Adventist Book Center in Auburn Begins New Management Conversations at the end of 2013 were a bit nervous: Would Washington Conference have an Adventist Book Center (ABC)?This topic at four year-end town hall meetings began a few months earlier when Pacific Press Publishing Association announced they... Read more
Valentine Luncheon Unites School Community Lewis County Adventist School (LCAS), in Chehalis, Wash., has maintained a wonderful tradition for the past six years. Doylene Cook, sixth- through eighth-grade teacher, started a Valentine’s Day Luncheon that has become a schoolwide phenomenon.Wh... Read more
Educators Focus on Adventist Heritage, Science Beliefs Washington Conference educators reversed their roles, from teacher to student, in February for a day of training.Timothy G. Standish, Terrie Aamodt and Joe Galusha Jr. spoke to 80 teachers and a group of interested pastors about teaching Adventist... Read more
Chehalis Children Help Prepare for Mission It was something like playing musical chairs, except the junior-age children were going around a big table instead of chairs, and no one got eliminated.The 10- to 12-year-olds at Chehalis Church packed plastic baggies with small personal items for... Read more
Buena Vista Sees God’s Perfect Timing Buena Vista Adventist Elementary School in Auburn has firsthand experience in God’s promise to provide a solution “even before we ask.”The school recently received an urgent request for tuition assistance from a fund that is already allocated and ... Read more
Bonney Lake Refocuses Ministry for Church Growth Bonney Lake Church had a reputation for being a cold and unfriendly church.The church leadership team attended a church-growth practicum and teamed up with Washington Conference in the Partners for Growth initiative to grow healthy churches. With ... Read more
Startup Shares Healthy Ways of Cooking Church co-founder Ellen White wrote extensively on matters of spiritual growth, family life and health reform. She advised in her writings that health topics are a way of beginning a conversation about spiritual health. Read more
Kirkland Experiences 'One Incredible Moment' of Music Sabbath afternoon, Dec. 14, 2013, found hundreds of people eagerly gathered in the sanctuary of Kirkland Church to enjoy yet another of Estyn Goss’ touching and delightful Christmas concerts. Goss shares his incredible gift of music and the musica... Read more
Auburn Students Feel Presence of God There is a special week at Auburn Adventist Academy (AAA) when a group of dedicated students speaks to their peers on spiritually relevant issues. This February, 22 students presented beautiful, powerful messages from the pulpit of Auburn Adventis... Read more
