Youth Mission Adventure to Guatemala The Upper Columbia Conference (UCC) youth mission trip to Guatemala was about more than just building a church and holding some meetings for the people of Poptun. Mission trips are about people and their relationships with God. Some would say the ... Read more
Palisades Seventh Graders on Secret Mission Showing God's Love The seventh-grade Bible class of Palisades Christian Academy (Spokane, Wash.) went on a secret mission for God during Valentine's week in February. After studying about getting to know who God is and how much He loves them, students began a missio... Read more
Sunnyside Celebrates Two Baptisms Maggie Ramirez came to the Sunnyside (Wash.) Church for a cooking class more than two years ago. Then more recently she took Bible studies from the church's Bible-worker, Dale Cordes. With Cordes' patient guidance, Ramirez realized she needed to b... Read more
Kids Do the Work of Angels at County Food Bank "Our kids are amazing," says Barc Seibly, Clarkston (Wash.) Good News Fellowship member, whenever he speaks of the help provided by Beacon Christian School (Lewiston, Idaho) students to the Asotin County Food Bank in Clarkston.Seibly and Vern Dimk... Read more
Upper Columbia Christian Men's Summit Features Prayer and Reconciliation The subject of reconciliation in Christ drew the men of Upper Columbia Conference to this year's Christian Men's Summit.Charles "Charlie" Brown, Adventist Reconciliation Services founder and experienced pastor, gave four presentations and many inf... Read more
Bible Bowl Teams Meet in Moses Lake The Upper Columbia Conference (UCC) Bible Achievement Bowl was held in Moses Lake, Wash., on Sabbath, Feb. 25.Among teams participating were Idaho's Hayden Lake Ponderosa Pathfinders and seven teams from Washington, including: the Cle Elum/Ellensb... Read more
Finding Kind at Walla Walla Valley Academy "It's Girl World, and it's harsh, cruel and lonely." These candid words come from the documentary Finding Kind, which was shown at Walla Walla (Wash.) Valley Academy (WWVA) on Feb. 23.Finding Kind, which is part of the nationwide Kind Campaign to ... Read more
Inland Washington Welcomes New Spanish Churches The new year began with great blessings in the inland Washington area of the Upper Columbia Conference (UCC).New Congregation in Richland, Wash.The Kennewick Spanish Church in Kennewick, Wash., is one of the youngest congregations in the UCC terri... Read more
Share the Life Statistically Impacts Church Growth The Upper Columbia Conference (UCC) believes effective evangelism takes place when the people we’re trying to reach know and trust us. This can only happen as we’re living fully surrendered to Jesus Christ. When He directs our daily activities, we... Read more
