Re-dedication in Stevensville The first snowstorm of the season howled outside but inside the Stevensville (Mont.) Church a warm glow filled the sanctuary as Carol Harrison re-dedicated her life to Jesus on the third Sabbath of November 2011.Three of Harrison's 13 grandchildre... Read more
Reflections of the Harvest Subtitle In a time of financial challenge, and despite being between pastors, the Hillside O'Malley (Anchorage, Alaska) Church board decided they needed to hold an evangelistic series. Brian McMahon, Revelation Speaks Hope seminar speaker/leader, was invit... Read more
Baker City Celebrates a Harvest A host of new members — 24 to be exact — are the result of a two-year sowing and reaping process at the Baker City (Ore.) Church under the leadership of Tony Brandon, pastor.The process started in January 2010 with Tim Roosenberg's Islam and Chris... Read more
Skagit Academy Gives Christmas to the Community Skagit Adventist Academy (SAA) in Burlington, Wash., invited 150 low-income community families to a special Christmas party in early December 2011. Read more
Adventist Volunteers Rebuild Hope in New Orleans Eighteen people from the North Pacific Union Conference (NPUC) participated in a homeland mission trip in November 2011 to rehabilitate homes destroyed by Hurricane Katrina in 2005.This was the third Katrina rebuilding trip hosted by the Adventist... Read more
Auburn Focuses on Community During Holidays Auburn (Wash.) Adventist Academy focused on the community during the holiday season as a way to give back and make a difference.The academy has partnered with the Auburn Academy Church for the last six years to bring the Nativity story to life at ... Read more
The Big Picture of Ministry 2012 prayer initiatives: church growth, financial stewardship, spiritual gift application, school enrollment and the Holy Spirit's outpouring.Discover more:washingtonconference.org Read more
Church Planting Thrives in Western Washington A congregation begins as a group, grows into a company and finally becomes a full-status church. This process can take a short or long period of time."We have a church-planting committee that works with people interested in starting a new Seventh-... Read more
Emerald City Reconnects With Members As part of its strategic plan for ministry, the Emerald City Community Church (ECC) in Seattle, Wash., identified a goal to reconnect with missing and inactive members who for various reasons stopped attending.The reclamation ministry team, led by... Read more