The Longest Table University Church Celebrates Community in a Biblical Way At 6:30 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 2, a team of 18 people set up folding tables on 4th St., covered them with plastic tablecloths, put up numbers and placed settings for more than 176 tables stretched two blocks, and with seats for 1,408 people. The c... Read more
Pathfinders Endure Showers at Camp Fife More than 700 Pathfinders from all parts of the Upper Columbia Conference attended the annual Pathfinder Camporee Sept. 17–19. During the event, hundreds of young people made commitments to follow Jesus and 91 Pathfinders requested Bible studies t... Read more
Ritzville Cooking School Attracts Community Members of the Ritzville (Wash.) Church were excited to see a big turnout at their Healthy Helper cooking school. They've held cooking schools in the past, but have never seen the community come out in such force.The town of Ritzville has a popula... Read more
Parrables and Witnessing With Puppets Aleida Quick, a teacher, loves to use puppets in her teaching. Two years ago, she helped the students make marionettes for the Christmas program. She has many animal puppets she uses for calendar time and story times. She wanted to expand her coll... Read more
The Fruit of the Spirit in Yakima YACS Word of the Month Yakima Adventist Christian School started off the year with a unique focus on scripture, specifically the fruits of the Spirit. Each month this year, they are highlighting a different fruit. “The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, ... Read more
Baptism Requests Rising at Camp MiVoden When they hear the words "summer camp," most people think of waterskiing, canoeing, horseback riding and other fun, outdoor activities in a safe and caring environment. But have you ever thought of summer camp as a special environment for youth to... Read more
H.O.P.E. Helping Other People Everywhere A bunch of excited Upper Columbia Academy students board the bus at the flag pole on the morning of Sept. 8 to travel to their respective service projects. Classes were not held that day so the students would have plenty of time to serve the commu... Read more
Oroville Baby Dedication For many people, the date "9/11" holds frightening memories of the terror that was inflicted on our nation a few years ago. However, that date holds some very happy memories for the Oroville (Wash.) Church family and especially for Michael and Dan... Read more
UCA Spiritual Kickoff Empty? Be Filled! Upper Columbia Academy students and staff gathered at the UCA fire bowl at the beginning of the first Sabbath of the school year to kick off the spiritual theme for the year: "Empty? Be Filled." With two flickering fires providing warmth on a chil... Read more
