UCA Students Share Jesus With Peers For more than four decades, UCA has conducted an annual student week of prayer during which students develop spiritual presentations of their own interest and share them in front of the students and staff. The SWOP speakers are suggested by curren... Read more
Pathfinders Raise Hopes From Ashes Fires ignited all across the Pacific and Inland Northwest on Labor Day 2020. Fueled by high winds and low humidity, they devoured vast areas with incredible speed. While most of those fires burned in Oregon conference territory, several raged in U... Read more
Christmas at Home There is something special about celebrating Christmas at home. The warmth of family, the smells of cooking, the smiling faces of loved ones — it all brings back a flood of memories. Read more
Upper Columbia Academy Reopens in Person More than 250 students arrived at the Upper Columbia Academy campus on Aug. 23, 2020, to register and begin the new school year. Many new students decided to enroll at UCA primarily because it was able to offer in-person classes. Some new students... Read more
Success Continues at Camp MiVoden Despite COVID For more than 70 years Camp MiVoden has provided a unique experience for teens to connect with God in an amazing setting. For many kids, their time at camp often serves as the first moment they experience God away from home. Read more
Pathfinder Camporee Goes Digital More than 660 participants gathered virtually for the North Pacific Union Conference Pathfinder Camporee, Sept. 18–20, 2020. Pathfinders from Barrow, Alaska; Caldwell, Idaho; Everett, Washington; Gladstone, Oregon; Spokane Valley, Washington; and ... Read more
Clothing Drive Continues Despite Smoky Air The Dayton Community Service Center and the Dayton Seventh-day Adventist Church provided a day of free children's school clothing on Sept. 13, 2020, for communities surrounding Dayton, Washington. This is party of the Dayton Church's ongoing commu... Read more
Take a Vacation for Your Health Did you know that surveys have shown that only 25% of Americans take all of their paid vacation days each year? One even showed that 42% don’t take any of their paid leave. In addition, 61% of people surveyed worked while on vacation. Read more
Alareece Collie Commissioned in Walla Walla Alareece Collie, executive pastor of Walla Walla University Church, was commissioned to the gospel ministry on July 18, 2020, in Walla Walla, Washington. Minner Labrador Jr., Upper Columbia Conference of Seventh-day Adventists president, presented... Read more