Washington Camp Meeting 2004 Dorm Fire Forces Major Changes Camp meeting each year is a wonderful conference-wide family reunion. It is a time to catch up with friends and family from throughout the conference and the Pacific Northwest. Each year, the Washington Conference family comes together for a wonde... Read more
Slowing Down the Fast and the Curious More than 100 public high school students and 40 volunteer adult staff members spent March 5–7 at Sunset Lake Camp for the annual Washington Conference public high school retreat. This year’s theme, “The Fast and the Curious,” spoke to the many st... Read more
Spanish Congregation Celebrates New Church More than 100 people came to celebrate the formation of the North Cascade Spanish Church in Burlington, Wash., in April. This fast growing congregation was formed into a company just over a year ago and has now officially joined the sisterhood of ... Read more
Goldendale Awards Scholarships to 12th Graders Goldendale (Wash.) Church awards $200 scholarships to its graduating seniors in a special presentation. Ron Turner, director of recruitment from Upper Columbia Academy (UCA), was the guest speaker and explained why Christian education is so import... Read more
Brewster Hosts Spring Meeting for Adventist Community Services The Brewster (Wash.) Church hosted the Adventist Community Services (ACS) spring meeting of Upper Columbia Conference's northwest-area ACS federation last month.Nearly 40 people from five ACS organizations enjoyed a half-day meeting, which include... Read more
Special Service Celebrates Children The Richland (Wash.) Church holds children in high esteem and celebrated the importance of the children in their congregation by having a special Children's Sabbath service.The highlight of the service was the baptism of Brian Kostoff, a lifelong ... Read more
Church Plant Yields First Fruits Les and Jennifer Ove were the first newly baptized converts of the lay members' church plant at Athol, Idaho. Retired pastor Ed Card, also known as the “Bible Preacher,” officiated at their outdoor baptism in Lake Pend Oreille on June 14, 2003.Les... Read more
Radio Ministry Impacts Community The radio ministry of the Upper Columbia Conference is making a wonderful community impact, according to a recent ratings report.Radio stations receive periodic ratings figures, similar to the Neilsen TV ratings, from a statistical research compan... Read more
Test Results at Portland Adventist Academy Portland Adventist Academy has the honor and distinction of having a student qualify as a possible National Merit Scholarship finalist. This student who wishes to remain anonymous scored in the 99th percentile on the Preparatory Scholastic Aptitud... Read more
