more than 120 homeless men, women and children in Grants Pass, Ore., has shown remarkable vision, godly dedication and unconditional love. It has also made an incomparable impact on the Grants Pass C... Read more
