Pend Oreille Students Give The Gift Thirteen Pend Oreille Valley Adventist School students plus guest performers, Kaleigh Bell and Alex Nichols, recently provided their constituents with an awesome Christmas program entitled "The Gift."Each student presented a wrapped gift, explaine... Read more
Mattresses for Mwami Service Abroad Starts at Home Shelly Bacon is a storyteller. She stands in front of a small microphone in the center of the room and opens her heart with thoughts on the time she spent in Africa, the people she has met across the Atlantic, and the ways in which Colville, Wash.... Read more
UCA Celebrates Heritage Weekend In addition to quality academics, Upper Columbia Academy, in Spangle, Wash., has a reputation for spiritual excellence.A decade or so ago, a group of staff decided it was important to help students appreciate their Adventist heritage. It was then ... Read more
UCC Ordains Jeff Crain The most recent in a series of direct calls from God was celebrated in the ordination of Jeff Crain, pastor, to the Gospel ministry Oct. 24, 2009. This high Sabbath in the Omak (Wash.) Church was enriched by the presence of members from as far nor... Read more
Camp Meeting Has New Location for 2011 The Upper Columbia Conference announced plans to move their annual camp meeting from College Place, Wash., to Spangle, Wash., in 2011.Following the vote of the conference executive committee, Bob Folkenberg Jr., UCC president, said “Upper Columbia... Read more
Christmas Cheer for Elderly Sharing the Christmas Story Under the direction of Aleida Quick, teacher at St. Maries Christian School, and Sue Clark, volunteer aide, along with the help of , Suzie Neveau, volunteer parent and art teacher, the students of the 2008–2009 school year made marionettes to depi... Read more
Intense Training Follows Boot Camp in Lewistion More than 40 people attended the ShareHIM Boot Camp in Lewiston, Idaho, Jan. 29–30. It was the fifth boot camp held in the Upper Columbia Conference since they began in the fall of 2008.This event teaches members how to do outreach and spiritual "... Read more
St. Maries Parade Float Shows Real Christmas Spirit The St. Maries Adventist Church and St. Maries Christian School worked together to make a float for the annual Christmas Parade held the first Saturday night of December 2009, in St. Maries, Idaho.Martha George, St. Maries school board chairman, s... Read more
Momentous Training Session Launches Program Fifty-three people gathered Monday, Jan. 11 at the Spokane Valley (Wash.) Adventist Church for a momentous occasion — the first-ever Upper Columbia Conference Bible worker, coordinator training.The training session for pastors and the new Bible wo... Read more
