Silverton Community Honors Adventists Cathey Defehr and Ramona Resseger, co-directors of Silverton, Ore., Adventist Community Services, recently accepted an honorary plaque from Silverton Together, a volunteer organization.The plaque commemorates the cooperation between the church and... Read more
Three-pronged Evangelism Outreach Brings Estacada Response “All I have to do, to start a positive conversation, is mention the Yellow House,” said Wes Clark when he returned from passing out “Hope for the Homeland” prophecy seminar flyers in Estacada, Ore.“Everyone in town seems to know about the good wor... Read more
Adventists Well Represented At Clatsop County Fair More than 175 fair-goers received free health screenings at the Adventist Community Health Van, during Clatsop County Fair this summer in Astoria, Ore.Others visited Adventist-manned booths that featured Adventist education and the ministry of Adv... Read more
Long Time Coming “How long have you been coming to the Oregon Camp Meeting at Gladstone?” Marguerite Ringering was asked this summer.“Well,” replied the 93-year-old Gladstone Park Adventist Church member, “we came from Brainard, Minn., in 1934 and started going to... Read more
Waiting on the Lord Valerie Chase, 9, was baptized this spring, after a two-year wait.When her father was baptized and joined the Hood River, Ore., Church two years ago, Valerie, too wanted to be baptized, but then-local-pastor Steve McHan had a special dedicatory se... Read more
Kalispell Members Celebrate 75 Years of Education Kalispell Church members recently celebrated 75 years of education, at a reunion and re-dedication service.One hundred fifty persons came from as far away as Washington, D.C., and Washington State, with representation from Oregon, Idaho, Nebraska,... Read more
Butte VBS Serves Day-care Students Members of the Butte, Mont., Church shared with their neighbors this summer through vacation Bible school ministry.Betty Lalanne, director, reports that the regular attendees were joined by 11 day-care children sent to the Bible school by nearby M... Read more
Sister Betsy's Visit Members of the Hamilton, Mont., Adventist Church recently enjoyed a surprise visit from the past, when “Sister Betsy” came to share a bit of Adventist history.While a few oldsters in the congregation may have met “Sister Betsy” as children, most i... Read more
Eagle Members Host 9-11 Tribute Eagle, Idaho, community and church leaders gathered on Sept. 11 at the Eagle Adventist church to remember the past and look for hope in the future.The evening began with an earnest prayer for the nation by Pastor Royce Shoemate of Valley Baptist C... Read more