May/June 2023 About this issue: Northwest conferences have implemented a strategy of reviving and renewing missional outreach and engagement. The effort starts with revitalizing churches. Feature From Decline to Renewal April 26, 2023 | Mission and Outreach | Anthony White The Adventist Church has experienced dwindling growth and is making an intentional effort to revitalize struggling churches through church planting and a multifaceted strategy of Reaching One More. Read Online | Download PDF (7.97 MB) More Features Church Planting is Still Essential for God's Mission in UCC Upper Columbia Conference plans to plant nine more churches by the end of 2025, including Spanish, Russian and English-speaking churches. Read more Church Planting Takes Root in Washington Washington Conference has successfully planted 18 churches with a 95% success rate. They plan to plant four more churches in 2023 and believe that new churches should love people regardless of their baggage. Read more Oregon Fosters Innovative Church Plants to Reach Communities Oregon Conference's mission is to plant churches throughout its territory, with a focus on leaders who can create a church experience that caters to the needs and values of their neighbors. Read more Others The Power of the Light John Freedman, NPUC president, shares three ways to shine the Light of Christ before the world. Read more Sundin to Retire, Plubell Voted New Undertreasurer Robert (Bob) Sundin, NPUC undertreasurer, will retire at the end of July. The NPUC executive committee voted Brent Plubell, current Oregon Conference vice president for finance, to fill the role. Read more Eight Northwest Pathfinder Teams Move Forward to NAD Pathfinder Bible Experience Twelve Pathfinder teams met at Walla Walla Valley Academy on March 11, 2023 to compete in the annual North Pacific Union Pathfinder Bible Experience. Read more NPUC Hosts ACS Disaster Response and Training Seminars North Pacific Union Adventist Community Services hosted training seminars in College Place, Washington, Feb. 23–26., 2023. Read more NPUC Expands Information Technology Services North Pacific Union invited Rico Mundy to become a new associate information technology director, and expand technology services to enhance their capacity and responsiveness in providing rapid support. Read more Union Executive Committee Advances Mission, Votes New Undertreasurer The North Pacific Union executive committee met on March 8, 2023 at the union’s headquarters in Ridgefield, Washington, for their regularly planned church governance. Read more Teach Your Children to Pray LaVonne Long shares how to teach your children to pray. Read more Yuck! Natashia McVay reflects on the cleaning power of Christ. Read more A Hill to Die On: Part 2 Kevin McGill reflects on the role of women in marriages in the second part of his series on women in ministry. Read more News Milwaukie Spanish Adventist Church Member Ministers to Women Adventist Health Executives Focus on the Leadership of Moses Craig Adventist Church Practices Friendship Evangelism Anchorage Junior Academy Raises Funds for Heart Research Boise Valley Adventist School Students Produce BVAS LIFE Magazine Roes Retire After 30 Years of Camp Ministry Montana Conference Announces 2023 Camp Meeting Mount Ellis Academy Students 'Ski the Summit' Sundin to Retire, Plubell Voted New Undertreasurer Eight Northwest Pathfinder Teams Move Forward to NAD Pathfinder Bible Experience NPUC Hosts ACS Disaster Response and Training Seminars NPUC Expands Information Technology Services Union Executive Committee Advances Mission, Votes New Undertreasurer Teen Pathfinders Gather for Annual Convention Oregon Conference Hosts NAD eHuddle Event Oregon Conference Hispanic Ministries Holds Annual RED Conference Oregon Conference Executive Committee Approves New Investment in Gladstone Campground Oregon Conference Schools See Bump in Enrollment UCC Hosts Youth Bible and Mission Conference WWU Center for Humanitarian Engagement Opens Tool Library New Christian Radio Station Arrives in Bonners Ferry Pasco Riverview Community Service Food Bank Grows Holy Spirit Fuels UCA Igniting the World Campaign Diversity Groups Extend Impact Beyond Campus Borders WWU Launches New Master of Engineering Program Bellevue Adventist Church Holds Multicultural Sabbath Northwest Christian Begins High Reliability Journey Auction Reveals Hearts of Gold for Adventist Education Ukrainian Pastor Delayed by War Shelton Adventist Church Forms a Prayer Chain Port Angeles Adventist Church Offers Hot Meals of Hope
Church Planting is Still Essential for God's Mission in UCC Upper Columbia Conference plans to plant nine more churches by the end of 2025, including Spanish, Russian and English-speaking churches. Read more
Church Planting Takes Root in Washington Washington Conference has successfully planted 18 churches with a 95% success rate. They plan to plant four more churches in 2023 and believe that new churches should love people regardless of their baggage. Read more
Oregon Fosters Innovative Church Plants to Reach Communities Oregon Conference's mission is to plant churches throughout its territory, with a focus on leaders who can create a church experience that caters to the needs and values of their neighbors. Read more
The Power of the Light John Freedman, NPUC president, shares three ways to shine the Light of Christ before the world. Read more
Sundin to Retire, Plubell Voted New Undertreasurer Robert (Bob) Sundin, NPUC undertreasurer, will retire at the end of July. The NPUC executive committee voted Brent Plubell, current Oregon Conference vice president for finance, to fill the role. Read more
Eight Northwest Pathfinder Teams Move Forward to NAD Pathfinder Bible Experience Twelve Pathfinder teams met at Walla Walla Valley Academy on March 11, 2023 to compete in the annual North Pacific Union Pathfinder Bible Experience. Read more
NPUC Hosts ACS Disaster Response and Training Seminars North Pacific Union Adventist Community Services hosted training seminars in College Place, Washington, Feb. 23–26., 2023. Read more
NPUC Expands Information Technology Services North Pacific Union invited Rico Mundy to become a new associate information technology director, and expand technology services to enhance their capacity and responsiveness in providing rapid support. Read more
Union Executive Committee Advances Mission, Votes New Undertreasurer The North Pacific Union executive committee met on March 8, 2023 at the union’s headquarters in Ridgefield, Washington, for their regularly planned church governance. Read more
A Hill to Die On: Part 2 Kevin McGill reflects on the role of women in marriages in the second part of his series on women in ministry. Read more