Bible Study Groups Strengthen Emerald City A Sabbath Bible Study, held at the Emerald City Adventist Community Church in Seattle, Wash., has proven to be an asset to the church.The study is in its third year and began when one newly baptized member continued to seek knowledge of the Word o... Read more
White Center Grows as a Church White Center Spanish Church, in Seattle, Wash., is the fastest growing church in the Northwest — and it didn't exist before December 2007.Eighteen people from area Spanish churches fasted 23 hours a day for two months before their first meeting on... Read more
Youth Experience Joy of Service Working together, spending time with friends, and service were rolled together into one weekend at the Local Teen Mission Trip in July.Fifty-four teens and chaperones descended on Chehalis, Wash., with the theme "Stand Up, Reach Out and Experience... Read more
AAA Welcomes New Faculty A Campus Committed to Christ Auburn Adventist Academy is pleased to welcome the arrival of seven new faculty members to our team.Marvin Mitchell, from Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, has accepted the position of interim principal. In addition to his passion for youth, he enjoys spendin... Read more
Spiritual Revival Marks Camp Meeting Spiritual revival marked Washington Adventist Camp Meeting in June as attendees prayed for the Holy Spirit.Speakers — from Dan Bentzinger, Washington Conference evangelist, and Shawn Boonstra, It Is Written speaker/director, to Ty Gibson, Light Be... Read more
Re:Frame Seattle Leaders Examine Postmodern Culture and Ministry Leaders and members in Washington Conference explored cultural shifts in relation to ministry through two sets of presentations on postmodernism. In April, Ty Gibson, Light Bearers Ministry co-director, provided pastors with a foundational underst... Read more
SAGE Volunteers Paint Historic Adventist Village Since beginning 15 years ago, Seniors in Action for God with Excellence has made a difference in communities locally, nationally and internationally.Recently, nine SAGE volunteers from the Pacific Northwest, with an average age of 70, traveled to ... Read more
Medical Volunteers Treat 3,000 in the Philippines Greater Seattle Filipino-American Church members completed their seventh medical-dental mission trip to the Philippines this year. The 40-person, Seattle-based medical team, led by Grace Gamponia, a Seattle-area doctor, includes medical doctors, d... Read more
Russian Church Grows Spiritual Gifts The Tacoma Russian Center for Spiritual Development is one of the newest churches in the Washington Conference.The congregation began as a ministry of the Russian church in Bellevue when a number of members from the Tacoma area began a Russian-spe... Read more
