Church

Balancing the Law and Love in Coeur d'Alene

August 07, 2019, by Giselle Schultz

The Coeur d’Alene (Idaho) Church had the pleasure of hosting a Loma Linda University (LLU) event on their campus on June 1, 2019. The church welcomed former LLU alumni, students, and university and hospital staff. The attendees were checked in by ...

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Take Me to the Water

August 05, 2019, by Denise Williams

Sharon Church in Portland, Ore., experienced a high day on Sabbath, June 15, 2019, due to baptisms — not baptism but baptisms in the plural.

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Pendleton, Pilot Rock Churches Welcome New Pastor

July 18, 2019, by Doris Olson

Gary Jon Gibson and his wife, Elizabeth, have moved to Pendleton, Ore., with their four children — Johnathan, Jared, Josiah and Jocelyn — to accept God’s call to pastor the Pendleton and Pilot Rock churches.

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Wintermeyer to Become NPUC Communication Director

July 15, 2019, by Steve Vistaunet

Jay Wintermeyer has been chosen to step into the role of North Pacific Union Conference (NPUC) communication director following the impending retirement of longtime director Steve Vistaunet later this year. Wintermeyer was approved by an overwhelm...

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Gleaner Editor Announces Retirement

July 10, 2019, by Anthony White

Steve Vistaunet, North Pacific Union Conference (NPUC) assistant to the president for communication and Gleaner editor, has announced he will retire Dec. 1, 2019.

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Wrangell Church Receives Community Services Grant

July 05, 2019, by Charlie Meigs

Wrangell Adventist Community Services (ACS) has been participating in a federal program that has been established for feeding low-income seniors who live in the area. First Bank of Alaska gifted the Wrangell Church a grant of $3,000, which has pro...

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It's All About the Destination

July 04, 2019, by Seth J. Pierce

So many people have shared with me the phrase, “It’s not about the destination, it’s about the journey.” My guess is those people have not moved halfway across the country with three kids and three pets in one minivan in two days. After having com...

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The School of Christ

July 03, 2019, by John Freedman

Spiritual checklists have gotten a bad reputation — and for good reason. Our standing with God is established, not by our performance, but by Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross and His ministry in our hearts through the Holy Spirit. But let me share wh...

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'GiveMe5' Oregon Conference Hispanic Ministries Initiative

July 03, 2019, by Jonathan Russell

“What if we were to recapture the idea of evangelism driven by passionate, spirit-filled lay people?” This is the question posed by David Paczka, Oregon Conference Hispanic ministries director back in 2017. From that question, the GiveMe5 Initiati...

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Iniciativa “Dame5” del Departamento Hispano en Oregon

July 03, 2019, by Jonathan Russell

¿Qué sucedería si resucitáramos un concepto de evangelismo generado por laicos llenos del Espíritu Santo y apasionados por compartir a Cristo? Esta es la pregunta que se hizo el pastor David Paczka, director de Ministerios Hispanos de la conferenc...

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World Leaders Get Firsthand Look at NPUC

July 03, 2019, by Steve Vistaunet

For the first time in recent memory, representatives from the leadership teams of the Seventh-day Adventist world church divisions are touring the territory of the North American Division (NAD). They’re tourists with a purpose, seeking to understa...

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Adventist Journey - Tanya Musgrave [NAD]

July 03, 2019

Tanya Musgrave is a filmmaker, videographer and photographer who is currently living and working in Idaho. Musgrave believes that outreach through film/media is not only possible, but necessary — and Christians can and should be witnesses no matte...

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