Coquille Helps Hurting Children Several Coquille (Ore.) Church volunteers are finding a way to bring joy and security to children in Coos County who have been removed from their homes because of domestic violence or meth-related circumstances. According to Linda Hoover, voluntee... Read more
Sharing the Passion to Serve When Bruce Curnuck, from Walla Walla, Wash., returned from Yap in 2007 where he served as an operating room nurse on a Canvasback Missions trip, he was inspired to organize an orthopedic team. His enthusiasm to serve was contagious. He recruited f... Read more
Friendship Tournament The sound of referee whistles filled the Walla Walla University gym Feb. 5–7 as teams from 12 Adventist academies participated in the Friendship Basketball Tournament.Marina Jorgenson, a senior player from Columbia Adventist Academy, remarks while... Read more
Wood Directs Risk Management In April, Angelina Wood began a new role as the Oregon Conference risk management director. She fills the spot left vacant when Barbara Livesay, departed to join her husband Don Livesay, now president of the Lake Union Conference based in Berrien ... Read more
Three Sisters School Donates to ADRA During a recent concert, the Three Sisters School K–10 choir, under the direction of Maurita Crew, performed songs from around the world while dressed in colorful outfits to represent different countries.An offering at the end of the concert broug... Read more
PAA Staff Grows Faith by Hearing Portland Adventist Academy students and staff were challenged to commit to a 40-day New Testament listening program called Faith Comes By Hearing. Nine Adventist churches in the Portland area were inspired to join them.FCBH has recorded the New Te... Read more
Morris Shares Radical Teachings in Vancouver The North Pacific Union Conference recently concluded another Momentum series, which featured Derek Morris and the Radical Teachings of Jesus. Morris is the pastor of the 3,200 member Forest Lake Church in Apopka, Fla., and author of The Radical P... Read more
Meadow Glade Church Burns Bank Note On Sabbath, March 21, a large group filled the sanctuary at the Meadow Glade Church, in Battle Ground, Wash., to celebrate a momentous occasion. A large glass bowl sat on a pillar in the middle of the platform. A single piece of ivory paper sat in... Read more
Kelso-Longview Kids Pinch Pennies For two weeks in February, 45 Kelso-Longview Adventist School students brought in their spare change to give to the Pennies for Patients program of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. The school collected $597.78, which was double their goal.Johnny W... Read more
