Palmer Members Celebrate Purim Festival Wearing exotic costumes, members of the Palmer (Alaska) Church celebrated the second annual Purim festival, a joyous, noisy Jewish feast commemorating the brave and beautiful Queen Esther.For the March 21 event, the fellowship hall was transformed... Read more
World News Briefs - June Web Only Because this section doesn't amount to much without its page design, it is not available here. You can see the World News Briefs page for this month by looking in the print edition of GLEANER or by clicking on the PDF version. To get to the PDF ve... Read more
A Journey of Joy and Belonging One Grad Shares Her Story I wrote a poem on graduation day called "Execution."Most of my black-capped friends were giddy with anticipation that sweltering afternoon, but I struggled with a profound sorrow. My time at Walla Walla University was finished. I knew that meant b... Read more
Endowment Fund Thrives in Economic Downturn The stock market is down. Foreclosures are up. Consumer confidence is dismal. In this era of financial turmoil, good news rare—until now, that is.In May 2007, Adventist Medical Center in Portland, Ore., celebrated the completion of its Chaplain En... Read more
Adventists Share Health Message at VegFest Many people recognize a vegetarian diet brings great benefits to their overall health, however some are not sure what to eat, where to buy ingredients, and how to prepare healthy meals. Others have never given serious thought to the possibility of... Read more
Students Serve as Pages in State Legislature During the fifth and seventh weeks of the 2009 Washington State Legislative Session, several Seventh-day Adventist students participated in the Senate Page Program.Auburn Adventist Academy sophomore student Missy May and Buena Vista Elementary eig... Read more
Thrift Store Ministry Spruces Up New Store Space LaVone VonBergen, volunteer, chats with a customer about vegetarian food selections. Several people peruse newly organized clothing racks, kitchen goods and bookshelves. Times are exciting at Spruced Up Thrift Shop, a thrift store ministry of the ... Read more
Two Congregations Gain Company Status Two groups in western Washington celebrated an important milestone in March: obtaining church company status.Southcenter Seventh-day Adventist Church began in 2007 with a vision to plant a multi-ethnic church in the Federal Way area based upon Bib... Read more
Klickitat Churches Share Bible Answers More than 50 to 70 people attended when the Klickitat County Youth For Truth presented "Bible Answers for Today's Problems" to the community.The youth and adult leaders from the Klickitat County churches presented the seminar at the Goldendale Chu... Read more
