"Amazing Grace" Recognized For 35 Years of Service Lela Faulkner, leader of the Canyonville (Ore.) Adventist Community Services, presented a plaque to Grace Alice Mentzel in recognition of her 35 years of volunteer service.At 95 years old, Mentzel is the oldest volunteer at CACS. Most Wednesdays y... Read more
Giving: The Lifeblood of Columbia Adventist Academy At the end of a $6.2-million-dollar-capital-campaign tunnel at Columbia Adventist Academy, one might think it's all about the money, but that couldn't be further from the truth. A key component of Columbia's mission is "to develop students who are... Read more
Follow the Star in Gladstone For eight years, the Gladstone (Ore.) Campground has hosted Follow the Star. Beginning in September, volunteers begin setting up seven scenes. Conceived by Gladstone Park Church members, the event provides a visual enactment of Luke's story of Jes... Read more
Great Falls Harvest Party One of the favorite social events in the Great Falls (Mont.) Church is the annual harvest party, sponsored by the Five Falls Christian School. Over the years, members have had everything from bake sales to carnivals.This year was no exception with... Read more
Billings Features All-Youth All-Night Lock-in Following an outpouring of requests for more youth programs and activities, the Billings (Mont.) Adventist Church made plans for an all-youth, all-night lock-in at the church on Oct. 31, 2009. It was set to begin immediately following the first fa... Read more
Gem State Student Speaks Out for Christ I paused, my eyes dancing and my hands in the air, mid-motion. The children leaned forward eagerly awaiting the answer to my question. As speaker for the Sept.14–18, 2009, Week of Prayer at Caldwell (Idaho) Adventist Elementary School, I was enjoy... Read more
Middleton Church Celebrates Baptisms in New Building On Nov. 21, 2009, the Middleton (Idaho) Seventh-day Adventist Church celebrated its first baptism in their new building. Alvin Schnell, head elder, baptized Charles and Frances Cortez. He also baptized his son-in-law, David Robertson.Special guest... Read more
Bristol Bay Mission School Still Has an Impact Forty years after the mission school in Aleknagik, Alaska, closed, its impact continues. Fred Davis attended there as a teenager in the 1960s from the village of Selawik, Alaska. He was baptized early on, but with subsequent struggles and victorie... Read more
GC Youth Director Speaks to Young Alaskans The first-ever Alaskan Youth Summit was held at Anchorage Junior Academy Oct. 30–31, 2009. Organization was provided by the Alaska Youth Ministries. The event was designed to address youth development needs, promote leadership skills, enable and e... Read more
