Community Witness St. Maries Float The St. Maries (Idaho) Church entered a float in the town's Christmas parade Dec. 2, 2006. Several of the children from the church and from the St. Maries Christian School participated. Church members handed out 150 books during the parade. This f... Read more
Troy Church Celebrates 60th Anniversary By the mid-1940s, the Swedish Baptist Church on a Troy, Idaho, country road had long been standing empty because many of the members had moved away. Rumor had it that the church was going to be used for a chicken coop.Roy Nelson, whose father and ... Read more
Have a Homecoming And They Will Come Everyone has something that excites them—what they want to do for ministry. Steve Walker says, “Mine feels like it should be helping the community get to know each other—meaning the community in general and also 'community' meaning other church or... Read more
Free Market Groups Bring Members Together at Eastgate The Eastgate Church in Walla Walla, Wash., has started a program called Free Market Groups."We wanted to find a way to bring people together," said Eastgate Church assistant pastor Eric Sayler. "Everyone has hobbies and interests, so we thought, w... Read more
Amber Waves of "Whole" Grains Upper Columbia Academy Enjoys Success of Granola Industry Who doesn’t like a bowl of freshly baked granola, whether enjoyed with fruit, milk, applesauce, or yogurt? The students at Upper Columbia Academy (UCA) are enjoying that fresh-baked goodness every day in the cafeteria, thanks to Kelly and Stacy Sa... Read more
Portland Adventist String Orchestra It’s the sound of the cello, the violin and the viola joining their unique tones and melodies to form sweet harmonies at Portland Adventist Academy (PAA). The school is proud to announce the “Portland Adventist String Orchestra.”Under the directio... Read more
Reading Leads to Baptism Billy Perrish, left, read his way into the church. He first became acquainted with Pat Milligan, Hood River Church pastor, through literature evangelism. After reading one book, Perrish would request another and then another, all the while becomin... Read more
Willamette Valley Enjoys Church in the Park Members of the Eugene, Springfield and Pleasant Hill churches gathered at Island Park along the Willamette River for "Church in the Park” Sabbath on Aug. 19, 2006. It was a high Sabbath in the southern Willamette Valley. The area churches have bee... Read more
