Jerry S. Russell Is New Vice President for Finance Washington Conference welcomed Jerry S. Russell as vice president for finance in March.Russell is coming to Western Washington from the Kentucky-Tennessee Conference where he served for more than 20 years, first as assistant Adventist Book Center ... Read more
A Page in History Parousia Congregation Officially Organized as a Church The Russian-Ukrainian Parousia congregation in Auburn, Wash., officially became an organized church of Washington Conference in February.The historical impact is significant for both the congregation and the conference. This is the second Russian ... Read more
Musical Horizons Expand at UCA Students Share Talents With Others Curtis Anderson, music department chairman, and Dean Kravig, band instructor, together with the administration, have added a strings program through the Spokane Youth Orchestra to Upper Columbia Academy’s (UCA) music options. Private string lesson... Read more
John Deming Receives Award John Deming, principal of Walla Walla Valley Academy (WWVA) for the past 14 years, received the Excellence in Leadership Award at the Alumni Awards Celebration, Feb. 24, in Scottsdale, Arizona. He was recognized for his dedication and leadership i... Read more
Dedication of Production Studio Hes Alive Television, KHBA Channel 39 Sitting behind a camera, I was excited to witness and videotape the dedication for the new production studio for He’s Alive Television, Sabbath, Feb. 3. I was looking at a mission field—the set of the new production studio—beginning to perform the... Read more
Sewing for the Lord Ginger Brockman, retired teacher and member of the Newport Church, is “sewing for the Lord.” Her love of sewing started as a youngster when she sewed clothes for her dolls on her mother’s treadle sewing machine.Several years ago Brockman learned t... Read more
UCC Men's Retreat A Time for Prayer, Study and Fellowship If you’ve ever attended a men’s conference, you’ll understand why I decided to make the five-hour drive from northwest Montana over to Camp MiVoden in Northern Idaho for the Upper Columbia Conference Men’s Retreat on March 16–18. This was my first... Read more
UCC SkiFest Youth Find Fun, Fellowship and Faith in Chewelah If you enjoy skiing/snowboarding with Christian friends, and like to experience the fun side of being a follower of Jesus, then the annual UCC SkiFest is where you want to be. The Chewelah (Wash.) Church was host for this year’s event held Jan. 19... Read more
