WWVA String Orchestra Reaches Out Benjamin Gish conducts the string orchestra from Walla Walla Valley Academy while Pedro Bautista-Peraza prepares communion on April 6 at Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church in Walla Walla, Wash. The school orchestra has made the annual tr... Read more
Kelso-Longview Hosts Journey to Hope Journey to Hope, an evangelistic series with Becki Rogers, started with 137 adults crowding into the fellowship hall of the Kelso-Longview Church on Friday evening, Feb. 28. As people kept streaming in, church members had to keep adding more table... Read more
Pocatello Sees Membership Growth Eastern Idaho is particularly difficult to reach, as the population is dominated by non-Christians and other denominations. Without direct leading from the Holy Spirit, the population has little interest in hearing the truth of the gospel. However... Read more
Beaconaters Lego Robotics Team Visits Conference This fine group of third- through fifth-graders from Beacon Christian School in Lewiston, Idaho, are called the Beaconaters. This Lego team presented a skit to the staff of Upper Columbia Conference. They chose the topic “Nature’s Fury” for their ... Read more
Becky Meharry Joins Washington Education Team The education leadership team for Washington Conference is welcoming Becky Meharry as associate superintendent. Meharry has 23 years of teaching and leadership experience in elementary schools with 19 of those years in the North Pacific Union. Read more
Yakima Doctor's Life Celebrated A celebration of life service was held for Jay Randall Sloop on April 26 at the Yakima Church. Family and friends packed the church to remember the gentle, fun-loving and godly doctor who disappeared in May 2013 while helping to set up two lifesty... Read more
Tillamook Regional Medical Center Hosts Art Show to Raise Heart Awareness Approximately 60 people gathered on a blustery winter day in the historic North County Recreation District art gallery in Nehalem, Ore., and enjoyed good conversation, the company of fellow art lovers and art based upon the theme of the heart. The... Read more
Mid-Columbia Students Travel to Washington D.C. A special event takes place every year at Mid-Columbia Adventist Christian School (MCACS) in Hood River. Peter Hardy, MCACS principal, plans a field trip for his ninth- and 10th-graders to one of two locations, either San Diego, Calif., or Washing... Read more
Togiak Baptisms, Dedications Expand Church Family In late September 2013, the Williams family asked to have two of their children baptized, so Chad Angasan, Togiak Church pastor, started the Native New Day Bible studies with them. Both Carmen and Corina Williams were happy to get to know Jesus on... Read more