Winning Souls for Christ in Ethiopia! In the spring of 2009, the Ohana Christian Fellowship in West Linn, Ore., and Portland Adventist Academy co-sponsored a mission trip to Ethiopia. The group of more than 34 students, faculty and church members participated in a multifaceted outreac... Read more
Springfield Celebrates Fall with Imagination On a wet and windy Oct. 31, 2009, the Springfield (Ore.) Church social committee invited children from the community to enjoy an evening of fellowship and blessing at the church. Marian Pielaette, Bonnie Gladden, Stephanie Eric, Beth and Don Whits... Read more
Sharon Church: Reaching Out to Young and Old Through Education The Sharon Church in Portland, Ore., is making a difference in the surrounding community. All because three years ago Heather Hawkins saw a need and stepped into the gap. The tutoring program she initiated is now known as P.E.T.A.L. — Preparing, E... Read more
Portland Adventist Academy Students Learn Cutting Edge Science Portland Adventist Academy honors anatomy and physiology students recently witnessed a heart surgery at the Oregon Health and Science University. The experience was highlighted with a lecture from Albert Starr, inventor of the heart valve.Visiting... Read more
Healthy Hearts Make Happy People Adventist churches throughout Portland, Ore., are catching the vision of health ministry, all because of the initiative of a group of retired nurses and their friends from The Village retirement complex in Gresham, Ore.When Molly Geddis, parish nu... Read more
Big Lake Youth Camp Wins Award Big Lake Youth Camp recently received the Phyllis M. Ford Award from the American Camp Association, Oregon Trail section. The award praised Big Lake for "creating innovative and effective programs using the camp environment for Abba's Child Grief ... Read more
Montana Men's Summit Provides Blessing The seventh-annual Montana Men’s Summit convened on the last week-end of September 2009, in Monarch, Mont. A record number of men attended and were blessed by the ministry of Jerry Page, Central California Conference president, as he related scrip... Read more
Adventists from Eastern Idaho Serve Up Dinner On Nov. 10, 2009, Seventh-day Adventists from the Idaho Falls and Pocatello (Idaho) churches teamed up to expand their reach into the Blackfoot community by providing and serving a meal at the Community Dinner Table. The CDT is held weekly from la... Read more
!MAKING POVERTY HISTORY! On Sunday Oct. 18, Nampa (Idaho) Church members joined the rest of Canyon county's CROP walk walkers.Church World Service asks for local walkers and for people to sponsor a walker to fight local and world hunger. The collected donations are split ... Read more
