New Name Walla Walla University Church Begins New Chapter The Walla Walla College Church marked the beginning of a new chapter in the church's more than 60-year history with a special program on Sept. 1, celebrating the changing of its name. In conjunction with Walla Walla University, the church's name i... Read more
Baptism at Sun Lakes State Park Two baptisms celebrate the end of the year for the Othello Adventurer Club. Members of the Othello (Wash.) Church always enjoy their annual church campout at Sun Lakes State Park. This year was extra special with the baptism of Abby Steffler and K... Read more
Setting Up Messiah's Mansion It takes many people to put together Messiah's Mansion, but not nearly the number it took to set up the original tabernacle and its furnishings during the time of Moses.Forty volunteers from the Spokane Valley and Linwood churches converged on the... Read more
UCC Vacation Bible Schools Reach 1,500 Children "You mean… God died?!"The little boy was visibly shaken. His Vacation Bible School teacher, portraying a woman lingering near the tomb of Jesus, had urged the children into the darkened room. Only “friends of Jesus” were allowed in, each of them d... Read more
Running Forward Prineville Adventist Church Members of the Prineville Church recently participated in the "Haulin' Aspen Trail Half Marathon" in Bend, Ore., Sunday, Aug. 12. Six of the seven participants are first-time half marathoners who started training with the Adventist Marathon Clinic... Read more
Creation Seminar Builds Bridges for Hockinson Heights Church Adventist physician and creation seminar presenter Doug Newton, Walla Walla General Hospital medical director of the Emergency Center, didn't know what to expect as he prepared to present his seminar for the first time in an non-Adventist church.B... Read more
JesusThe Water of Life Church Parade Float On July 4, the Shady Point Church participated in the annual Fourth of July parade in Eagle Point.This was the second year the church was part of the parade. A truck decorated and loaded with water bottles was welcomed with cheers by the crowd sta... Read more
Oregon Youth Challenge Oregon Youth Challenge was very busy even though the team was much smaller than usual this summer. They began in the area surrounding the Portland Convention Center where Shawn Boonstra will be holding meetings in February. They continued with Pri... Read more
New Staff at Milo Bringing promise for a great new year Jeff and Amy Deming return to Oregon to work at Milo. Previously the youth director of the Illinois Conference, Jeff is the new school counselor and Bible teacher. He also team-teaches the class Communications in Ministries with his wife, Amy, who... Read more