Prineville Uses Socials as Church Outreach Beginning with the 2005 term of service, the Prineville (Ore.) Church social committee set out to plan monthly social events.During these social activities, new members are welcomed with gifts, and birthday celebrants for the month are greeted. In... Read more
Milo Mission Trip Succeeds Despite Rough Start "We aren’t going to make it to the airport on time!” That thought returned over and over to the 24 Milo Adventist Academy students sitting in their bus at milepost 130, miles and miles from Portland International Airport.After months of preparatio... Read more
Candles Show Appreciation at Gladstone Park At Gladstone Park (Ore.) Church, even little things mean a lot, so members are invited to nominate fellow members to receive a candle of appreciation for acts of kindness and helpfulness."Individuals who have received candles are nominated anonymo... Read more
CAA Students Spend Spring Break on Mexico Mission Trip After an early morning flight and four-hour drive, eight adults and 25 Columbia Adventist Academy (CAA) students reached Vallé de la Trinidad, Mexico, and El Oasis, an International Children's Care (ICC) home that cares for more than 60 orphans. L... Read more
Columbia Gorge Church Moves to Larger Facility When Columbia Gorge Church (Troutdale, Ore.) members had to scurry to place more chairs in a sanctuary where 50 people are a crowd, it was time to evaluate their options and seek God's guidance.A local Sunday-keeping church sent an encouraging pos... Read more
Montana Hosts Prayer Conference The 2006 Montana Prayer Conference was held in Bozeman Feb. 17–18 and featured speaker Steve Chinn, Adventist Medical Center (Portland) head chaplain. He and his wife, Claudia, shared insight and ideas for prayer in our churches and homes and for ... Read more
Fort Belknap Wins Award at Mid-winter Fair The Fort Belknap (Mont.) Adventist School received a third-place ribbon for their booth in the 39th annual Mid-winter Fair held Feb. 6–10 at Fort Belknap Indian Reservation.The school's display featured student drawings, mobiles, books and diorama... Read more
Small, Yet Powerful Central Acres Celebrates Fund-raiser Success The students of Central Acres Christian School in Billings, Mont., participated in a fundraiser for St. Jude’s Children Research Hospital. The fundraiser was a Math-a-thon, where the children asked friends and family to pledge contributions for so... Read more
