Yakima School Celebrates Red Ribbon Week Red Ribbon Week is a special week at Yakima Adventist Christian School (YACS) and across the nation, held Oct. 22–26. This week is a tribute to Special Agent (DEA) Enrique “Kiki” Camarena, who was kidnapped and murdered by drug traffickers in Mexi... Read more
UCC Executive Committee 200711 Max C. Torkelsen II, chair (ex-officio, president)Doug R. Johnson (ex-officio, vice president for administration)Jon Corder (ex-officio, vice president for finance)UCC vice president for education (ex-officio, currently unfilled)Dan Featherston (e... Read more
Gugliotto Leads UCA Week of Prayer Week of Prayer at Upper Columbia Academy has always been a time for spiritual revival and renewal. This year was no different. Pastor Lee Gugliotto, an energetic Italian-American who grew up in New York and travels the country giving seminars and ... Read more
LifeSource Holds Summer Splash For the third summer in a row, LifeSource Community Church, a new Seventh-day Adventist church plant in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, held its "Summer Splash," a unique outdoor baptism. This event was part of the church's annual August campout at Farragut... Read more
Session Surveys Show a Snapshot of Member Trends Electronic Polling Opens the Door for Feedback The use of electronic polling devices at the Upper Columbia Conference 75th constituency session did more than facilitate delegate voting on officer elections or issues related to the conference constitution. With representation from every church ... Read more
Upper Columbia Conference Constituency Session Upper Columbia Conference (UCC) delegates met Sunday, Sept. 30, at Upper Columbia Academy in Spangle, Wash., and overwhelmingly elected Max C. Torkelsen II, president, Doug R. Johnson, vice president for administration, and Jon Corder, vice presid... Read more
New Name Walla Walla University Church Begins New Chapter The Walla Walla College Church marked the beginning of a new chapter in the church's more than 60-year history with a special program on Sept. 1, celebrating the changing of its name. In conjunction with Walla Walla University, the church's name i... Read more
Baptism at Sun Lakes State Park Two baptisms celebrate the end of the year for the Othello Adventurer Club. Members of the Othello (Wash.) Church always enjoy their annual church campout at Sun Lakes State Park. This year was extra special with the baptism of Abby Steffler and K... Read more
Setting Up Messiah's Mansion It takes many people to put together Messiah's Mansion, but not nearly the number it took to set up the original tabernacle and its furnishings during the time of Moses.Forty volunteers from the Spokane Valley and Linwood churches converged on the... Read more