Members Celebrate with Flames at Meridian Mortgage Burning With match in hand, Tim Gray, pastor, along with Ed Doherty, head elder, and Les Sevison, treasurer, set ablaze the Meridian (Idaho) Church's mortgage papers on Feb. 7. This 110-member church managed to pay off their $180,000 mortgage in just seve... Read more
Eastern Oregon Youth Rally Praise singers led the singing at the Walk in the Light Eastern Oregon Youth Rally on Sabbath, March 13, at the La Grande Church. From left are Heidi Purvis, Jason Chase, Brittany Wood, Cami Aberle and Kate Djernes. Read more
Gem State Helps Teen Grow, Change and Become About four years ago, Jayce Crandall’s world changed. The house he, his three brothers and parents lived in burned to the ground. For some time there had been domestic difficulties and, for his mother, the house-burning was the last straw. The fam... Read more
Idaho Conference Camp Meeting 2004 Join Philip Samaan, our evening speaker, as he presents "Christ’s Way to Pray," emphasizing this year’s theme of "Modeling Jesus." Find out more about the investigative judgment, God's review of individuals' preparedness for translation at the sec... Read more
A Life Is Changed in Elgin Leo Bristol was baptized at the Elgin (Ore.) Church by Jack Ferrell on Dec. 27.At age 13, Bristol lost his father, and his life began a downward spiral into crime, drugs and alcohol. By 18, he was incarcerated for the first of five times over the ... Read more
Hand Bell and Chimes Festival Sells Out Groups of laughing fifth- through eighth-grade students crowded the music building as registration for the second Cool Ringings Hand Bell and Chimes Festival began. With more than 100 students registered well in advance from private, home and publ... Read more
Dedication Expands Into Multi-cousin Event When David and Nid Moody and their two children from Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, were visiting their family in John Day, Ore., they heard that their nieces were to be dedicated the next Sabbath. Instead of returning home Friday as planned, the Moodys de... Read more
Member Returns After 38 Years Wayne Cox had thought of coming back to church many times, but every Sabbath morning there was always something else that came up so he wouldn’t go. Maybe some other time, he thought.As he awoke one Sabbath, he lay in bed a few minutes and thought... Read more
Gem State Special Ops Called Up for Christmas Duty The buzz of excitement hung in the air as the Gem State Adventist Academy Rangers prepared to load the bus for yet another special operation, this time to help with last minute gift-wrapping at the Nampa Lighthouse Rescue Mission.The Rangers are s... Read more
