New Pathfinder Club Defines Purpose The Lacey (Wash.) Church needed a Pathfinder club, and church members Edward and Jennifer Case took on this challenge about a year ago.Jennifer Case attended a camp meeting class, How to Start a Pathfinder Club. Armed with a mountain of informatio... Read more
Smart Cooking Teaches Healthy Choices Smart Cooking for Life, a one-day cooking and health seminar, features plant-based cooking demonstrations, diverse health lectures and booths with a variety of area resources to assist attendees on their journey to a better lifestyle.The goal of t... Read more
Prison Ministry Leaders Explore Best Practices Eighty leaders from the Washington, Oregon and Upper Columbia conferences assembled in Gladstone, Ore., in mid-April for a prison ministry retreat.The retreat featured classes such as prisoner re-entry into the community, chemical dependency, fami... Read more
Anchor of Selfless Service Alice Hansen Retires After 44 Years When Alice Hansen was baptized four months before attending Walla Walla University her sophomore year, she had no idea God would lead her to a 44-year career as an administrative assistant for the Adventist Church.As a young adult, she took Voice ... Read more
LCAS Showcases New Facility During a Community Open House Lewis County Adventist School recently welcomed families, church constituency and the community to attend an open house and tour the new facility in Chehalis, Wash.The event on Feb. 26 was well-attended by families of students, church members, pas... Read more
Outreach Leaders Share Best Practices One hundred Adventist Community Services (ACS) leaders from Washington, Oregon, Upper Columbia and Northern California conferences came together in early March for an outreach leadership conference in Federal Way, Wash.These leaders had opportunit... Read more
Auburn Students Fast for Hunger Awareness Sixteen Auburn (Wash.) Adventist Academy students wanted to raise awareness about heart-wrenching worldwide hunger statistics by taking part in World Vision's 30 Hour Famine program for high school-aged students.World Vision's 30 Hour Famine is a ... Read more
Artist Visits Olympia Christian School Students at Olympia (Wash.) Christian School recently experienced a week of Art Encounter. Projects included making paper-mache masks, painting undersea pictures and building clay tiles with relief for a mural for the school's entry.The enrichment... Read more
Highline Health Fair Reaches Community Women Highline Church (Des Moines, Wash.) held a free women's health screening fair and seminar in mid-February.The free health event included presentations for women about healthy foods and diet, naturopathic medicine, and heart health. Guest speakers ... Read more
