CAA Plus ELL Equals Outreach Columbia Adventist Academy launches its foreign exchange student program — otherwise known as the English Language Learning. Read more
Eugene Korean Holds New Year Baptism The first Sabbath of the new year was an especially joyous day for the Eugene Korean Church because it began with a baptism. Chansoo Oh’s decision for baptism came late Friday afternoon. However, plans were made right away so that he could be bapt... Read more
Prineville's Sunshine Band Gets Big Boost Grace Hedlund, a longtime member of the Graham (Wash.) Church, gave her time and hard work to enhance the ministry of the Prineville Church’s Sunshine Band led by her daughter, Lennie Warren. Hedlund, 88, who now lives in Newport, Wash., crocheted... Read more
Churches Join Trucker Light Parade The Canyonville and Myrtle Creek (Ore.) churches were participants in the 20th Annual Timber Truckers Light Parade, held in December 2013. Read more
Rivergate Students Deliver Half Ton of Food Kids from families of Rivergate Adventist Elementary School in Gladstone, Ore., delivered 1,000 pounds of food to the Gladstone Park Community Services (GPCS) on Nov. 22, 2013. Chris Binder, local leader, reports an average of 440 low-income indiv... Read more
PAA’s Land Development Begins A property lease and development means visible progress toward a new school building for Portland Adventist Academy (PAA).A busy construction site is leaving a mark on the east side of PAA’s 25-acre property. Builders Jerry Erwin and Associates ar... Read more
Pioneer Pathfinders Club Collects Food The Salem Central Church Pioneer Pathfinder Club collected more than 450 pounds of food at a recent food drive. The food was given to the Salem Adventist Community Center to give to needy and low-income families for the holiday season. Read more
Father, Husband Makes Radical Transformation He pulls headphones out of his plug-pierced ears and begins to tell his story. “I like rap,” says Ken Acquin, a member of Pleasant Valley Church in Happy Valley and the father of a Portland Adventist Academy sophomore, Anderson Acquin. “But it’s C... Read more
