Sandy Breaks Ground on New Church When Adventist congregations outgrow buildings, they build larger ones. When old churches fall apart, they get replaced.But Sandy, Ore., members have chosen to replace a church building that is neither overcrowded nor falling apart, and on Oct. 12... Read more
PAA Receives WWII Newspaper Collection Linda Usher, a recent Portland Adventist Academy (PAA) board member, donated a newspaper collection to Marc Patchin, PAA history, global studies and German teacher, for student use. The collection is comprised of front pages and headlines publishe... Read more
Oregon Women Experience God's Love "I came to this retreat feeling like I was in a dark hole. Now I have been lifted out. This is exactly what I needed!” exclaimed one lady after the 2003 Oregon Conference Christian Women's Retreat, held at Sunriver, Ore.The Oregon Conference women... Read more
Milo Takes to the Air Waves Two years ago Ron Myers, European Broadcasting Services manager, offered Milo Adventist Academy the opportunity to have an on-campus radio station by providing the technology and equipment for satellite uplink and transmission. Then-principal John... Read more
Coquille Church Starts Radio Station "This is K-Life radio. Jesus said, ‘I am the way, the truth and the life.’ KLYF low-power, Coquille.”At 2:19 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 5, a nearly four-year project for the Coquille (Ore.) Church came to fulfillment when KLYF-FM officially went on the ... Read more
Bend Members Complete Portland Marathon The Bend (Ore.) Church pastor, Jerry Joubert, joined members Lisa Gladden, Bobbi Lynn Miller and Julie Jensen to complete the 2003 Portland Marathon on Oct. 5. Also pictured is their fan club and participants of the five-mile run/walk and the chil... Read more
Ridge Dell Moves Forward in Faith The Ridge Dell (Wash.) Church was built more than 20 years ago on the northern edge of Vancouver with hopes and plans for a real sanctuary to be completed during a second phase of construction. Increased attendance now dictates the need for more c... Read more
University Park Church Grows in Membership and Services The University Park Church (Portland, Ore.) recently added nine new members after NET 2003 meetings. Among them, Jesse Gonzales, a literature evangelist, with his wile, Georgina, from Vancouver, Wash., joined the church to reach the Spanish-speaki... Read more
Dallas Team Builds Church in Dominican Republic Just imagine the amount of time and effort that someone would have to invest in order to recruit volunteers, coordinate schedules, make sure that travel documents for 27 people are all in order for a mission trip to a foreign country, and oversee ... Read more
