PAA Hires New Teachers and Staff Portland Adventist Academy welcomes: Tim Erich, Stephen Lundquist, Drechelle Larry, Jonathan Schaffer and Greg Damazo as new teachers and staff members.Erich joins PAA as head of the social studies department. He and his wife, Kristy, have two son... Read more
Happy Bridge of Fellowship About 12 years ago, the Canby (Ore.) Church began renting their quarters to members of the Pacific Covenant Mennonite Church for Sunday services.Shortly after arriving in October of 2007 as the new pastor for the Canby Church, Charles Williams mad... Read more
Gladstone Camp Meeting 2009 Large Crowds are Powered to Serve This year's theme, Powered to Serve, sought to give attendees the tools and encouragement needed to better serve their families, churches, communities and beyond. The 80th annual Gladstone (Ore.), Camp Meeting brought together an unusually large c... Read more
Cheetah Comes to VBS The Myrtle Creek (Ore.) Church Vacation Bible School used a western theme with cowboy hats, neckerchiefs and more during Aug. 20–21. Western tunes were sung with modified words about David and his life experiences. Children enjoyed five days playi... Read more
A Simple Dream A Simple Ad On Feb. 9, the Central Point (Ore.) Church began an outreach program under the direction of Iris Eastwood, member, and Ben Salazar, head elder. The goal was to teach and educate neighbors about the importance of having a healthy body.Their sister ... Read more
Coos Bay Church Enjoys Special Concert We were blessed with special music by the Eternal Ring bell ringers and Praise Spectrum choir for Vespers Friday, April 17 and church service April 18. The 22 bell ringers and choir exhibit college-level talent. They are from the Rogue Valley Adve... Read more
Pastor's Last Sabbath Sabbath, June 27 was a very special day, spilled with some regrets at the Hood River (Ore.) Church. It was the last day Charles Brown, pastor, and his wife, Margie would worship with us as interim pastor.When Pat Milligan, pastor, accepted a call ... Read more
North Valley Receives Grant for Community Garden The North Valley Church, in Merlin, Ore., received a grant from the Oregon Conference Office of Community Outreach for the development of a community garden. Its purpose is to assist needy families by way of the church's North Valley Adventist Com... Read more
Sunset Christian Fellowship at Home in Silicon Forest Nestled in the heart of the silicon forest in Hillsboro, Ore., is the new home of Sunset Christian Fellowship.Hillsboro is known as a high tech corridor, consisting of companies like Intel and Tektronix, so it's fitting for a church to purchase th... Read more
