Serve Café Shares Inspiring Monthly Stories Something exciting is happening across Upper Columbia Conference through the Serve One More initiative. Read more
Whose Disciples Are We? True disciple-making isn’t about us. It’s about pointing others to Jesus, so their faith rests on Him, not on people or programs. Read more
Creating a Supportive Spiritual Community What does it take for Sabbath School and small group Bible studies to truly support the church’s calling? It starts with seven practical steps toward a stronger spiritual community. Read more
Who's on Your Prayer List? Who's on your prayer list? Does it include people who seem completely unlikely to ever change? Do you take their names to the throne room of heaven and ask the Jesus who died to change your heart to change their heart, too? Read more
Six Accepts Oregon Conference Association Treasurer Role Tony Six first joined Oregon Conference in 2023 as an interim assistant treasurer; now he fills the role of association treasurer left empty by the departure of Kody Hendrickson to North Pacific Union. Read more
Lenz Retires After More Than 45 Years of Service For Art Lenz, what started as a six-week-long job turned into a career of more than 45 years. Read more
Small Group Ministry Training Is Ready for Launch Healthy churches are made up of healthy groups just like a healthy body is made up of healthy cells. Read more
Joe Wheeler, Author of More Than 100 Books, Passes Away Dr. Joe Wheeler, best known for his Christmas in My Heart series, died December 16, 2025, in Annapolis, Maryland. An author and editor/compiler of more than 100 books, Wheeler was widely regarded as one of America’s leading short-story anthologists. Read more
23 Northwest Musicians Join International Orchestra Twenty-three musicians from the Pacific Northwest had the unique opportunity to perform with an international orchestra at the 62nd General Conference Session — a week of multilingual rehearsals and cross-cultural collaboration. Read more