Oregon Conference 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 Cedar Creek Baptism During worship services at the Cedar Creek Church in Washington, members were blessed as Mindy Lorraine Nogle was baptized by Pastor Marty Jackson. Nogle’s grandparents and other relatives attended the special service. • Read more Faithful Landscapers After 23 years of landscaping and maintaining the Gladstone Park Adventist Church grounds, Ervin and Vadah Dunn have retired. They were honored during a church potluck with a special cake and testimonies by friends and family. There, the Dunns wer... Read more Pleasant Hill Hosts "Extreme" VBS The Pleasant Hill Seventh-day Adventist Church in Oregon was transformed into a “10-foot mountain of faith” for vacation Bible school (VBS) students this summer. Read more Portland Learning Center Celebrates 10 Years of Ministry When Carl Parker of Portland, Ore., a counselor at Portland Community College, read about local inner-city students who were scoring two to three grade levels below their peers, he wondered if he could help.So in 1985, he and his wife, Audre’, est... Read more Winning Drill Team The Rogue Valley Pathfinders’ Drill Team took first place in the Basic Drill Team Category at last year’s Pathfinder Fair, but this year competed in both Basic and Fancy categories—their first attempt in the more demanding category—and they made h... Read more Canby Prophecy Seminar Leads to Baptisms Kathryn Dikeman and Dean Bayless have been baptized and received into membership in the Canby, Ore., Church, after attending a Bible prophecy seminar held at the local public school cafeteria.The computer-illustrated seminar ran from March to June... Read more Literature Evangelists Master Art of Fair Ministry Philip Miller, literature evangelist for Cowlitz and Clark counties in Washington and member of the Hockinson Heights Adventist Church, recently received a trophy in recognition of three years of outstanding service.With the encouragement and volu... Read more Portland Adventist Academy Welcomes New Staff Portland Adventist Academy (PAA) has welcomed three new teachers to its staff, all of whom bring a combination of experience and Christian commitment.Joan Oksenholt, a fifth-generation teacher, has been the principal at Lincoln City Adventist Juni... Read more Another KEEP Mystery...Stay Tuned! Kimberly faced a huge dilemma last Christmas. She wanted the very best for her eight-year-old son Cody. And Cody wanted to stay in his Christian school—wanted to so badly that when Mom asked him what he would like for Christmas, he replied, “I wan... Read more PAA Student Leader Baptized at Graduation During Portland Adventist Academy’s (PAA’s) graduation weekend, Senior Class member Katee Hickerson was baptized and joined the Adventist Church.One of her teachers, Pastor Jim Robertson, performed the ceremony, as her relatives, friends, and clas... Read more Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 154 Page 155 Page 156 Page 157 Page 158 Page 159 Current page 160 Page 161 Page 162 Next page Next › Last page Last »
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
Cedar Creek Baptism During worship services at the Cedar Creek Church in Washington, members were blessed as Mindy Lorraine Nogle was baptized by Pastor Marty Jackson. Nogle’s grandparents and other relatives attended the special service. • Read more
Faithful Landscapers After 23 years of landscaping and maintaining the Gladstone Park Adventist Church grounds, Ervin and Vadah Dunn have retired. They were honored during a church potluck with a special cake and testimonies by friends and family. There, the Dunns wer... Read more
Pleasant Hill Hosts "Extreme" VBS The Pleasant Hill Seventh-day Adventist Church in Oregon was transformed into a “10-foot mountain of faith” for vacation Bible school (VBS) students this summer. Read more
Portland Learning Center Celebrates 10 Years of Ministry When Carl Parker of Portland, Ore., a counselor at Portland Community College, read about local inner-city students who were scoring two to three grade levels below their peers, he wondered if he could help.So in 1985, he and his wife, Audre’, est... Read more
Winning Drill Team The Rogue Valley Pathfinders’ Drill Team took first place in the Basic Drill Team Category at last year’s Pathfinder Fair, but this year competed in both Basic and Fancy categories—their first attempt in the more demanding category—and they made h... Read more
Canby Prophecy Seminar Leads to Baptisms Kathryn Dikeman and Dean Bayless have been baptized and received into membership in the Canby, Ore., Church, after attending a Bible prophecy seminar held at the local public school cafeteria.The computer-illustrated seminar ran from March to June... Read more
Literature Evangelists Master Art of Fair Ministry Philip Miller, literature evangelist for Cowlitz and Clark counties in Washington and member of the Hockinson Heights Adventist Church, recently received a trophy in recognition of three years of outstanding service.With the encouragement and volu... Read more
Portland Adventist Academy Welcomes New Staff Portland Adventist Academy (PAA) has welcomed three new teachers to its staff, all of whom bring a combination of experience and Christian commitment.Joan Oksenholt, a fifth-generation teacher, has been the principal at Lincoln City Adventist Juni... Read more
Another KEEP Mystery...Stay Tuned! Kimberly faced a huge dilemma last Christmas. She wanted the very best for her eight-year-old son Cody. And Cody wanted to stay in his Christian school—wanted to so badly that when Mom asked him what he would like for Christmas, he replied, “I wan... Read more
PAA Student Leader Baptized at Graduation During Portland Adventist Academy’s (PAA’s) graduation weekend, Senior Class member Katee Hickerson was baptized and joined the Adventist Church.One of her teachers, Pastor Jim Robertson, performed the ceremony, as her relatives, friends, and clas... Read more
