Reid Introduces Faith and Finance Curriculum Ed Reid, stewardship director for the Adventist church in North America, presented Faith and Finance, a brand-new stewardship seminar, in Auburn in early April.Nearly 60 people attended in the morning, and the audience expanded to 101 individuals ... Read more
Pathfinders Raise Funds for Oshkosh Camporee This August, 430 young people and sponsors from Washington Conference will join Pathfinder clubs from around the world for the International Pathfinder Camporee in Oshkosh, Wis.Pathfinders from 11 clubs have actively been raising funds—hosting din... Read more
Northwest Christian School Benefits from Volunteer Service Volunteers formed a crucial foundation in building the new Northwest Christian School campus in Puyallup, Wash.To help manage construction costs, the building committee evaluated where volunteers could best help. With a prioritized list in hand, t... Read more
Old-fashioned Camp Meeting Miracles at Sheridan Meadows Old-fashioned camp meeting goers may be a rare breed, but they are not extinct. For 24 years, hardy souls drove into the wilderness to enjoy the Northeast Washington Camp Meeting, held on rented ground. Then three years ago the Lord opened the way... Read more
WWVA Day Hosts Student Visitors WWVA Day on Friday, April 3, was a great success with more than 70 prospective students visiting the campus. Natalie Slusarenko, junior class president, gave the opening worship talk, sharing her hope in Christ for the future.Prospective students ... Read more
Rogers Celebrates New Wind Turbine Nearly 100 students, including about 20 first- and second-graders at Rogers Adventist Elementary in College Place, Wash., came to school on Thursday, March 12, shovels in hand, ready to dig and prepare the hard, frozen ground for a residential-sca... Read more
Merry-Go-Round Helps Prevent Infant Deaths A merry-go-round built and installed by Spokane (Wash.) volunteers this year is preventing infant deaths in the village of La Canoa, Guatemala. In this village of nearly 400 people, three babies died in 2008 due to contaminated drinking water. Pre... Read more
Local Talent Recognized At SonScreen Film Festival The Upper Columbia Conference was well represented at the 2009 SonScreen Film Festival held April 16–18. There were three entries from Walla Walla University, and two of the seven entries from Southern Adventist University were submitted by Philli... Read more
A Dream Comes True UCC Holds First Hispanic Weekend Retreat What once was a dream became reality as the first Upper Columbia Conference Hispanic Women’s Ministry Weekend Retreat was held at the Richland, Wash., Clarion Convention Center, April 17–19. But it almost became a disappointment.The night before t... Read more
