PAA Hires New Teachers and Staff Portland Adventist Academy welcomes: Tim Erich, Stephen Lundquist, Drechelle Larry, Jonathan Schaffer and Greg Damazo as new teachers and staff members.Erich joins PAA as head of the social studies department. He and his wife, Kristy, have two son... Read more
Happy Bridge of Fellowship About 12 years ago, the Canby (Ore.) Church began renting their quarters to members of the Pacific Covenant Mennonite Church for Sunday services.Shortly after arriving in October of 2007 as the new pastor for the Canby Church, Charles Williams mad... Read more
Gladstone Camp Meeting 2009 Large Crowds are Powered to Serve This year's theme, Powered to Serve, sought to give attendees the tools and encouragement needed to better serve their families, churches, communities and beyond. The 80th annual Gladstone (Ore.), Camp Meeting brought together an unusually large c... Read more
Cheetah Comes to VBS The Myrtle Creek (Ore.) Church Vacation Bible School used a western theme with cowboy hats, neckerchiefs and more during Aug. 20–21. Western tunes were sung with modified words about David and his life experiences. Children enjoyed five days playi... Read more
A Simple Dream A Simple Ad On Feb. 9, the Central Point (Ore.) Church began an outreach program under the direction of Iris Eastwood, member, and Ben Salazar, head elder. The goal was to teach and educate neighbors about the importance of having a healthy body.Their sister ... Read more
Lewis and Clark Meet Mt. Ellis on the Missouri In keeping with tradition, Mt. Ellis Academy students in grades 9–11 spent the first week of school in the great outdoors. This year outdoor school meant paddling 47 miles through the White Cliffs section of the wild upper Missouri River. This str... Read more
Kalispell Montana Youth Conference Dreams of starting a youth conference in Kalispell, Mont., with the purpose of challenging, inspiring and equipping young people from all over the Northwest became reality July 30–Aug. 2. In keeping with this year's theme "For Such a Time as This,... Read more
Eastern Idaho Offers Teen Retreat Twenty-one high school, home school and church school teens, most of them from small communities in Eastern Idaho, gathered at Camp Tawakani on Aug. 7 for a weekend of fun, inspiration and fellowship. John Bryson, Idaho Conference youth coordinato... Read more
Cloverdale VBS Kids Learn How to Serve Jesus The central theme for this year's Vacation Bible School at the Cloverdale Adventist Church in Boise, Idaho, was My Community. August 3–7 revolved around how children can serve and witness for Jesus within their home, school, church, country and co... Read more
