Oregon Hosts Young Adult Retreat NOTE: Benjamin Lundquist, new Oregon Conference young adult ministries director, shares here his firsthand observations of this year’s Young Adult Spring Retreat. Read more
Olympia Christian School Launches Honor Society Olympia Christian School (OCS) launched a chapter of the National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) in April. In launching the chapter, the school inducted its first two students: eighth-grader Aldercy Ramirez-Diaz and seventh-grader Isaac Roy. Read more
Portland Women's Expo Gets Unexpected Vendor “I am shocked that you are here!” the woman exclaimed after seeing “Seventh-day Adventist” on the banner. “Shocked!” Read more
LCAS Hosts Career Fair It's never too early for students to start thinking about career options, so Lewis County Adventist School (LCAS) in Chehalis, Wash., hosted a career fair for students on April 21. Read more
Golden Eagles Discover God Cares About Weather The last weekend in April started so cold and rainy, the Golden Eagles Pathfinders feared the weather would last the entire weekend — including during their bike-a-thon on Sunday. Knowing they have a special Friend who can change stuff like weathe... Read more
Mission Trips Introduce Students to Service In addition to bettering a community, mission trips are about training a new generation in a life of service and generosity. Three academy mission trips originating in western Washington allowed students and staff to participate in specific projec... Read more
Adventurers Enjoy Family Camp Experience The Idaho Conference Adventurer program had its first Adventurer Family Camp Experience April 15–17. Seventy-five parents, staff and Adventurers camped for the whole weekend, while 30 more joined them during the daytime. Read more
Evangelistic Series Crystalizes Need for Spanish Church in Grants Pass The Grants Pass Church Spanish Group concluded a two-week evangelistic series with a baptism on the final weekend. Jose Sanchez was warmly welcomed into the church family on Saturday evening, March 26. Read more
PAA Teacher Honored by COFTL Rita Barrett, Portland Adventist Academy (PAA) Spanish teacher, was named 2016 Honor Roll Teacher by the Confederation in Oregon for Language Teaching (COFTL). The COFTL board annually recognizes one K–12 language teacher who has made significant ... Read more