Baptism Becomes Witnessing Opportunity When 11-year-old Beth Ann Dobson came to live in Northport, Wash., last fall she didn't know what was in store for her life. She only came to spend six months with her great aunt and uncle due to family difficulties.Soon Dobson began to enjoy the ... Read more
VBS Rides at Gladstone Park Church This year's Vacation Bible School theme was "Avalanche Ranch — A Wild Ride through God's Word." Children, ages 5–12, attended the program from July 6–10 at Gladstone (Ore.) Park Church. There were 16 volunteers who helped out with an average atten... Read more
The Road Back to Gladstone She was born in Lents — one of Portland's blue-collar neighborhoods on the southeast side. Both her parents were Adventists; in fact, "My mother and brother helped build the Lents Church," says Barbara Butler. That's why, beginning in 1936, she we... Read more
PAA Hires New Teachers and Staff Portland Adventist Academy welcomes: Tim Erich, Stephen Lundquist, Drechelle Larry, Jonathan Schaffer and Greg Damazo as new teachers and staff members.Erich joins PAA as head of the social studies department. He and his wife, Kristy, have two son... Read more
Happy Bridge of Fellowship About 12 years ago, the Canby (Ore.) Church began renting their quarters to members of the Pacific Covenant Mennonite Church for Sunday services.Shortly after arriving in October of 2007 as the new pastor for the Canby Church, Charles Williams mad... Read more
Gladstone Camp Meeting 2009 Large Crowds are Powered to Serve This year's theme, Powered to Serve, sought to give attendees the tools and encouragement needed to better serve their families, churches, communities and beyond. The 80th annual Gladstone (Ore.), Camp Meeting brought together an unusually large c... Read more
Cheetah Comes to VBS The Myrtle Creek (Ore.) Church Vacation Bible School used a western theme with cowboy hats, neckerchiefs and more during Aug. 20–21. Western tunes were sung with modified words about David and his life experiences. Children enjoyed five days playi... Read more
A Simple Dream A Simple Ad On Feb. 9, the Central Point (Ore.) Church began an outreach program under the direction of Iris Eastwood, member, and Ben Salazar, head elder. The goal was to teach and educate neighbors about the importance of having a healthy body.Their sister ... Read more
Lewis and Clark Meet Mt. Ellis on the Missouri In keeping with tradition, Mt. Ellis Academy students in grades 9–11 spent the first week of school in the great outdoors. This year outdoor school meant paddling 47 miles through the White Cliffs section of the wild upper Missouri River. This str... Read more
