Ten Men Bless Seventy Members of the men's ministry at the Spokane Central Church were inspired to invite their church neighbors to a fellowship dinner last December.The outreach provided an opportunity for a core group of about 10 men's ministry members to reach out a... Read more
Pendleton Leaders Experience Sunday Churches It was Sunday morning, and I was getting ready for church. The problem was, the local church was not listed in the Yellow Pages. Frustrated, I did a search on the Internet and found a general listing of and directions to churches but no times for ... Read more
UCA Borneo Trip Brings Unusual Results Borneo students are becoming missionaries in their own country, thanks to the efforts of Upper Columbia Academy (UCA) student missions."This was a result of our mission trips that we hadn’t anticipated,” grins Fred Riffel, UCA chaplain and one of ... Read more
Church Under the Pines A Spokane Youth Ministry Youth from Spokane-area churches convened at Dishman Hills Natural Area last August for "Church Under the Pines,” which was organized by the Spokane Central Church youth and collegiates. It was an opportunity to worship and fellowship with other l... Read more
Two Out of Three Isn't Good Enough "If you aren’t smoking and you’re on a good running program,” the doctor told us, “you don’t need to worry about nutrition.”It was 1972, and we doctors had just heard about the special health benefits of running from Jack Schaff, a cardiologist fr... Read more
Neil Nedley Gives Hope To Hundreds in Richland Neil Nedley, medical doctor and author of several popular books, visited the Richland (Wash.) Church Feb.17–20 to give a scientifically validated message of hope for those suffering from depression.Nedley gave a presentation “Depression: The Way O... Read more
Russian Exchange Planned for Camp MiVoden In an effort to establish a summer camp exchange program in Russia, Floyd Murdoch, Zaoksky Adventist Theological Seminary vice president, invited Richard Parker, Camp MiVoden director, to come to Russia.Parker saw firsthand the land where the semi... Read more
UCA Hosts Band Clinic For Upper Columbia Schools Upper Columbia Academy’s 60-member concert band and their director, Jerry Lange, were pleased to host the 17th Biennial Band Clinic for schools in the Upper Columbia Conference.One hundred guest students from grades six through 10 arrived on UCA’s... Read more