Bethlehem Carpenter’s Son Pastors Pastors The Washington Conference Executive Committee has elected Bruce Koch to serve as ministerial and stewardship director, a position vacated when Doug Bing became vice president for administration.Born in Bethlehem, the son of a carpenter, it seems t... Read more
AnchorPointe Gives a Gift to the Community Anyone who lives in the Puget Sound area will know that “vacant retail space” has been a prominent feature of the economic recession. After searching in vain for a mall or department store that would allow church members to provide free gift-wrapp... Read more
Monroe Families Sharing at Christmastime In a dedication ceremony recently, children of the Monroe Church brought treat-filled shoe boxes to the front of the church for Operation Christmas Child, while Alexandra Harvey, 11, sang, “Jesus Loves the Little Children.” Dedication prayers were... Read more
Auburn Custodian Transcends Title While Sue Pike, known to many students as “Mom,” recuperated recently after major surgery, Auburn Adventist Academy students voiced how important she has become to them personally.Though Pike says she’s “just a custodian,” her importance to the ac... Read more
West Seattle Laymen Lead Series Ray Foster, an elder of the West Seattle Church kicked off a series of meetings last fall, with “Jesus as God—The Divinity of Christ.” For the next four Sabbaths, volunteers led three one-hour discussions each Sabbath at 9:30 and 11:00 a.m. and 1:... Read more
Cedarbrook Children Learn Self-sufficiency Lessons in self-sufficiency are being taught at Cedarbrook Adventist Christian School in Port Hadlock, Wash. Children there are initially learning how to raise and store their own food. Organic farming, with no chemical fertilizers or poisons of a... Read more
Washington Men Stand Firm Singing, praying, cheering, laughing, snoring. These were just a few of the sounds heard during the ninth annual Washington Conference Men’s Convention, Nov. 15–17, 2002. Held at Sunset Lake Camp and Auburn Adventist Academy, the convention follow... Read more
PSAA Students "Connect" at Camp Students never know what to expect when they take part in the annual Puget Sound Adventist Academy (PSAA) “Connect” retreat. Read more
Math Enthusiasm Hits PSAA More than 174 students from several Adventist elementary schools packed into the Puget Sound Adventist Academy (PSAA) gymnasium to attend a recent “Mr. Math” presentation, “Getting Kids and Adults Excited About Mathematics.”Host Willie L. Walker, ... Read more