A Heart for Missions Peru Highlighted at Annual SAGE Convention Peru has a special spot in the hearts of Washington's Seniors in Action for God with Excellence (SAGE).Two years ago, SAGE built a church in Lima, Peru, conducted four evangelistic meetings and painted four additional churches. Their mission trip ... Read more
A Summer Ministry Vacation Bible Schools Evangelistically Focused Summer months are defined by two ministries—summer camp and Vacation Bible School (VBS)—and both ministries are becoming more mission and evangelistically focused.Auburn City Church welcomed nearly 100 neighborhood children to "Galilee by the Sea"... Read more
Washington Adventist Book Center Celebrates Grand Opening Washington Adventist Book Center officially celebrated the opening of its new store in Auburn, Wash., in mid-September."A grand opening is a special time to get introduced to the Adventist Book Center again," said Dale Galusha, Pacific Press Publi... Read more
UCC Executive Committee 200711 Max C. Torkelsen II, chair (ex-officio, president)Doug R. Johnson (ex-officio, vice president for administration)Jon Corder (ex-officio, vice president for finance)UCC vice president for education (ex-officio, currently unfilled)Dan Featherston (e... Read more
Gugliotto Leads UCA Week of Prayer Week of Prayer at Upper Columbia Academy has always been a time for spiritual revival and renewal. This year was no different. Pastor Lee Gugliotto, an energetic Italian-American who grew up in New York and travels the country giving seminars and ... Read more
LifeSource Holds Summer Splash For the third summer in a row, LifeSource Community Church, a new Seventh-day Adventist church plant in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, held its "Summer Splash," a unique outdoor baptism. This event was part of the church's annual August campout at Farragut... Read more
Session Surveys Show a Snapshot of Member Trends Electronic Polling Opens the Door for Feedback The use of electronic polling devices at the Upper Columbia Conference 75th constituency session did more than facilitate delegate voting on officer elections or issues related to the conference constitution. With representation from every church ... Read more
Upper Columbia Conference Constituency Session Upper Columbia Conference (UCC) delegates met Sunday, Sept. 30, at Upper Columbia Academy in Spangle, Wash., and overwhelmingly elected Max C. Torkelsen II, president, Doug R. Johnson, vice president for administration, and Jon Corder, vice presid... Read more
I Believe in Miracles The story of a changed life As I was flipping through the TV channels, I thought I heard a voice say to me "stop." I laid down the remote and looked around to see who might have said stop, but saw no one. I then looked at the TV, and noticed it was on KBLN/3ABN. There was a ... Read more
