Hell and Mr. Fudge Shows in Boise When Stephen McPherson was Idaho Conference president, the question he often was asked by non-Adventists was, "What happens when I die?" When he discovered that his longtime friend James Wood was co-producing a movie on just that topic, a plan beg... Read more
Elders Called to Be Faithful, Focused and Friendly Washington Conference hosted its first-ever elders’ retreat in February with more than 100 church elders in attendance.“We want our elders to understand that they are part of our ministry team,” says Bill McClendon, Washington Conference vice pres... Read more
Montana Members Learn to Pray The Montana Conference family gathered Friday evening, Jan. 31, for the annual Prayer Conference and to listen to Pavel Goia, an Adventist pastor born in communist Romania. The story of Goia’s life is chronicled in the book One Miracle After Anoth... Read more
Music Enhances Grants Pass School, Church Programs Anyone visiting the Grants Pass Adventist School this academic year has heard the difference. A vibrant music program has developed at over the past several months, to everyone’s delight. Brad McMurray was hired last summer to teach band and choir... Read more
Emerald's Musical Dreams Rise Above the Weather When snow started covering the Willamette Valley just days before the Emerald Christian Academy (ECA) benefit auction, team leaders, volunteers and teachers started to pray for it to clear enough that guests could still attend. The morning of Sund... Read more
Northport Main Street Cottage Opens for Weekly Outreach A Northport, Wash., ministry that prepares a weekly free vegan meal for their community held a grand opening on Feb. 6, 2014, for the newly purchased Northport Main Street Cottage, which will be refurbished this summer. Patty Marsh, Upper Columbia... Read more
Columbia Students Create HeART Expressing oneself is personal. Making art is personal too. And as we are “created in God’s image,” when the two combine it can result in a reflection of that image through a magical, meaningful new creation. It is an art from the heart — "HeART."... Read more
Pathfinders Continue Pinewood Derby Tradition If you were in the vicinity of Mountain View Adventist School (MVAS) in Missoula on Jan. 26 and you did not stop by, you missed out on some incredible Pinewood Derby racing. Attendees had a great time as the Montana Pathfinders sponsored the 18th ... Read more
Prayer Transforms Aging Troy Church A once-dwindling church has made a turnaround through prayer and faith in God’s promises. The Troy (Idaho) Church began with a focus on children. Members purchased a turn-of-the-century Swedish church in 1946 then moved to the site of a schoolhous... Read more
