Upper Columbia Academy Hosts Band Clinic Northwest Students Participate More than 80 junior academy-age students attended a two-day band clinic at Upper Columbia Academy in February. The clinic is held every two years.The first rehearsal was at noon on Thursday, but as Friday began so did the most intense section of t... Read more
Bonners Ferry Begins Band Ministry Bob and Charel Anderson, retired music teachers, are too excited about music to stop teaching, so they began a band at the Bonners Ferry Church that meets weekly in the school gym. In four weeks it has grown to more than 36 members, ranging in age... Read more
Ashland Teenager Engaged in Personal Evangelism Cousins Matthew Taylor, 13, and Athena Ridge, 14, were recently baptized into the Ashland Church. Matthew was baptized a few months before Athena and helped prepare his older cousin for baptism. He prayed with her, and studied the Bible with her. ... Read more
Community Workshop in Grants Pass On Youth Issues More than 50 professionals from the community along with area families came to the Grants Pass Church to participate in several seminars given by Blondel Senior. Senior, who holds a Ph.D. in sociology and criminology, is the founder and director o... Read more
Kelso-Longview Church Burns Mortgage The Kelso-Longview Church celebrated the end of 2007 by burning their $1,050,000 mortgage earlier than projected.A roaring bonfire greeted members in the parking lot. Dale Beaulieu, Oregon Conference interim financial vice president, attended and ... Read more
Grants Pass Members Thrill to Maranatha Stories Mission stories inspire us. And that's why the Grants Pass Church members enjoyed hearing stories from Don Noble, Maranatha Volunteers International president, Dick Duerksen, Maranatha assistant to the president, and others on Feb. 2. The speakers... Read more
Hood River Church Wonders Where'd Everybody Go? The Hood River Church is small, but lately the attendance seems to be getting even smaller. The reason is because our Pathfinders have been quite active. When I asked Ralph Staley, Hood River Pathfinder director, what they have been up to, here's ... Read more
Beaverton Church Young People Active in Ministry When the Beaverton Church was looking for a youth and young adult leader about three years ago, Rodney Payne II was hired to help start an active ministry for this age-group. At the time, there was no specific Sabbath School program for young adul... Read more
PAA Students Go Green With Christian Ethics Portland Adventist Academy seniors are leaving behind a legacy of creation care for their school.Les Zollbrecht, PAA philosophy and ethics teacher, helps students think about Christian ethics in the world. Students chose to discuss issues from a w... Read more
