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
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
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
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
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
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
Upper Columbia Academy Students Serve UCC Churches Several times a year, groups of Upper Columbia Academy students travel to small churches or church plants in Washington, Oregon and Idaho to conduct Sabbath morning church services. Each group consists of a handful of students and an adult sponsor... Read more
A Roof for Lorraine Do good things everywhere you go. "After a while the good you do will return to help you" Ecclesiastes 11:1 (The Everyday Bible).Over the years, Lorraine Enos, member of the Irrigon (Ore.) Church, has contributed to countless church and community ... Read more
Pathfinder Retreat Filled With Learning and Fun Upper Columbia Conference Pathfinders and staff gathered recently at Camp MiVoden for a weekend of learning, fellowship and fun. The theme of the retreat was God created each one of us to be a winner. Ron Hessel, weekend speaker and pastor, used h... Read more
