Why I Said 'Yes' Standing in an oversized robe, I waited my turn to be baptized. That’s when it happened. That’s when I heard, in my head and heart, God’s voice calling me to be a pastor. The year was 1967 and the Adventist Church didn’t even have women local elde... Read more
One Shoe Does Not Fit All It doesn’t take long to get a sense of community needs in downtown Spokane and other large Pacific Northwest cities. With a population of well over 500,000, the greater Spokane, Washington and Coeur d’Alene, Idaho area has significant gaps in serv... Read more
Moscow Church Members Help Spread Holiday Cheer On the evening of December 3, 2021, members of the Moscow Church spent an hour Christmas caroling in the neighborhood next to their church. The group of a dozen participants, made up of mostly young adults and college students, went door to door s... Read more
Adventurers Experience God’s Love Across Cultures A number of firsts were celebrated at Upper Columbia Conference's Adventurer Awards Day event. Read more
Give Abundantly at Lemonade Stands Pastor Troy Fitzgerald shares a story about generous giving and talks about the impact that can have on a life. Find out how a simple act of kindness can have lasting effects. Read more
Shine 104.9 Raises All-Time High During Annual Sharathon Shine 104.9 (KEEH) raised $258,752 at their annual Fall Sharathon event in October 2021. This is an all-time high for the station, surpassing the previous year’s record of $251,000. The funding will assist with tower rent, staff paychecks, adverti... Read more
Palisades Christian Academy Opens New Gymnasium In October 2021, Palisades Christian Academy in Spokane, Washington, held a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of their brand-new multipurpose building/gymnasium. Read more
UCAES Exercises Resourcefulness The past couple of years have been a long exercise in persistence and resourcefulness. From school at home to in-person classes to virtual classes, Upper Columbia Academy Elementary School and so many of sister Adventist schools have worked faithf... Read more
A Sandwich, a Random Act of Kindness and a New Opportunity Stephanie Gonzales was standing in line at Subway ordering lunch one afternoon, when she saw Paul Munilla, a Sandpoint Junior Academy board member, reading a book. She struck up a conversation with him about the book, and as divine providence woul... Read more
