PAA Volunteer in Action Volunteers at Portland Adventist Academy (PAA) make significant contributions through their time, energy and most of all their compassion.One of those volunteers is Alan Kaiser, proud alumnus and stepfather of a graduating senior.For the 18 months... Read more
PAA Students Awarded Nearly $860,000 Portland Adventist Academy (PAA) students received almost $860,000 in scholarship money to continue their educations. The awards were presented on graduation day, June 3.Seniors from the graduating class of 2007 received a total of $856,961 to con... Read more
New Prineville Church Open House and Dedication Balloons, sharing books and information booths were available for the approximately 200 guests to enjoy who came to the Prineville Church for an open house on Sunday, May 6. A concert by the Crook County Cadet BoyChoir concluded the afternoon acti... Read more
Love 'n' Hugs Bear Ministry At Grants Pass Adventist School For the past four years at Grants Pass Adventist School a Valentine's Day tradition has provided a great opportunity to share God's love with others in their community. The students have been giving stuffed teddy bears to two retirement homes loca... Read more
Southern Oregon Convocation Broadcast by KBLN The Seventh-day Adventist churches of southern Oregon and northern California were blessed as they joined Don Schneider, North American Division president, May 4 and 5, via Better Life Television in a Southern Oregon Convocation. Better Life Telev... Read more
It's Fair Time! Many Oregon Conference Churches reach out to their communities each summer by participating in local county fairs each summer. Ask your pastor how you can be involved! Read more
PAA Senior Projects Hone Positive Character Traits "It feels good," says Renee St. Clair, a Portland Adventist Academy (PAA) senior. "Kind of intimidating, but definitively good." St. Clair graduated on June 3, along with 60 other seniors, and faces the future armed with a diploma from PAA.But bef... Read more
Canyonville Church Offers Self-defense Class The Canyonville (Ore.) Church Women's Ministries hosted a self-defense class in March lead by Dan Martin and Gary Provencal, Douglas County Corrections deputies. Enrolled in the class were 17 members, including two teenage girls. The seminar cover... Read more
Vancouver Church is Still Growing Beards and All Gene Heinrich, Vancouver Church associate pastor of evangelism and family ministries, made a bold appeal from the pulpit for the men to grow their beards. He was soliciting would-be disciples for the church's first-ever Last Supper re-enactment. T... Read more
