Garden Valley Church Burns Mortgage and Consecrates Church The Garden Valley Seventh-day Adventist Church celebrated a consecration service and mortgage burning on Sabbath, Jan. 7, 2006. Stephen McPherson, Idaho Conference president, officiated along with Rick Roy, Idaho Conference treasurer, and Dennis P... Read more
Gem State Academy Business Club Holds Benefit Concert The Gem State Academy business club partnered with Christian singer Bobby Michaels through a concert Jan. 20 at the Nampa First Church of the Nazarene. The concert was well-attended and raised more than $2,300 for the club's trip to Cambodia, wher... Read more
City Council Honors Adventist Member for Services to Community Recently the City of Sitka declared Jan. 10, 2006, a special day to honor the services of Althea Buckingham, a member of the local Adventist church. The proclamation presented by the mayor cited “faithful and excellent advocacy and service on city... Read more
Adventist Health News Notes Adventist Medical Center recently launched a new wound healing and hyperbaric medicine program to benefit patients with chronic wounds. The new program will be located on Portland hospital’s main campus and will feature hyperbaric oxygen therapy. ... Read more
Distinguished Faculty Lecture Focuses on Women in Early Adventist History Beverly Beem, associate professor of English at Walla Walla College, presented the 2005 Distinguished Faculty Lecture in November. The presentation, entitled “My Soul Is on the Wing for Glory: Voices of Early Adventist Women,” focused on the role ... Read more
Chamber of Commerce Honors Pedrito Maynard-Reid for Years of Outstanding Community Service Pedrito Maynard-Reid, Walla Walla College vice president for spiritual life and mission, was recognized for his outstanding community service at the Walla Walla Valley Chamber of Commerce annual awards banquet.Maynard-Reid is known for his enthusi... Read more
Mississippi Missionaries Washington Teens Spend Vacation Helping Disaster Relief Effort Seventeen students and seven adults from Auburn Adventist Academy and Lewis County Adventist School spent their Thanksgiving break in the hurricane-hit town of Pearlington, Miss. Spending 54 hours in a bus didn’t dampen the students’ enthusiasm fo... Read more
Grateful Stories and Thankful Hearts PSAA Students Assist in Hurricane Recovery "Warn your students that what they will encounter here in Mississippi is far worse than they could ever imagine.”Having watched the news coverage of the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina, the PSAA students wanted to go and serve. But despite... Read more
