Albany Church Participates in Operation Shoebox Women’s Ministries members of the Albany Church invited local church members to imagine the child-like joy of boys and girls as they open presents on Christmas morning. Members were told, “Now imagine that joy magnified tenfold as a child who has ... Read more
Tillamook Adventist School Puts on Thanksgiving Play Just before Thanksgiving, 129 of the 130 Tillamook School students helped put on the play called “Harvest Festivals Through the Ages,” written by their librarian, Mildred Thompson Olson.The play traced the history of Harvest Festivals in Canaan, t... Read more
Milo Students Play in the Rain In the Falk Sport Court A few years ago, Esther Falk saw the need for a covered outdoor sport area where students could play sports outside and still be protected from the weather. Because of Oregon’s weather, the court needed to have flooring installed that would allow ... Read more
Meadow Glade Church Expansion More than $3.3 million dollars has already been raised in cash and pledges toward Meadow Glade church’s $3.8 million expansion program.Since construction began in May 2002, an attractively landscaped parking lot extends from the east side of the c... Read more
Appalachia Mission Trip 2002 The Appalachia 2002 Mission Trip quietly preached the gospel of the kingdom in Sommerset, Ky., to all who could see and hear. Twenty-seven eager people including students from Columbia Adventist Academy and local public schools, caring parents, an... Read more
Classroom B Can One Sabbath School Class Make a Difference? The atmosphere is charged in Classroom B. In just a few days the Medford Sabbath school class has raised $26,000 for church buildings in India. Matched by Merlin and Jo Ann Fjarli, members of the class, and again by Maranatha Volunteers Internatio... Read more
Columbia Academy Students Give the Gift of Life Students at Columbia Adventist Academy (CAA) recently set a record for the highest percentage of eligible donors to volunteer to give blood. The American Red Cross requires that blood donors be at least 17 years old. David Allen, chairperson for C... Read more
Springfield Members Provide Thanksgiving Hospitality The week before Thanksgiving, members of the Springfield Church participated in a “guess whose coming to dinner” event. Some offered to be host homes, and others signed up to be guests. The guests did not know whose house they were going to for a ... Read more
PACS Volunteers Serve up Love Thanksgiving Style “That was the best Thanksgiving I’ve ever had.” “If we hadn’t come here, our family would not have had a Thanksgiving.” Those were just two of the comments heard last November as Portland Adventist Community Services (PACS) hosted community folks ... Read more
