A Dream Comes True UCC Holds First Hispanic Weekend Retreat What once was a dream became reality as the first Upper Columbia Conference Hispanic Women’s Ministry Weekend Retreat was held at the Richland, Wash., Clarion Convention Center, April 17–19. But it almost became a disappointment.The night before t... Read more
Klickitat Churches Share Bible Answers More than 50 to 70 people attended when the Klickitat County Youth For Truth presented "Bible Answers for Today's Problems" to the community.The youth and adult leaders from the Klickitat County churches presented the seminar at the Goldendale Chu... Read more
MiVoden Improvements Approved A decade ago, Upper Columbia Conference formed a master plan committee to update the Camp MiVoden facilities, especially since it had been in the 1970s since any major work had been done. They were also hoping to increase the capacity of the camp ... Read more
Son Takes the Pulpit Kelly Santee took the pulpit of his father, Willard Santee, pastor, and held a revival series for Seventh-day Adventists in the Post Falls, Idaho, district in March. The young Santee is president and founder of Santee's Granola, Inc., a cereal ind... Read more
Students Help Jesús The fourth-grade class at Cascade Christian Academy decided to take on a mission project this school year, raising $850 to help a family who lives over 2,000 miles away. After last year's mission trip to Mexico the high school students returned wi... Read more
Wenatchee's Crosswalk Builds God's Kingdom When Gary Blanchard, minister, arrived at the Wenatchee (Wash.) Church, he found a group of lay people who wanted to make a difference in the lives of community youth. So they pulled together and formed the Core Participants Rally (CPR). From that... Read more
IMPACT in Pasco Will Empower Communities "The Lord blessed the IMPACT event far beyond my expectations," says Patty Marsh, director of Adventist Community Services for the Upper Columbia Conference.People who came to IMPACT expecting to learn how to help their communities were pleasantly... Read more
CCA Retreat Inspires Recommitment At Cascade Christian Academy, 30 students and 10 sponsors went to Knutson Ranch in Valley, Wash., for a spiritual retreat in January. The weekend was planned and run by the students who serve on the chaplain's council.Tim Gillespie, Loma Linda Uni... Read more
Book Reports at YACS Book reports are taking a different form for Yakima Adventist Christian School's fourth–sixth-grade students. Instead of a written report, students review the book by making a speech, a poster, a mobile, or even a diorama. Most students love to re... Read more
