First Award During the first day of SPROUT meetings, Ron Gladden, right, North Pacific Union Conference church planting director, presented Max Torkelsen II, Upper Columbia Conference president, with the first-ever “Courageous Administrator Award.”Torkelsen, ... Read more
Northwest Hosts National Church-Planting Conference More than 100 church planters from North America and beyond gathered for SPROUT 2002 meetings at the Seattle Center, Sept. 25-28.Coordinated by Ron Gladden and Lavelle Whitehouse of the North Pacific Union Conference church planting department, SP... Read more
Walla Walla College Among "America's Best Colleges 2003" For the second year in a row, Walla Walla College (WWC) ranked in the top percentages of all universities in its category of the “America’s Best Colleges 2003” guidebook, published by “U.S.News & World Report.” Read more
Dean Emeritus "Prof" Cross Dies An icon to many Adventist engineers, Walla Walla College Dean Emeritus Edward F. Cross died Saturday, Sept. 28, at nearly 94 years of age. Read more
School of Engineering Re-accredited The Edward F. Cross School of Engineering at Walla Walla College recently received re-accreditation from the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), following an evaluation visit, Oct. 29-30, 2001, from the Engineering Accredita... Read more
A Samaritans Journey to Afghanistan “Later that night when we returned to the compound, we had our first of many orientations. You know, like at work. Where to look for land mines, which direction to run if tanks enter the city, etc.” Read more
Reflections on September 11 “It’s Sept. 11—a year later. Am I distraught? Does the memory of Terrible Tuesday haunt me? No, and why? Because I have seen the glory of the American people tonight. I have seen the glory of God upon His children.“I have just come from our Commun... Read more
Chehalis Members Dedicate New Church Chehalis, Wash., members have dedicated their new church building.Participating in the mortgage shredding were Loren Cooper, head elder, and Mark Remboldt, Washington Conference vice president for finance.Construction on the seven-acre site two mi... Read more
Washington Conference Elects Bing as Administration VP The Washington Conference Executive Committee has elected Doug Bing vice president for administration, a position vacated when John Freedman was elected president.Bing is a 1986 graduate of Union College, where he earned a bachelor of arts degree ... Read more
