Baby Dedications Evert Babies We were blessed with a special baby dedication in our Inchelium (Wash.) Church. John Evert, retired paster and his wife, Evelyn, who have been missionaries most of their lives, were honored to dedicate two great-grandsons to God while here from Af... Read more
Wildcats Spring to Action A recent Sabbath at the Newport (Wash.) Church found the Pend Oreille Valley Wildcat Pathfinder Club in charge of the church service.The Pathfinders, Adventurers and the Eager Beavers were all in uniform as they marched up the aisle and posted the... Read more
Valley Christian Students Active and Learning In Kittitas Valley, the Valley Christian School (VCS) is continuing to work on their remodeling project with members contributing help in various ways. Meanwhile, the students are having fun learning and helping others in their community and the w... Read more
Pathfinders Find Friendship At Teen Retreat I noticed Terri (not her real name) walking over to talk with Pastor Kevin Wilfley. That was nothing new because teens normally congregate around him to gain insight to his talk or to share comments. However, Terri was carrying a struggle too big—... Read more
Sharing Christ UCA Students Host Evangelistic Series What happens when a teenager has a dream about sharing Christ with others? Add a few friends, a sponsor, and a determination to make an evangelistic series all their own, and you get a nine-night series that results in several requests for Bible s... Read more
Capstone of the Call Eric Shadle Ordained to Pastoral Ministry "It was humbling and awe-inspiring…It was like the capstone to the long journey into pastoral ministry.” These were the words of Eric Shadle, M.D., as he reflected on the experience of ordination to the pastoral ministry.Indeed, the Sabbath aftern... Read more
Community Witness St. Maries Float The St. Maries (Idaho) Church entered a float in the town's Christmas parade Dec. 2, 2006. Several of the children from the church and from the St. Maries Christian School participated. Church members handed out 150 books during the parade. This f... Read more
Troy Church Celebrates 60th Anniversary By the mid-1940s, the Swedish Baptist Church on a Troy, Idaho, country road had long been standing empty because many of the members had moved away. Rumor had it that the church was going to be used for a chicken coop.Roy Nelson, whose father and ... Read more
