PAA Welcomes New Staff Members Portland Adventist Academy (PAA) welcomed two new staff members for the new school year.Mary Sperl is PAA's new part-time librarian. Sperl will help facilitate study hall and tutoring while maintaining library records and a quiet place for student... Read more
Madrone Students Set Sail Madrone Adventist Elementary School in Cave Junction, Ore., had the unique privilege of accepting a ship captain's invitation to visit the Windjammers tall ships in the Crescent City, Calif., harbor. All the students, their parents and some school... Read more
Sunnyside VBS Kids Dare to Be Daniels Portland's Sunnyside Church was taken back to the time of Daniel during the week of June 25–29. Dozens of volunteers donated hours of their time to help plan, decorate, set up and provide an amazing experience for more than 100 children who joyful... Read more
Youth Group Touches Lives at Local Mission The Gospel Rescue Mission (GRM), which shelters more than 120 homeless men, women and children in Grants Pass, Ore., has shown remarkable vision, godly dedication and unconditional love. It has also made an incomparable impact on the Grants Pass C... Read more
Safety in Action at the Grants Pass Church The Grants Pass Church is putting safety into action. Our churches today can be far too relaxed about safety and emergencies. Grants Pass Church is improving upon these issues.What is safety, whom does it affect, and where is it used? The meaning ... Read more
PAA Serves Greater Portland Area More than 250 Portland Adventist Academy (PAA) students, staff and volunteers joined together for the school's fourth-annual service event, Inside Out. The event further invests in PAA's mission to instill in its students a passion for service.Thi... Read more
Oregon Women Enjoy Klamath Falls and Lakeview Retreats Two May retreats have blessed and inspired women in Lakeview, Ore., and Klamath Falls, Ore.Corleen Johnson, North Pacific Union Conference prayer coordinator, presented the theme "Connected" at the Women's Ministries Retreat in Klamath Falls, held... Read more
Ohana Sends Team to Tanzania Ohana Christian Fellowship in West Linn, Ore., recently sent a mission team to Mbeya, Tanzania, where the team preached the gospel at five different sites daily and held a Vacation Bible School for more than 325 children.Team members also staffed ... Read more
Molalla Hosts Bible Buckaroo VBS The Molalla Church hosted the Bible Buckaroo Vacation Bible School in June. Cindy Hepler, Molalla VBS director, chose this theme again after its popularity four years ago. This year 47 children attended, most of them from the community.During the ... Read more
