Baptisms at Spirit Lake, Idaho Michael Collins and Sharon Erickson were baptized in the Spirit Lake Church on succeeding Sabbaths, Collins on the last Sabbath of 2006 and Erickson on the first Sabbath of 2007.Collins, 12, had recently moved from Vancouver, Wash., where his moth... Read more
3ABN Brings a Family to Church In Irrigon, Ore. Jesse and Kimberly James moved to Umatilla, Ore., with their family recently. Not only were they new in the area and not acquainted with many people, but Kimberly also had the cable TV canceled, feeling that it absorbed too much time.Kimberly and ... Read more
Yakima Mission to Guatemala "The girl I sent to Guatemala was not the same girl who came back." These were the words of the father of a non-Adventist girl when she returned from helping to build a church in Ixobel, Guatemala. That father obviously felt the experience changed... Read more
New Hispanic Coordinator Joins Upper Columbia Conference A new Hispanic coordinator, Walter Pintos Schmidt, recently started work for the Upper Columbia Conference. He and his wife, Liliana, and their two children, Karel and Nikolas, moved here from Beltsville, Md.Pintos attended the River Plate Univers... Read more
Sheridan Meadows Hosts Inaugural Camp Meeting The first Northeastern Washington Camp Meeting was held at the beautiful, newly purchased Sheridan Meadows campgrounds. What was formerly a 55-acre golf course is located about 5 miles west of Republic, Wash. About 200 people in attendance Sabbath... Read more
Creation or Evolution Seminar Impresses Attendees Most of the 250 attendees were surprised when they entered the gym at the Kettle Falls Middle School and saw the 14 tables loaded with artifacts brought by Doug Newton, M.D., to illustrate his lectures on creation or evolution. For 10 hours, the p... Read more
It's All About Jesus Upper Columbia Conference Pathfinder Fair It started with a vision. After listening to her church pastor preach about the sanctuary, Jeri Hicks was inspired. She shared this with her husband, Wayne Hicks, UCC Pathfinder director, and together with Richie Brower, JoySpring pastor in Spokan... Read more
It's All About Jesus Sidebar #1 Community ResultsNumber who visited the Sanctuary: 3,987Number requesting Sanctuary study: 210Number of Bible study requests: 149Vacation Bible School requests: 143Studies in Bible prophecy requests: 104Health seminar interests: 82Breathe Free req... Read more
It's All About Jesus Sidebar #2 Messiah's MansionMessiah's Mansion is a life-size replica of the Mosaic Sanctuary that God gave instructions for Moses to build in the wilderness. It is a to scale copy of what it would have looked like to the children of Israel to the best of our... Read more
