Star-Gazing in Touchet Church members, friends and community members met at the Touchet Church on Sabbath evening for a star-gazing event. After worship and a light supper, four telescopes were set up as dusk began to fall. One of the telescopes was set up by visitor To... Read more
Summer Splash Baptisms at LifeSource They called it “Summer Splash!” One of the newest church plants in the Upper Columbia Conference, LifeSource Community Church in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, baptized seven people at its first church camp out at beautiful Farragut State Park in August. L... Read more
The Power of Prayer 777 Friendship Evangelistic Festival When An-Marie Kromminga first heard about the 777 commitment, she deliberated before she signed on. She didn’t want to make a promise that she might not be able to keep. Ultimately she made a positive commitment.When the 777 Friendship Evangelisti... Read more
Reflections Children's Choir It was an exciting moment for me to see the children standing up on stage at the Waterville Fair singing their hearts out at a ceremony to honor the families of fallen soldiers. The children had a sense that they were singing for Jesus, and the cr... Read more
Couple Is Rebaptized and Married Scott Price and Kavitha Nelapudi were baptized on Sabbath, June 25, in the Eugene Church, the day before their marriage. It was a re-baptism for both of them. They wanted to symbolize a new beginning together with Christ. Greg Middlestetter, Eugen... Read more
Backpacking on Mt. Adams Ten backpackers from the Gladstone Park Church went from Potato Hill North to Cold Springs Camp South with side hikes at Crescent Glacier around Mt. Adams in August. The group included families, singles, and youth."It was safer to hike the 26 mile... Read more
Dallas Children Study the Sanctuary Primary and junior Sabbath School class members at Dallas, Ore., studied about the sanctuary and its services. The children in the primary room built a large model of the sanctuary in their classroom, while the junior class members made individual... Read more
Victories Won in Cave Junction The Cave Junction Church traditionally enjoys outdoor church at the Grayback Forestry Campground. This year the women's ministries committee, under the direction of Darlene Varney and Mondie Johnson, planned a special Bible treasure hunt for child... Read more
"Con Pie Firme" Hispanic Women's Retreat 2005 More than 150 women gathered at Camp Kuratli in Boring, Ore., for the eighth annual Hispanic Women’s Retreat held Sept. 9–11. Coordinated by Alina Careaga, this year’s event featured Gillen Molina as the main speaker. Seminars by Aurora Canals, Ka... Read more
