Start a Wildfire They're leaving the church! That’s the refrain I hear, and have shared, over and over again when the subject of youth comes up (I include the 16 to 35 age group in my use of the word "youth" in this article). We cite studies by the Barna Group and... Read more
Ketchikan Couple Celebrates New Marriage, Baptisms Tom Paul and Debbie Schmelling were baptized on April 10 into the Ketchikan Church. Schmelling had been an Adventist but had become discouraged. Paul had been raised a Catholic from childhood, but he’d never given his beliefs a lot of thought. How... Read more
Church and School Team Up for VBS For the second summer now, Cascade Christian Academy (CCA) and the Wenatchee (Wash.) Church have teamed up to provide a Vacation Bible School program for the local community. This year’s theme was "The Creator Is My Friend." Read more
Evangelism at Sandy Church "There is never a perfect time to do public evangelism,” someone once said. "The reason is the devil will compete with you every single time." Read more
Relieve the Suffering of 1,000 Dave McCoy, the Fall Creek and Pleasant Hill churches pastor, has been working with his members and other area churches to offer a large-scale medical evangelism event in the Eugene, Ore., area. McCoy was selected to present the event at the North... Read more
PAA CLEP Exam Advances College-Bound Students Portland Adventist Academy (PAA) graduates Jack Blashchishen and Andreea Hutuleac begin college this fall after excelling at the Spanish College Level Examination Program (CLEP) exam. Read more
Nace una luz en Montana Por muchos años los líderes de la iglesia en Montana han tratado de alcanzar un sueño que parecía ilusivo. Ese sueño es el de establecer una iglesia adventista hispana en Montana. Montana, es quizás el único estado de nuestra unión donde aún no se... Read more
Anniversary Celebrates New Life Members of the Romanian Church in Portland, Ore., joined with heaven on May 23 in celebrating two wonderful events in the lives of Victor and Maria Andritchi. On the same day that Daniel Ciobanu, Romanian Church pastor, baptized Victor into new li... Read more
Southern Oregon Christian Women’s Retreat Celebrates 10 Years The Southern Oregon Christian Women’s Retreat celebrated a milestone in June. This was the 10th retreat held at lovely Milo Adventist Academy in Days Creek. The founding committee, headed by Pat Young, didn’t dare to dream, back in 2005, that the ... Read more
