Graduations and Baptisms Combine to Create New Beginning Graduation is a time of celebration of life accomplishments. At Milo Adventist Academy and Milo Adventist Elementary School, both in Days Creek, Ore., some students chose to combine graduation with a commitment to their future — a future with God.... Read more
God Blesses Investment Project Luther Behney shared one Sabbath that he had been discouraged with his investment project. He couldn't seem to raise any money for missions. He had a few cans in his house and decided to collect some more to raise a few cents for Jesus.While visit... Read more
From Disaster to a Man of Purpose As Lynn Bryson, a long-time McMinnville (Ore.) Church pastor, walked into the seminary building of Andrews University in Berrien Springs, Mich., this spring, his mind flashed back to March 26, 1986, when he was a 24-year-old seminary student on a ... Read more
A Very Special Graduate Gets Diploma at Last Portland Adventist Academy (PAA) opened its doors as the Doremus Union School for the first time in the fall of 1910 in Portland, Ore. Two months later, a child was born to the young Blair family.They named him Orville Blair. When he was ready for... Read more
Grants Pass Holds 'Awesome Card-making Party' The Grants Pass (Ore.) Church enjoyed a special Sabbath on May 5 as six baptisms were celebrated on Pathfinder Sabbath. Later that afternoon several Earliteens and youth, led by their pastor, Christian Martin, gathered for the Awesome Card-making ... Read more
Klamath Falls Women's Ministries Holds Agape Supper Decorated tables arranged in the shape of a cross set the scene for the women’s ministries agape supper at the Klamath Falls Church fellowship hall on Friday evening, March 30.The event was the culmination of studying Forty Days, a book by Dennis ... Read more
Spring Brings New Beginnings in Stevensville As spring brought about new beginnings in the lush Bitterroot Valley of Montana, two souls began their own new beginnings. Grace Thompson and James Bibee were lowered under the waters of baptism in the Stevensville Church on June 2.Thompson and Bi... Read more
Montana Conference Hosts 24th-annual Educational Festival If it wasn't bright-colored noodles to deal with, it was raptors. If it wasn't raptors, it was figuring out the correct ending to a proverb. Sixty-six students in grades 5–8 enjoyed this and more with their teachers and sponsors during the 24th-an... Read more
Small Church Hosts Public High School Graduation The Cove (Ore.) Church is a small church in a small community. The membership of the church is 69, with the population of Cove at 637. This small church hosted the Cove High School graduation on Wednesday, May 23.The baccalaureate service began wi... Read more
