North Valley Receives Grant for Community Garden The North Valley Church, in Merlin, Ore., received a grant from the Oregon Conference Office of Community Outreach for the development of a community garden. Its purpose is to assist needy families by way of the church's North Valley Adventist Com... Read more
Sunset Christian Fellowship at Home in Silicon Forest Nestled in the heart of the silicon forest in Hillsboro, Ore., is the new home of Sunset Christian Fellowship.Hillsboro is known as a high tech corridor, consisting of companies like Intel and Tektronix, so it's fitting for a church to purchase th... Read more
Student Paintings Featured at Cornell Gallery Artwork produced by the Tualatin Valley Junior Academy students, in Hillsboro, Ore., will be featured at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology gallery in Ithaca, N.Y., this fall. The art show opened Aug. 13, with a silent auction to support TVJA's art an... Read more
Small Lassen Creek Camp Meeting Delivers Great Blessings Lassen Creek Camp Meeting began in 2002 in a National Forest camp ground. George White, then Lakeview (Ore.) pastor; Larry Cole, Lakeview head elder; and Bruce Blume, Alturas (Calif.) Adventist Church pastor; met and formed the idea."We felt we we... Read more
PAA Graduate Receives Prestigious Scholarship Dana Yoon, Portland Adventist Academy graduate, was named one of Pacific Union College's five Maxwell Scholars for the 2009–2010 school year. This prestigious award, named in honor of Malcolm Maxwell, long-serving PUC president and Eileen, his wif... Read more
Milo Announces Spiritual Theme In reflecting upon the blessings of the past year, Milo Adventist Academy's leadership spent a portion of the summer planning the theme and mission for the year ahead.Under the direction of Randy Bovee, MAA principal, ideas, visions and thoughts w... Read more
Gladstone Members Revel in River Excursion Seven members of the Gladstone Park (Ore.) Church enjoyed kayaking over Memorial Day weekend by embarking at the North Santiam River at Lebanon, Ore., and then floating down the Willamette before disembarking at Independence, Ore.Jim Mathis, organ... Read more
Frank Hansen: Class of 1950 Frank Hansen first attended Columbia Academy as a freshman in 1946. He graduated in 1950. Some would probably remember him as a little on the wild side and somewhat rebellious.After graduation, Frank joined the U.S. Air Force. He became an alcohol... Read more
Forest Grove K.I.D.S. Conduct Church Service June 6, 2009, the Forest Grove (Ore.) Church was treated to partial participation in a lesson presented by the Kids in Discipleship class. After the children's choir finished presenting special music, the K.I.D.S. participants took the platform. Read more