Kelso-Longview Church Burns Mortgage The Kelso-Longview Church celebrated the end of 2007 by burning their $1,050,000 mortgage earlier than projected.A roaring bonfire greeted members in the parking lot. Dale Beaulieu, Oregon Conference interim financial vice president, attended and ... Read more
Grants Pass Members Thrill to Maranatha Stories Mission stories inspire us. And that's why the Grants Pass Church members enjoyed hearing stories from Don Noble, Maranatha Volunteers International president, Dick Duerksen, Maranatha assistant to the president, and others on Feb. 2. The speakers... Read more
Hood River Church Wonders Where'd Everybody Go? The Hood River Church is small, but lately the attendance seems to be getting even smaller. The reason is because our Pathfinders have been quite active. When I asked Ralph Staley, Hood River Pathfinder director, what they have been up to, here's ... Read more
Beaverton Church Young People Active in Ministry When the Beaverton Church was looking for a youth and young adult leader about three years ago, Rodney Payne II was hired to help start an active ministry for this age-group. At the time, there was no specific Sabbath School program for young adul... Read more
PAA Students Go Green With Christian Ethics Portland Adventist Academy seniors are leaving behind a legacy of creation care for their school.Les Zollbrecht, PAA philosophy and ethics teacher, helps students think about Christian ethics in the world. Students chose to discuss issues from a w... Read more
Livingstone Senior Class Learns to Pay it Forward Seniors at Livingstone Adventist Academy recently had an opportunity to "pay it forward," which means doing something nice for someone, with no expectations of anything in return.Each member of the class was given an envelope containing $25 by an ... Read more
Milo Students Lead In Word and Example Sweet sounds of praise emanated from the sanctuary as students and staff gathered for Milo Academy's student-led Week of Prayer. Jaymann Henry, junior, introduced the theme "We Are His Hands" by demonstrating his juggling skills, an illustration o... Read more
Columbia Academy Highlights Community Service Community service is an integral part of campus life at Columbia Adventist Academy. Led by our Campus Ministries Department and Matthew Butte, chaplain, students are out serving their local community at least once a month throughout the school yea... Read more
Wrapped With Love Tualatin Church Provides Gift Wrapping Tualatin Church members spent about 14 hours on several evenings wrapping Christmas presents at the local Fred Meyer store—for free. They wrapped more than 300 presents. Each wrapped gift was accompanied by a card saying, "With love from the Tuala... Read more
