Reaching Out With Cookies and a Wood Pile The Delta Junction (Alaska) Church, with the leadership of pastors Celesta and Zack Babb, have begun “Ministry Sabbaths” as an outreach to the community. In June, church members baked more than 700 cookies to be handed out as a “get to know you” o... Read more
God's Church of Unconditional Love During his Sabbath morning sermon at Oregon Conference Camp Meeting in Gladstone, Ore., Dan Linrud, conference president, shared powerful personal experiences of God's unconditional love. Watch and listen for yourself. Read more
Balancing the Law and Love in Coeur d'Alene 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 ... Read more
Take Me to the Water Sharon Church in Portland, Ore., experienced a high day on Sabbath, June 15, 2019, due to baptisms — not baptism but baptisms in the plural. Read more
Pendleton, Pilot Rock Churches Welcome New Pastor 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. Read more
Wintermeyer to Become NPUC Communication Director 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... Read more
Gleaner Editor Announces Retirement Steve Vistaunet, North Pacific Union Conference (NPUC) assistant to the president for communication and Gleaner editor, has announced he will retire Dec. 1, 2019. Read more
Wrangell Church Receives Community Services Grant 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... Read more
It's All About the Destination 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... Read more
