Conference Launches Festival of the Word The Upper Columbia Conference held the first Festival of the Word on Feb. 26 at the Crestview Christian School in Moses Lake, Wash. This conference-wide event was designed for both children and adults and focused on the biblical book of Acts. Part... Read more
Easter Baskets for the Homeless This year Oasis Christian Center Adventist Company donated 45 homemade Easter baskets for homeless children and 32 homemade Easter cards for homeless adults to SHARE Vancouver to be distributed in the Vancouver community.Oasis Christian Center's c... Read more
CAA Teacher Awarded the Excellence in Teaching Award Columbia Adventist Academy (CAA) teacher and campus chaplain Matthew Butte has been honored with the Excellence in Teaching Award.The award was presented during the Alumni Awards Foundation’s annual convention March 16–20, in Scottsdale, Ariz. It ... Read more
Stone Tower Church Takes Evangelism out of the Box Not only is the Stone Tower Church one of the most diverse churches in the Oregon Conference, but it also uses diversity in its efforts to reach souls for Christ. In preparation for spring evangelistic meetings, the church began conducting a varie... Read more
Milo Students Give from the Heart Principal's Son Inspires Record Blood Drive Milo Adventist Academy students were front-page news in the March 4 edition of the Roseburg, Ore., News-Review.The American Red Cross comes to Milo’s campus annually for the student association’s blood drive. The one final activity before the bloo... Read more
New Church Opens in Vancouver, Washington The Vancouver Church celebrated its grand opening on Feb. 26, 2005. Community members were invited to attend, and so many did that the temporary sanctuary was filled to overflowing. People had to be seated in the Fireside Chapel where the service ... Read more
What Generous Students We Have Students in grades 5–10 at Mid-Columbia Adventist School (MCAS) had made a commitment before Christmas vacation to do something for someone other than themselves. They had thought of finding and sponsoring a needy child in another country. Then th... Read more
Oregon Volunteer-led Meetings in India Draw 62,000 Twenty people from the North Pacific Union (plus a few others) took a vacation from traffic, busy phones, bills and appointments. But they weren’t headed for beach chairs and palm trees. They left all the comforts of home and traveled to the other... Read more
Bouldering Gym at PAA Approximately 250 friends and supporters of Portland Adventist Academy (PAA) met for the dedication and opening of the bouldering gym—a structure that allows participants to ascend climbing walls using various hand holds fastened to surfaces that ... Read more
