TIPS FOR AUTHORS: What Kind of NEWS Stories Are the Gleaner Editors Looking For? —Share ideas and methods for outreach and nurture that other churches can try. Read more
Milton Pathfinders Celebrate Baptisms Fully one-third of the club was baptized on Pathfinder Sabbath at the Milton-Freewater (Ore.) Church.The Pathfinder club had attended and worked in support of the evangelistic series finished only three weeks earlier. The pastors, Ole Olesen and A... Read more
Richland Celebrates Children's Sabbath The Richland (Wash.) Church celebrated the value and importance of the children in their congregation by having a special Children's Sabbath. Members of the Pathfinder and Adventurer clubs and junior Sabbath School led song service, acted as deaco... Read more
Richland Pastor Challenges Congregation Keith Hanson is making a career change that is based on conviction and faith. Hanson found that he was being led to additional service focused on ministry to children and youth. He worked with the conference office, local churches and church schoo... Read more
Upper Columbia Hosts New Member Open House More than 100 new Adventist members attended the annual New Member Day open house at the Upper Columbia Conference office on Nov. 9. This event gives new members a better understanding of the church organization and its methods of accomplishing it... Read more
UCA's Technology Fair Reaches Full Capacity Upper Columbia Academy (UCA) in Spangle, Wash., launched its first Technology Fair under the guidance of Chuck Paulson, UCA technology instructor. Registration quickly filled to capacity with nearly 160 students and their sponsors.Following a gene... Read more
The Ordination of AJ Grant When Ronda and Bob Backman invited 17-year-old Aman Joseph "AJ" Grant to attend camp meeting with them, they didn't know God's plan for him, and neither did AJ. Now the Milton (Ore.) Church associate pastor, AJ was ordained to the gospel ministry ... Read more
Maxson Presents Stewardship Seminar in Spokane Ben Maxson, General Conference (GC) stewardship director, held a weekend seminar, "A Look at Discipleship," for the Spokane (Wash.) Valley Church in October as a conclusion to the church's Lordship Challenge stewardship awareness program.A church ... Read more
