Longtime Middleton Minister Retires Longtime lay minister Alvin Schnell of Caldwell, Idaho, retired Sabbath, Sept. 28, 2019, after many years of leading the congregation at the Middleton Church. The event was marked by about 100 guests for a luncheon. Read more
Montana Women's Retreat On a warm sunny Friday, Sept. 13, 2019, 50 excited women headed to the Montana Christian Women’s Retreat at the Quality Inn in Butte, Mont. Speaker Wilma Bing, from Auburn Adventist Academy Church in the Washington Conference, brought the theme “U... Read more
Getting Ready to GLOW at Roundup Eric Isaia from the Southeastern California Conference was the speaker at the Roundup Church on Aug. 24, 2019. Isaia and his wife, Andrea, are active in the GLOW (Giving Light to Our World) literature ministry in California and were invited by the... Read more
Back to the Future “For last year's words belong to last year's language. And next year's words await another voice.” — T.S. Eliot Read more
The Best Gift An old proverb says, “If you chase two rabbits, you will not catch either one.” There’s wisdom in these few words. The idea is to focus on just one thing. If we keep our eyes on what is most important and pursue it with all our heart, we will have... Read more
Immanuel “'His name shall be called Immanuel … God with us' ... From the days of eternity the Lord Jesus Christ was one with the Father; He was the 'image of God,' the image of His greatness and majesty, 'the outshining of His glory.' It was to manifest th... Read more
Seeing God in Action Five years ago, our ministry team in western Washington took a closer look at our mission and purpose. Within the context of sharing “Hope and Wholeness” to invite people to become fully devoted disciples of Jesus, we discovered a theme as we talk... Read more
Shady Point Church Reaps Harvest in Community It was a quiet weeknight as church and community members made their way through the front doors of the Shady Point Church in Eagle Point, Ore. Smiling church members distributed reading materials, and the excited murmurs of those gathering broke t... Read more
Messiah's Mansion Comes to Anchorage In October 2018, pastors from Anchorage and the Mat-Su Valley in Alaska gathered together for prayer and fellowship. The conversation eventually moved towards answering, “How are we going to be salt and light in Alaska’s largest metro area in 2019?” Read more
