Hood View Takes Kindergarten to the Forest Hood View Adventist School, in Boring, Oregon, is offering a unique learning environment for young students through a “Forest Kindergarten” program. Rather than spending the school day in a traditional classroom, Lizzie Segoria teaches her eight k... Read more
Author Visits Buena Vista School In March, Brittany Dias, children's book author, speaker and entrepreneur, visited Buena Vista Elementary School in Auburn, Washington. She visited each classroom to read her book Ava & Mae Own a Lemonade Stand and talk with students about writing... Read more
Upper Columbia Conference Ordains Two Pastors Jon Jennette and Howard Tello, pastors serving in Upper Columbia Conference churches, were both ordained in separate services in January. Read more
Lay-equipping Evangelist Named in Oregon Gerizin De Peña, evangelist and pastor, was born in Hijuey, Dominican Republic. His parents — a lay-evangelist couple who traveled preaching the Good News Gospel — had dedicated him to God as an infant to become a gospel preacher. In his earliest ... Read more
Prayer Warrior Keeps Divine Appointments Ed Winter is constantly witnessing for Jesus. He describes each encounter and moment with others as divine appointments — opportunities to tell others about Jesus. Read more
OC Executive Committee Announces Retirements, Restructuring, and New Team Members In early March, Stan and Gloria Beerman, long-time Oregon Conference employees, announced their upcoming retirements. Read more
Shine 104.9 Partners With Local Organization to Build Wells in Guatemala More than a decade ago, Shine 104.9 (KEEH-FM) began their partnership with Water for Life, a charity local to Spokane, Washington, that works to build wells in Guatemala. Read more
Auburn Hispanic Welcomed as a Church Churches are planted in Washington Conference because praying people understand the call of God in their lives. They know about confessing sins, making sacrifices, leaving behind comforts and even demanding a blessing from God, the way Jacob did. Read more
Tillamook Brightens Walls With Art This school year, the Tillamook Adventist School seventh and eighth graders created artwork for a local micro-shelter. This gave residents of each shelter something special to hang on the wall as well as something to take with them when they move on. Read more
