IMPACT in Pasco Will Empower Communities "The Lord blessed the IMPACT event far beyond my expectations," says Patty Marsh, director of Adventist Community Services for the Upper Columbia Conference.People who came to IMPACT expecting to learn how to help their communities were pleasantly... Read more
CCA Retreat Inspires Recommitment At Cascade Christian Academy, 30 students and 10 sponsors went to Knutson Ranch in Valley, Wash., for a spiritual retreat in January. The weekend was planned and run by the students who serve on the chaplain's council.Tim Gillespie, Loma Linda Uni... Read more
Book Reports at YACS Book reports are taking a different form for Yakima Adventist Christian School's fourth–sixth-grade students. Instead of a written report, students review the book by making a speech, a poster, a mobile, or even a diorama. Most students love to re... Read more
Why Members Leave Church What Can We Do About It? Why do some members leave church? And how do we bring them back?These are core questions for those who have a concern for their church family.A group of pastors and lay members contacted Dave Livermore, Upper Columbia Conference church growth coor... Read more
Men of Power Camp MiVoden Hosts Men's Retreat Jim Hohnberger, a popular author and speaker, found himself morally confronting a major airline CEO recently. He shared his story with more than 120 attendees at the Men of Power—Upper Columbia Conference Men’s Retreat hosted at Camp MiVoden the w... Read more
God's Closet Doors Open Wide A new ministry, God's Closet, opened in Spokane, Wash., on Friday, Feb. 13, and welcomed its first clients. The ministry was launched by Merryl Tschoepe who imagined a group who would gather children's clothes and other donations and have days whe... Read more
Colville and Kettle Falls Host Amazing Facts Seminar The Colville and Kettle Falls (Wash.) churches joined together in November 2008, to host the Amazing Facts seminar series called Cracking the Prophecy Code. The series ran for 22 nights, with more than 110 people attending per night. Emmanuel Baek... Read more
Pathfinder Retreat Filled With Learning and Fun Upper Columbia Conference Pathfinders and staff gathered recently at Camp MiVoden for a weekend of learning, fellowship and fun. The theme of the retreat was God created each one of us to be a winner. Ron Hessel, weekend speaker and pastor, used h... Read more
A Roof for Lorraine Do good things everywhere you go. "After a while the good you do will return to help you" Ecclesiastes 11:1 (The Everyday Bible).Over the years, Lorraine Enos, member of the Irrigon (Ore.) Church, has contributed to countless church and community ... Read more
