WWVA Mission Trip to Peru This past March, more than 20 Walla Walla Valley Academy students traveled to Iquitos, Peru, the largest city in the world with no roads leading to it. The trip focused on evangelism, health presentations and children's ministries.Several hours ea... Read more
Children Ditch Classrooms for Outdoor Learning Every year, hundreds of children ditch classrooms in Upper Columbia Conference schools to get a different kind of education at Camp MiVoden. Their teachers are happy for them to attend this unique, week-long learning experience that the conference... Read more
It's How You Play the Game During Walla Walla University’s annual Friendship Tournament, the Upper Columbia Academy men’s and women’s basketball teams demonstrated that it’s not just about the final score.Along with teams from 10 other academies, UCA’s basketball teams spen... Read more
Lake City Junior Academy Celebrates Centennial Lake City Junior Academy celebrated its 100th anniversary on May 1, in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. The centennial celebration weekend featured a Sabbath worship service conducted by eight former principals, a historic presentation, tours of former and f... Read more
East Wenatchee Members Head East Teaching Health Steve and Suzanne Day, members of the East Wenatchee (Wash.) Seventh-day Adventist Church, have headed east some 2,300 miles from their home in Washington State to spread the Three Angels' Message to a dark county.They are operating Home for Healt... Read more
Retired Teacher Sews For Orphans Verna Sonnentag retired from teaching in 2008 and has been sewing clothes for children ever since. In addition to the clothes she makes, Sonnentag collects unused clothing and sends them to International Children's Care.In February of this year, S... Read more
UCC Members Raise More Than $149,000 for Haiti Adventists in Upper Columbia Conference raised more than $149,900 during January and February to help Haitian-earthquake survivors.UCC has more than 25,000 members in eastern Washington, northern Idaho and northeastern Oregon. Throughout the confe... Read more
Beloved Teacher Dies Olin Peach, former teacher at Upper Columbia Academy, died on April 9, 2010. He was involved in a snowmobile accident on his property in Oregon.A beloved teacher and friend, Mr. Peach had an unrivaled passion for life, Adventist education, outdoor... Read more
