Springfield Celebrates Fall with Imagination On a wet and windy Oct. 31, 2009, the Springfield (Ore.) Church social committee invited children from the community to enjoy an evening of fellowship and blessing at the church. Marian Pielaette, Bonnie Gladden, Stephanie Eric, Beth and Don Whits... Read more
Sharon Church: Reaching Out to Young and Old Through Education The Sharon Church in Portland, Ore., is making a difference in the surrounding community. All because three years ago Heather Hawkins saw a need and stepped into the gap. The tutoring program she initiated is now known as P.E.T.A.L. — Preparing, E... Read more
Portland Adventist Academy Students Learn Cutting Edge Science Portland Adventist Academy honors anatomy and physiology students recently witnessed a heart surgery at the Oregon Health and Science University. The experience was highlighted with a lecture from Albert Starr, inventor of the heart valve.Visiting... Read more
Healthy Hearts Make Happy People Adventist churches throughout Portland, Ore., are catching the vision of health ministry, all because of the initiative of a group of retired nurses and their friends from The Village retirement complex in Gresham, Ore.When Molly Geddis, parish nu... Read more
Big Lake Youth Camp Wins Award Big Lake Youth Camp recently received the Phyllis M. Ford Award from the American Camp Association, Oregon Trail section. The award praised Big Lake for "creating innovative and effective programs using the camp environment for Abba's Child Grief ... Read more
Four Students of Three Sisters Baptized On Sept. 19, the Bend (Ore.) Church met at Sparks Lake to watch four students from the Three Sisters Adventist Christian School express their love for God through baptism. Emma and Anne Lodahl, Whittney Hutzler and Marlen Ontiveros attended baptis... Read more
Winning Souls for Christ in Ethiopia! Earlier this year, Ohana Christian Fellowship of Seventh-day Adventists (West Linn) and Portland Adventist Academy joined and co-sponsored a mission trip to southern Ethiopia. The thirty four participants engaged in a multifaceted outreach of evan... Read more
Gladstone Park Church Celebrates Christ Then...Now...Forever Sept. 18–19 — Connie Durbin Committee Chairperson says of the weekend, "It was heart warming to celebrate 100 years of resilience of the Oregon City - Gladstone Park Church with so many of our present and previous church members and friends. Worki... Read more
An Oregonian in Thailand Alyssa lives in Brookings, Ore., and will graduate from Pacific Union College this coming June.Suddenly, out of my jetlagged sleep, a noise that sounded like a cross between a dying frog and a savage bird shocked me into alertness. When a quick gl... Read more
