Kent Renovation Whacked Into Action The Kent (Wash.) Church raised money for their church renovation and kicked off the long-awaited project by selling the rights for the first whack at the wall. It was much like a groundbreaking, but instead it was a wall breaking. The wall between... Read more
Lacey Burns Promissory Note The Lacey (Wash.) Church has paid off the debt on Tuttle Hall, the church's fellowship hall, and celebrated with a public burning of the promissory note during a recent church service.Members borrowed $110,000 toward expenses of $380,000 to build ... Read more
Youth Live Loud in Seattle Mike Yankowski remembers sitting in a fast food restaurant, hungry, with no money, eavesdropping on a Christian Bible study group, and waiting for the group of Christians to share a meal with him and his friend. It didn’t happen.This encounter and... Read more
Snohomish Welcomes Four Members The Tolt River had just receded from a flood when Larry Lesher stepped into the rushing waters with tethered, retired pastor, Leonard Klein, for baptism. Read more
Shelton Opens Child Care Center Shelton Valley Christian School, established in 1901, is a small elementary school that has faced its ups and downs in enrollment over the years yet continued its commitment to educating young people.A vision for creating a child development cente... Read more
Healthy Cooking Attracts Community Linda Gleim, Ferndale Church member, noticed a growing list of health-related prayer requests and felt God prompting her to begin a cooking school to teach people healthy ways to prepare food.Her first class in February 2008, attracted only five w... Read more
Auburn Embraces Diversity From ice-capped mountain villages to quiet lotus gardens, sandy desert towns to tree-top jungle homes, the world is full of colorful cultures, customs, and communities. Nestled in the foothills of Mount Rainier, Auburn Adventist Academy is compris... Read more
Adventists Respond To Storms Pathfinder teens recently helped with flood recovery efforts in South Prairie, Wash., by filling sandbags and shoveling mud—both tiring, but rewarding tasks.“I really enjoyed working with all the teens to help people recover from the flood,” says ... Read more
Three Northwest Academies Unite for Holiday Concert "Gloria, Gloria" began the blend of voices and strings, as students from three Northwest academies joined together to open the Christmas season.As 55 voices from Auburn Adventist Academy's Sylvan Chorale and Puget Sound Adventist Academy's Impact ... Read more