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
Richland Welcomes New Family Member from Half a World Away Richland (Wash.) Church members welcomed a new sister in Christ from half a world away as they celebrated the baptism of Wenjing Ma on Dec. 24, 2011.Wenjing, a Chinese student, met fellow countryman, Yafan Zhao, 18 months ago while both were study... Read more
A Changed Life Christian Education Makes a Difference When most people look at me, they see a person with good friends, good grades and a good home life, and, for the most part, they’re right.But few know what it took for me to reach this place in my life.The year before I came to Milo Adventist Acad... Read more
PAA Offers Advanced Placement Calculus The first Portland (Ore.) Adventist Academy (PAA) Advanced Placement (AP) calculus students will complete their final exams this spring and potentially receive college credit for their work.Calculus is a foundational course for students interested... Read more
