1918 Influenza Excerpts The 1918 Spanish influenza epidemic as it was called was the most severe pandemic in recent history. It spread worldwide during 1918–1919 and is estimated that about 500 million people or one-third of the world’s population became infected with th... Read more
NPUC Opens Virtual Office and Recommends Action for Churches and Schools We have a responsibility to care for each other and ourselves. Let’s do what we can to be part of the solution rather than potentially endangering those around us. Read more
WWU Announces Adjusted Start to Spring Quarter 2020 Walla Walla University (WWU) announced Thursday afternoon, March 12, in a campuswide email from the university’s president, John McVay, that it will end its winter quarter face-to-face instruction on its campuses at the end of the day, Friday, Mar... Read more
Pathfinders Make History in Utqiagvik Did you know Feb. 1 is National Baked Alaska Day? Instead of merely celebrating a sweet treat, the newly formed Utqiagvik Arctic Seventh-day Adventist Company, located in the northernmost town in the United States, made history. On this memorable ... Read more
Auburn Students Find New Purpose No one knew just how different student week of prayer was going to look at Auburn Adventist Academy this school year. In the middle of the week, school administrators chose to close the campus and transition to a temporary online distance learning... Read more
Montana Holds 24th Annual Pinewood Derby Pathfinder and Adventurer clubs from throughout Montana traveled to Missoula and met at the Mountain View Elementary gym on Sunday morning, Jan. 26, 2020, for the 24th annual Montana Conference Pinewood Derby. Arriving as early as 8 a.m. to regist... Read more
Post Falls Commits to Sharing Health Idaho's Post Falls Church in Idaho recommitted to health ministry in 2017. The first health class was initially well-attended, but 10 weeks was a long time — and people dropped out. The second health class was shorter and also well-attended, but p... Read more
Northwest PBE Canceled in Favor of Online Event The North Pacific Union Conference (NPUC), in consultation with conference Pathfinder directors, announced that the Union-level Pathfinder Bible Experience (PBE) event in Chehalis, Washington scheduled for March 14, 2020 has been canceled. Read more
Virus Reality Check My wife walked into a grocery store yesterday. She was greeted with people cautiously avoiding each other as they walk down aisles stripped of all paper products. Staples like flour, rice and dry beans were completely sold out as well. Read more
