Hometown Nazareth Where Jesus was a Kid Vacation Bible School at Sunnyside Church in Portland, Ore., drew more than 134 children from June 20–25. Nearly 40 were non-members. More than 100 adults volunteered and donated food each night. Chris Marin, volunteer, and Shirley Allen, pastor, ... Read more
Volunteer Revives VBS at Forest Grove Monday morning, June 13 marked a significant event in the Forest Grove (Ore.) Church. For the first time in many years, the Forest Grove Church held Vacation Bible School. It began months earlier when Robyn Cottrell felt a calling to do something ... Read more
More Camp Meeting News Visit gleaneronline.org to learn more about Gladstone Camp Meeting.Read "A Quick Guide to Who Wore What at Gladstone Camp Meeting 2011" to learn about the "uniforms" of camp meeting. Read more
ONLINE SIDE BAR for Gladstone Camp Meeting article Special Online ContentHere’s a quick guide to who wore what at the Oregon Camp Meeting:T-shirts (with logos):· Black: Better Life Broadcasting Network· Blue-gray: completed 5K Fun-Run on Friday morning· Turquoise: staff for youth (grades 9–12)· Ye... Read more
The King's Heralds On the Road The King's Heralds performed several concerts in the Oregon Conference this past summer. These included stops at: Coquille, May 4; Meadow Glade, June 22; McMinnville, June 23; Sunnyside June 25; Brookings, June 26; and other churches.The King's He... Read more
Students Bring Smiles to Parkhurst Manor With a mixture of joy and excitement, students from the Mid-Columbia Adventist Christian School in Hood River, Ore., made their way to Parkhurst Manor for their final visit of the year.Stacy Duffield, teacher for grades 1–4, had made arrangements ... Read more
Portland Adventist Academy Teacher Earns Doctorate Tim Erich, Portland Adventist Academy social studies department chair, recently received his Doctor of Education degree from La Sierra University."Earning a doctorate is a test of perseverance," says Erich, who has spent the last 25 years working ... Read more
Gladstone Camp Meeting Coming Home ... Again Go to Gladstone Camp Meeting. Stand in the main plaza. Wait long enough, and you'll see just about anyone who's ever been an Adventist. That's not literally true, of course, but sometimes it seems that way."Camp meeting is like a family gathering,... Read more
Leaders Work to put Winnings to Best Use For Sewer System Last summer, in what seemed like every nation, tribe and tongue, people were talking about the sewer system at Mount Ellis Academy. It's old news now that MEA won a $500,000 grant with 144,000 votes in the Kohl's Cares competition. It was a tremen... Read more
