Bible Bowl Teams Meet in Moses Lake The Upper Columbia Conference (UCC) Bible Achievement Bowl was held in Moses Lake, Wash., on Sabbath, Feb. 25.Among teams participating were Idaho's Hayden Lake Ponderosa Pathfinders and seven teams from Washington, including: the Cle Elum/Ellensb... Read more
Finding Kind at Walla Walla Valley Academy "It's Girl World, and it's harsh, cruel and lonely." These candid words come from the documentary Finding Kind, which was shown at Walla Walla (Wash.) Valley Academy (WWVA) on Feb. 23.Finding Kind, which is part of the nationwide Kind Campaign to ... Read more
Inland Washington Welcomes New Spanish Churches The new year began with great blessings in the inland Washington area of the Upper Columbia Conference (UCC).New Congregation in Richland, Wash.The Kennewick Spanish Church in Kennewick, Wash., is one of the youngest congregations in the UCC terri... Read more
Share the Life Statistically Impacts Church Growth The Upper Columbia Conference (UCC) believes effective evangelism takes place when the people we’re trying to reach know and trust us. This can only happen as we’re living fully surrendered to Jesus Christ. When He directs our daily activities, we... Read more
Richland Welcomes New Family Member from Half a World Away Richland (Wash.) Church members welcomed a new sister in Christ from half a world away as they celebrated the baptism of Wenjing Ma on Dec. 24, 2011.Wenjing, a Chinese student, met fellow countryman, Yafan Zhao, 18 months ago while both were study... Read more
Baptisms at Inchelium "I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in the truth," III John 4.It was on Dec. 3, 2011, that Rebeca and Daniel Torres decided to be baptized and join the Inchelium (Wash.) Church. It was a very special occasion for the church a... Read more
A Sweet 10th Year at Sandpoint Junior Academy The smell of homemade hot apple pies once again permeates the hallways of Sandpoint (Idaho) Junior Academy. Several pies are baked and topped with ice cream as just one of the great benefits of being part of the volunteers creating apple pies.More... Read more
Kennewick Hosts Pathfinder and Adventurer Induction Ceremony The Kennewick (Wash.) Nighthawk Pathfinders and Adventurers held their induction ceremony on Oct. 26, 2011. Forest and June Cross, Pathfinder district coordinators, and Anita Leibold, Adventurer district coordinator, gave an inspirational talk and... Read more
Longtime Northwest Adventist Educator Retires John Deming, longtime Northwest Adventist educator and principal of Walla Walla Valley Academy (WWVA) in College Place, Wash., just announced he is retiring at the end of the current school year."Working and walking with teenagers is both exhilara... Read more
