Lents Mission Trip Reveals Spiritual Gifts Lents Church members discovered hidden talents during a June mission trip to the Dominican Republic. From evangelism to medical work to brick laying, the group of 34 exercised old skills and developed new ones during a 10-day stay in the coastal c... Read more
Eugene Area Adventists Sponsor Drug-free Rally Emerald Christian Academy presented "High on Life," a drug- and violence-free rally for more than 200 children and their parents from the Eugene area in June.Christian recording artists Relentless Pursuit and Michelle Winters shared their love of ... Read more
Gladstone Camp Meeting Makes Lasting Memories With his first shot at memory making at the Oregon Conference Camp Meeting, Art Harding, a recently baptized member of the Pleasant Valley congregation, recalls what made an impression on him. “My favorite memory is the sense of family I found. Ev... Read more
Kelso-Longview Connects With Vege-burgers It almost didn't happen, but in the end Annette Koelsch, Kelso-Longview church member, rounded up a crew of more than 75 people to run a vege-burger booth at the annual Go Fourth July 4th celebration in Longview for the 17th year in a row. This fo... Read more
Young People Spread Gospel In Silverton and Beyond The Silverton Church wants to recognize a group of young people who, under the banner of Oregon Youth Challenge, planted “apple seeds” in Silverton and surrounding areas for a whole week. No, not on a neighboring farm or orchard, but right here.As... Read more
Northwest Students Complete Leadership Expedition In mid-July seven academy students from six academies traveled to central Oregon for a Leadership Expedition with Mountain Leadership Institute.Justin Walker and Joni Dickerson from Livingstone Adventist Academy; Phillip Workman from Upper Columbi... Read more
Oasis Improv Brings in the Unchurched It's another Saturday night with the True!mprov Troupe. A woman on stage says, "Give me the name of an unlikely charity." Her attentive audience throws back a flurry of responses, "IRS, Microsoft, Superman..." A few moments later, two people act o... Read more
Mount Ellis Academy Hosts Summer Homeless Program Mount Ellis Academy is home to many academy students during the school year, but during one month in the summer, the school decided to open their doors to another group of people—homeless families.The academy works in conjunction with Family Promi... Read more
Gem State Adventist Academy Welcomes New Principal Peter McPherson, a 1991 graduate of Gem State Adventist Academy, has accepted the invitation of the Operating Board and K–12 Board of Education to become the next GSAA principal. He assumed his responsibilities on July 1.McPherson has a degree in ... Read more
