Oregon Adventist Stories: Pastor Sam “I pastor two churches. One church has an open weekly breakfast for the community where we have connected with people who walk in for the free breakfast provided, but then stay back to have conversations and study the Bible together. At the end of... Read more
Oregon Adventist Stories: Behind the Scenes This spring we started a series on the Oregon Conference Facebook page called Oregon Adventist Stories (OAS) to help connect our members on a more personal level. We asked the founder of Humans of Adventism, Kaleb Eisele, to help us with it. He’s ... Read more
Western Adventist Foundation to Manage NPUC Trust Services When North Pacific Union Conference (NPUC) executive committee members gathered Aug. 21, 2019, in Ridgefield, Wash., for their quarterly meeting, they approved a dramatic shift in how the NPUC works with trust services. Read more
Gladstone Camp Meeting Focuses on 'Loving Well' July found the Gladstone Park (Ore.) campground abuzz with activity as thousands gathered for Gladstone Camp Meeting. This year’s theme of "Loving Well" had young and old learning how to love better, whether by lending a helping hand, a listening ... Read more
Ontario Church Burns Mortgage Closed once and moved twice — we continue to see God at work to reach the citizens of Ontario, Ore. God has truly blessed this congregation. Read more
Small-Church Vision Brings Big Hope to Big Timber They said it would be impossible, but sometimes big things come in small places. Sandra Smith, a member of the Big Timber (Mont.) Church, had heard there was a group doing a large vision clinic/medical outreach in Bozeman, Mont., so she went to se... Read more
Church Growth Proves Thrilling Trout Creek, Mont., is a small community of about 500 people. The local Adventist church members wanted to evangelize but wondered if people would come. Read more
Where Did the Time Go? The Journey of an Oakwood Graduate Graduation was the shortest, most exhausting yet liberating experience of my college career. In the beginning of my journey as a freshman, I often tried to envision what the end of my journey would be like. And to my surprise none of my daydreams ... Read more
Jesus Changes Lives in Port Orchard Within most public evangelism endeavors, there is a doubter. Read more