Mexico Mission Project Shares the Light Fifteen Oregon Pathfinders and staff, along with Mathisen Mission team members from the White Salmon (Wash.) Church joined together in a mission project at the Mount of Olives Orphanage just south of Ensenada, Mexico.The ministry was started by Da... Read more
PAA Hosts the Public With Education EXPO Every year Portland Adventist Academy opens its doors to the public to share its students' best work with family, friends and community members.This year's Education EXPO highlighted work from digital media, chemistry, biology, anatomy and physiol... Read more
Longtime Gladstone Leader Inspires Others Diane Maxwell is a leader in the Gladstone Park Church. She joined the Park Church in 1949, making her the longest continuous member. She was recently asked to serve on the 100th birthday anniversary committee. "I'll be happy to serve in whatever ... Read more
Northwest Members Aid Galapagos Mission Project Bruce Thorn, Maranatha board member and supporter, along with Kenneth Weiss, Maranatha's executive vice president, directed the first in a series of four groups to the Galapagos island of Santa Cruz to build an education/evangelist center during t... Read more
Molalla Women Follow Jesus' Example When they heard speaker Tawny Sportsman tell about the children at the Pena Blanca Orphanage in Honduras, the women of the Molalla Church knew they wanted to help.On a Sunday in April, several women gathered at member Ann Holcombe's home for a day... Read more
Grants Pass Students Raise Money for Orphans Students in Grants Pass raised almost $1,200 to help orphans in Africa through Hope for Humanity. Because of AIDS, nearly 1.2 million African children are orphaned. During the week, these children come to special centers for a warm meal and help w... Read more
Pipeline Connects PAA Students To Community Needs Over a dozen Portland Adventist Academy students participated in Pipeline, an urban mission outreach organized by Cory Wetterlin, Pleasant Valley Church youth pastor. It was designed to focus on Portland, Ore., one of the nation's most secular com... Read more
Columbia Adventist Academy Celebrates Groundbreaking Columbia Adventist Academy held the Next Century ceremonial groundbreaking celebration Friday, April 4. There was excitement in the air as this event signaled the start of the construction process for the Next Century administrative and classroom ... Read more
PACS Copier Donation Brings Timely Answer to Prayer The copier machine was on its last leg. Service men had already paid several visits to Portland Adventist Community Services, trying to keep it alive."It was breaking down on average once every week or two," says Leonard Yost, executive director.E... Read more
