Small Church Celebrates Big Baptism It’s not often that a small, country church is witness to the baptism of four men in one day unless it’s part of an evangelistic series. However, on Nov. 15, 2003, the Ferndale (Wash.) Church family watched as their pastor, Louis Turner, baptized ... Read more
Monroe Rings In Christmas with Baptism As part of their Christmas celebration, the Monroe (Wash.) Church welcomed into membership Sean Crewse and Danny Morse through baptism. Crewse attends Kirkland Adventist School, and Morse followed his wife, Sandra, who was baptized two years ago i... Read more
Kettle Falls Church Dedicated When a small group began holding church services in a private home in Kettle Falls, Wash., 10 years ago, they hardly dared hope that someday they would have a church of their own. But since then, they've become an organized church and grown from 1... Read more
UCA Students "Go MAD!" Upper Columbia Academy (UCA) just began its second decade of operating their unique community service curriculum, HOPE Task Force, and fresh things are still happening.Cheri Corder, director of the curriculum, says the goal is "to increase student... Read more
Richland Church Gives Birth Tri-Cities, Wash.—Hanford country. With several churches in the area, why do we need another one?Growth! That’s why. New people are flooding the area and need to meet their eternal Friend.About a year ago the Richland (Wash.) Church decided to pla... Read more
Children Gather Food for Richland Needy People of all ages can find ways to serve Jesus. The Klahani Pathfinders, Orcas Adventurers and Eager Beavers teamed up for a food drive in support of the Richland (Wash.) Church community services center. The club members, staff and families went... Read more
Family Fellowship Festival Offers Something for Everyone Upper Columbia Conference held its annual Family Fellowship Festival at Upper Columbia Academy in Spangle, Wash., Nov. 7–8, 2003.This year’s special guests were Ivan Blazen, Loma Linda University religion professor, who was the keynote speaker of ... Read more
TIPS FOR AUTHORS: What Kind of NEWS Stories Are the Gleaner Editors Looking For? —Share ideas and methods for outreach and nurture that other churches can try. Read more