SHINE Graduation A First for Upper Columbia Conference The Upper Columbia Conference (UCC) graduated their first class of 10 students from the SHINE Bible Worker Training School on Sept. 17.They were congratulated by their teachers Steve Rogers, Dave Livermore, Jordana Ashburn and Eric Ramirez as well... Read more
Irrigon Hosts 9/11 Concert The Irrigon (Ore.) Church hosted its second-annual gospel and patriotic concert on Sept. 11 at the Irrigon Marina Park on the Columbia River.The event included a color-guard service, patriotic songs and gospel singers and featured speakers Kris Pe... Read more
Pathfinder Camporee at Farragut Brings 114 Baptismal Requests Nearly 114 young people made requests to be baptized while attending the Upper Columbia Conference Pathfinder Camporee this year. The camporee, held at Farragut State Park near Athol, Idaho, was attended by more than 766 pathfinders from clubs acr... Read more
Communion with 300 UCA Kicks off the Year Many of us have had people over for worship to bring in the Sabbath. However, have you ever had worship and communion at your house with 300 of your friends? Troy Patzer, Upper Columbia Academy principal, welcomed the entire student body, staff, f... Read more
Youth Rush Students Touch Lives For Christ For the past two years, the Upper Columbia Conference has hosted a summer youth ministry called Youth Rush. Youth Rush is a 10–week summer program where students get involved in literature evangelism, work with a team of other students and learn v... Read more
Bible-worker Training School Launched The Church Growth department of Upper Columbia Conference launched its first SHINE Bible Worker Training School in Spokane this year. The four-week course, held at the Upper Columbia Conference office, teaches people the skills needed to be a succ... Read more
Dayton Day Camp Connecting Children with Christ The Dayton (Wash.) Church struggled for years making a significant impact in their community. Time and again they tried reaching their neighbors but kept finding closed doors. That’s when they decided to try something different.Members decided to ... Read more
Russian Northwest Camp Meeting Lighting Up Central Washington Upper Columbia Conference's Spokane Slavic Adventist Company hosted the sixth-annual Russian Northwest Camp Meeting, Sept. 2–5. This year's event was held in Soap Lake, Wash.Over 500 members from six participating Russian churches in the North Pac... Read more
UCC Welcomes New Pastor The Upper Columbia Conference is pleased to announce the addition of a new pastor in Spokane, Wash. Alfredo Campechano has accepted the call to serve as senior pastor for the Spokane and Othello Spanish (Wash.) churches. He will also be assisting ... Read more
