Anacortes Church Plant Discovers Identity As an "adolescent" church plant, Anacortes (Wash.) Adventist Fellowship, a company of approximately 50 believers meeting together since 2008, started to take a closer look at who they wanted to be when they grew up.Growth in any new church comes i... Read more
Washington Leaders Join Jesus Conversation in Seattle In a triple-size hotel ballroom in downtown Seattle, Wash., nearly 700 leaders reconnected with old friends and met new ministry partners. They formed small communities at round tables to talk for two days about one topic: Jesus. All.The One Proje... Read more
SAA Students Perform Their Own Circus Students in first through fourth grades at Skagit Adventist Academy in Burlington, Wash., recently enjoyed a fun night of circus stunts as they displayed skills learned in their physical education classes.In preparation, the students practiced ski... Read more
Sixth Graders Raise $1,000 for Zimbabwe Orphans This school year, the sixth grade class at Buena Vista Elementary School in Auburn, Wash., adopted Murwira Children's Home (MCH) in Zimbabwe as their brothers and sisters in Africa.With the help of Jondelle McGhee, who spent the summer volunteerin... Read more
Upper Columbia Christian Men's Summit Features Prayer and Reconciliation The subject of reconciliation in Christ drew the men of Upper Columbia Conference to this year's Christian Men's Summit.Charles "Charlie" Brown, Adventist Reconciliation Services founder and experienced pastor, gave four presentations and many inf... Read more
Bible Bowl Teams Meet in Moses Lake The Upper Columbia Conference (UCC) Bible Achievement Bowl was held in Moses Lake, Wash., on Sabbath, Feb. 25.Among teams participating were Idaho's Hayden Lake Ponderosa Pathfinders and seven teams from Washington, including: the Cle Elum/Ellensb... Read more
Finding Kind at Walla Walla Valley Academy "It's Girl World, and it's harsh, cruel and lonely." These candid words come from the documentary Finding Kind, which was shown at Walla Walla (Wash.) Valley Academy (WWVA) on Feb. 23.Finding Kind, which is part of the nationwide Kind Campaign to ... Read more
Inland Washington Welcomes New Spanish Churches The new year began with great blessings in the inland Washington area of the Upper Columbia Conference (UCC).New Congregation in Richland, Wash.The Kennewick Spanish Church in Kennewick, Wash., is one of the youngest congregations in the UCC terri... Read more
Share the Life Statistically Impacts Church Growth The Upper Columbia Conference (UCC) believes effective evangelism takes place when the people we’re trying to reach know and trust us. This can only happen as we’re living fully surrendered to Jesus Christ. When He directs our daily activities, we... Read more
