Lents Church Holds Youth Festival Youth and youth leaders from Lents Church, in the Portland area, offered a community outreach program Nov. 12 and 13. The youth festival, held in the newly completed Lents Activity Center, was designed for youth evangelism. The consequences of dru... Read more
Grants Pass Celebrates Three Baptisms March 19 was a high Sabbath for the Grants Pass (Ore.) Church. On that day, three people committed their lives to Jesus Christ through baptism. But this was no ordinary baptism. Bob Werner, better known as “Big Bob” due to his 6-foot-8-inch frame,... Read more
Heaven Parties over Four New Members in Falls City Members of the Falls City (Ore.) Church had the privilege of seeing four new members born into God's kingdom at a baptism on Sabbath, Feb. 19. Mary Kidd, Roger Buttrum, Jerry Dhooghe, and Sam De Ceault all made their decision to follow the Lord an... Read more
A Year of Missions The Springfield Church does not lack missionary spirit. In October 2004, two groups left for Maranatha mission trips in India. In January 2005, Jim and Carolyn McHan flew to Lima, Peru, to hold evangelistic meetings. Dean and Ruth Campbell returne... Read more
Milo in Nicaragua A Student's Afterglow As the plane descended over the Columbia River and Portland, Ore., I stared out the window, excited about being home again. After spending two weeks on a mission trip in tropical Nicaragua with 33 other Milo students, coming home was bittersweet.T... Read more
God's Love Flows Through Pipeline Hey high schoolers, what are you doing this summer? You could have an entire week of fun, by getting to know God better and doing community service projects with friends. Pipeline is a youth-ministries outreach sponsored by Pleasant Valley Church ... Read more
Nicaragua 2005 Thirty-six people went to Nicaragua on the Oregon Conference teen Pathfinder mission trip, March 17, to help the International Children’s Care Orphanage with preparations for their new building site. We ended up digging a septic tank hole. A coupl... Read more
Church Hosts Search and Rescue Operation On Wednesday, April 13, nine-year-old Melvin got into trouble at school and the trouble followed him home. Angry at everybody, he took off. When he did not return home, the Clark County, Wash., sheriff’s department was called and a search was orga... Read more
