Elders and Pastors Explore Church Revitalization Nearly 150 elders and pastors from 52 churches around the Upper Columbia Conference gathered at Camp MiVoden in Idaho Feb. 21-23 to explore the principles of church revitalization at the Elders’ and Pastors’ Retreat.For several years, the Mid-Amer... Read more
Kenya Mission Trip Mark Witas, Wenatchee youth pastor, led a team of 39 youth and adults on a mission trip to the Trans-Mara region of Kenya from March 18 through April 1. The group completed a brick-and-mortar church in six days and delivered school supplies, socce... Read more
So, Change My Perspective Spokane Junior Academy’s Spiritual Retreat 2003 Students in the upper grades at Spokane Junior Academy (SJA) headed to Camp MiVoden, Hayden Lake, Idaho, for a spiritual retreat focused on bringing students closer to God and to each other.The weekend retreat’s topic, “So, Change My Perspective,”... Read more
A Fighting Chance for Academic Success The peer tutoring program at Upper Columbia Academy (UCA) is designed to give students a fighting chance for academic success.“Sometimes students need more one-on-one attention than the teachers can give them,” says Joy Turner, UCA’s tutorial prog... Read more
Goldendale Baptism Shirley Magnuson felt the need to come back to the church she had been away from for so long. For the past year and a half, she has been reaching out to the Adventist church by completing the Voice of Prophecy Discover Bible studies and the Amazin... Read more
Ephrata Treasurer Honored When Andrew McCrary, Ephrata (Wash.) Church pastor, invited Clara Fitzgerald up to the podium, she was in for one of the biggest surprises of her life! The church honored Clara’s 22 years of treasury service with a corsage, a beautiful plaque, a f... Read more
KEEPing Students in Christian Education The Upper Columbia Conference Kids Educational/Endowment/Scholarship Program (KEEP) committee continues to balance the rising cost of church school tuition with a growing number of students who desire a Christian education.A recent survey commissi... Read more
UCA Students Take Spring Break Mission Trip Nearly 90 Upper Columbia Academy students spent spring break serving the Lord on overseas mission trips. Through the tremendous donations from 1,000 people totaling $82,000, 59 students went on school-sponsored trips to Belize.Evangelism TripThirt... Read more
Irrigon Church Keeps Building As wind played havoc with existing shingles, Irrigon members talked of the need to put a new roof on the church. The funds were available, but there were not enough hands to complete the job in a short time. The problem was presented to Seniors in... Read more
