Hermiston Children Enjoy Bethlehem Village The Hermiston (Ore.) Vacation Bible School this year, Bethlehem Village, was a huge success. With average attendance of nearly 100, the adult and teen staff kept busy. Nightly skits with actors dressed in costume, lively music, fun crafts, games, ... Read more
UCC Pathfinders Introduce New Honor Members of several Upper Columbia Conference Pathfinder groups introduced a new honor at the 2009 International Pathfinder Camporee in Oshkosh, Wis., in August. The goal of the Preach It honor is to help kids learn that God has called us all to sh... Read more
UCA Church Members Lead By Example Nearly two years ago, the Upper Columbia Academy Adventist Church changed its mission statement. Being serious about integrating and developing students from the academy, they wanted a clear statement to support their intent. That statement now sa... Read more
Share the Life UCC Launches New Evangelism Approach Upper Columbia Conference announced a new initiative called Share the Life. This effort seeks to fulfill the conference’s mission statement of creating meaningful relationships with the 1.8 million people who live within the Upper Columbia territo... Read more
People Helping People in Goldendale Every Monday and Wednesday evening, the Goldendale, Wash., members come to cook. They gather in the kitchen with their supplies, and the first thing they do is pray for those who come to eat — those who come because they are hungry. The hungry are... Read more
Listeners Bless Station Over $255,000 in Support Raised KEEH, 104.9 FM, a radio ministry of the Upper Columbia Conference, held its annual three-day sharathon Sept. 15–17, raising more than $255,700. The funds raised during the sharathon help the ministry continue serving the greater Spokane, Wash., ar... Read more
Free Lunch Brings Neighbors There's no such thing as a free lunch — somebody has to pay for it. That's exactly what the Upper Columbia Conference decided to do for their neighbors on Sept. 10.After being relocated to a Spokane Valley business park following the fire which de... Read more
Farmington Youth Challenge Teens Take on VBS as Outreach Project At a typical church board meeting, members of the Farmington (Wash.) Church discussed the lack of staff for church activities."It looks like we're not going to have Vacation Bible School this summer," said Jim Kilmer, pastor. "We don't have anyone... Read more
Dovald Ordained In Yakima Members gathered at the Yakima (Wash.) Seventh-day Adventist Church Aug. 8, to celebrate the ordination of Alejandro Dovald, pastor.Dovald was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He graduated from the Adventist Theological Seminary in Plata in 2003. ... Read more
