Department Report Fast FactsThere are 536 certificated, full-time K–12 teachers in 112 schools within the North Pacific Union Conference.During the past five years, the NPUC has provided nearly $4 million for "remote and necessary" schools throughout the Northwest.... Read more
Department Report Fast FactsMore than 100 areas of study are featured, including four graduate degree programs.Satellite campuses include School of Nursing in Portland, Ore.; a marine laboratory near Anacortes, Wash.; and graduate social work programs in Missoula a... Read more
Regional Convocation 2011 This year marks the 35th anniversary for Adventist African-Americans Annual Convocation/camp meeting. The yearly tradition was marked by over 1,500 African-American Adventists from all over the North Pacific Union Conference (Alaska, Idaho, Montan... Read more
A Journey from Concern to Celebration Editor's Note:The fact that organizations are born doesn't mean they are born healthy. Much like the physical body's health, church health is obtained, maintained, learned, developed and relearned.It would be beautiful narrative to say the Adventi... Read more
Kids' Place Kids' Place Preschool came into existence because two moms felt a need to provide quality preschool in the Palmer, Alaska, and area. The desire was to be able to teach their own children and be an outreach for the community. Enrollment is between ... Read more
2011 Caring Heart Award Winners Thirteen Northwest academy students were recipients of the $500 Caring Heart Award Scholarship made possible through three-way funding from the North Pacific Union Conference, local conferences and academies. Students were selected by their school... Read more
Discoveryland Twenty-five years ago the Mt. Tabor (Oregon) Adventist Church was searching for an outreach program. They polled the community and found an overwhelming need for quality child care.Taking the request seriously, they made necessary changes to their... Read more
Intro to Interview Is early childhood education a dilemma or an opportunity? Biblical counsel and words from Ellen White have gifted us with a unique perspective on the importance of parental presence in training our "little lambs."But in spite of this ideal, cultur... Read more
In Our Fold ... EDITORS' NOTE: Historically societies are often defined by the way they treat their young and how they look after the old. In animal communities the largest, toughest mammals form protective circles about their weakest members. As Adventist Christ... Read more
