June 2006 About this issue: Feature What Does the Union Conference Treasurer Really Do? June 01, 2006 The treasurer is the chief financial officer of the North Pacific Union Conference (NPUC). As such, the treasurer works with the other officers (president and executive secretary) to accomplish the mission of the church. It is the duty of the trea... More Features Your Gifts Support Our Church, Its Mission The members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the Northwest have been very faithful in giving their tithes and offerings and the Lord has blessed them because of their faithfulness. I believe that we have dedicated members who are fully suppo... Read more Your Gifts Support Our Church, Its Mission The members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the Northwest have been very faithful in giving their tithes and offerings and the Lord has blessed them because of their faithfulness. I believe that we have dedicated members who are fully suppo... Read more Managing the Mission This is the third of a three-part series of interviews with the officers of the North Pacific Union Conference. These interviews are presented with the hope that they will provide the readers a greater understanding of the scope, structure and wor... Read more Managing the Mission This is the third of a three-part series of interviews with the officers of the North Pacific Union Conference. These interviews are presented with the hope that they will provide the readers a greater understanding of the scope, structure and wor... Read more The Use of the Tithe The tithe is the main source of funding for the total proclamation of the gospel to all the world by the Seventh-day Adventist Church. This includes evangelistic outreach to the public and the spiritual nurturing of church members. Because tithe i... Read more The Use of the Tithe The tithe is the main source of funding for the total proclamation of the gospel to all the world by the Seventh-day Adventist Church. This includes evangelistic outreach to the public and the spiritual nurturing of church members. Because tithe i... Read more What Does the Union Conference Treasurer Really Do? The treasurer is the chief financial officer of the North Pacific Union Conference (NPUC). As such, the treasurer works with the other officers (president and executive secretary) to accomplish the mission of the church. It is the duty of the trea... Read more Others Did You Know? Because this section is nothing without its page design, it is not made available here. You can see the Did You Know? page for this month by looking in the print edition of GLEANER or by clicking on the PDF version.To get to the PDF version, click... Read more Editorial Sidebar In April, Jere Patzer was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin lymphoma. He has been undergoing treatment through Oregon Health Sciences University (OHSU) in Portland. He and his wife, Sue, wished to send this message to Northwest members.We want to express... Read more Shopping at Wal-Mart on Sabbath A few Sabbaths ago, Sue and I were headed to Seattle for appointments. With rain pouring down, our windshield wipers were a definite necessity. Then we heard it, thump, thump, swish, clunk. One of the blades went soaring over the roof. Retrieving ... Read more Did You Know? Because this section is nothing without its page design, it is not made available here. You can see the Did You Know? page for this month by looking in the print edition of GLEANER or by clicking on the PDF version.To get to the PDF version, click... Read more Lets Talk Let’s Talk Read more Editorial Sidebar In April, Jere Patzer was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin lymphoma. He has been undergoing treatment through Oregon Health Sciences University (OHSU) in Portland. He and his wife, Sue, wished to send this message to Northwest members.We want to express... Read more Shopping at Wal-Mart on Sabbath A few Sabbaths ago, Sue and I were headed to Seattle for appointments. With rain pouring down, our windshield wipers were a definite necessity. Then we heard it, thump, thump, swish, clunk. One of the blades went soaring over the roof. Retrieving ... Read more Gone Fishing The brooding mind of Peter matches the darkness as he flings the net into the shadowy waters of the night. In his mind self-condemnation is nudged on by the accusing voices of demons. “You have denied Jesus. Sure you have repented, but this time y... Read more Family Records Some years ago my wife, Cherié, and I aspired to getting in the Guiness Book of World Records. Actually I’m not sure there’s a category for our feat, but if there’s not, there ought to be. Read more Lets Talk Let’s Talk Read more Tell the Love of Jesus . . . Tell Them Now! This year’s Northwest ASI Spring Fellowship weekend was filled with amazing stories. Members told the group how the Lord provided opportunities for them to share the love of Jesus with people around them. The stories fit nicely with the weekend th... Read more Bolivia Harvest 2006 Northwest Missionaries Share Jesus The North Pacific Union Conference (NPUC) sponsored an evangelistic campaign in Bolivia March 9–25. Teams from Northwest churches preached at 30 sites around Santa Cruz the first week. Jere Patzer, NPUC president, followed up with a week of meetin... Read more Pioneer Minister in the Northwest Daniel T. Fero During the 1870s and 1880s, the General Conference transferred at least 12 ministers from the East to the Pacific Northwest to help establish an Adventist presence in this remote mission field. A few of these missionary ministers were Isaac Van Ho... Read more Gone Fishing The brooding mind of Peter matches the darkness as he flings the net into the shadowy waters of the night. In his mind self-condemnation is nudged on by the accusing voices of demons. “You have denied Jesus. Sure you have repented, but this time y... Read more News Beyond Hospital Walls Bringing Hope to Our Communities Palmer Church Welcomes New Pastor Dave and Veronica Crocket Move to Alaska Frigid Temperatures Don't Stop Baptism Alaska Students Shine At LEGO Robotics Meet Parma Church Celebrates 100 Years Four Teens and 1,400 Books Enterprise Church Library Moved in 30 Minutes New Pastor at Kuna Church April Fools' Day Delight The Georgia Howard Story New Pastor at MEA Church Tell the Love of Jesus . . . Tell Them Now! Bolivia Harvest 2006 Northwest Missionaries Share Jesus Northwest Mission Team Goes to Tanzania Hundreds Baptized, Provided With Medical Care Ngo Ordained In Portland Vietnamese Church Spring Break Mission Trips PAA Students Travel the World to Serve Tepic Mission Trip Students from Milo in Mexico for Two Weeks 100 Years of Service 100 Years of Blessings at Meadow Glade Teen Mission Adventurers Leave Footprints for God's Love In Brewster and Beyond Miracle Money Helps Man Fulfill Pledge to Positive Life Radio After Many Days Jerry Clemm Finally Finds What He's Been Looking For Three Friends Share Their Hair Tri-City Junior Academy Girls Give Their Long Hair Away Five UCA Seniors Named as Spokane Scholars Let's All Be Engineers! Robots Make Science Fun at WWC New WWC President Announced John McVay Takes Office in September Trust Services and Estate Planning Expands Services Love of Life Leadership Summit Equips Lay Leaders "It's All About Jesus" Spiritual Emphasis Guides Washington Conference Business Session Welcome to Enterprise Village This Town Is Run by Fifth-Graders 2006 Graduates Changed by Auburn Adventist Academy Experience Experience the Victory Washington Conference Pathfinders Participate in Annual Fair
Your Gifts Support Our Church, Its Mission The members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the Northwest have been very faithful in giving their tithes and offerings and the Lord has blessed them because of their faithfulness. I believe that we have dedicated members who are fully suppo... Read more
Your Gifts Support Our Church, Its Mission The members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the Northwest have been very faithful in giving their tithes and offerings and the Lord has blessed them because of their faithfulness. I believe that we have dedicated members who are fully suppo... Read more
Managing the Mission This is the third of a three-part series of interviews with the officers of the North Pacific Union Conference. These interviews are presented with the hope that they will provide the readers a greater understanding of the scope, structure and wor... Read more
Managing the Mission This is the third of a three-part series of interviews with the officers of the North Pacific Union Conference. These interviews are presented with the hope that they will provide the readers a greater understanding of the scope, structure and wor... Read more
The Use of the Tithe The tithe is the main source of funding for the total proclamation of the gospel to all the world by the Seventh-day Adventist Church. This includes evangelistic outreach to the public and the spiritual nurturing of church members. Because tithe i... Read more
The Use of the Tithe The tithe is the main source of funding for the total proclamation of the gospel to all the world by the Seventh-day Adventist Church. This includes evangelistic outreach to the public and the spiritual nurturing of church members. Because tithe i... Read more
What Does the Union Conference Treasurer Really Do? The treasurer is the chief financial officer of the North Pacific Union Conference (NPUC). As such, the treasurer works with the other officers (president and executive secretary) to accomplish the mission of the church. It is the duty of the trea... Read more
Did You Know? Because this section is nothing without its page design, it is not made available here. You can see the Did You Know? page for this month by looking in the print edition of GLEANER or by clicking on the PDF version.To get to the PDF version, click... Read more
Editorial Sidebar In April, Jere Patzer was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin lymphoma. He has been undergoing treatment through Oregon Health Sciences University (OHSU) in Portland. He and his wife, Sue, wished to send this message to Northwest members.We want to express... Read more
Shopping at Wal-Mart on Sabbath A few Sabbaths ago, Sue and I were headed to Seattle for appointments. With rain pouring down, our windshield wipers were a definite necessity. Then we heard it, thump, thump, swish, clunk. One of the blades went soaring over the roof. Retrieving ... Read more
Did You Know? Because this section is nothing without its page design, it is not made available here. You can see the Did You Know? page for this month by looking in the print edition of GLEANER or by clicking on the PDF version.To get to the PDF version, click... Read more
Editorial Sidebar In April, Jere Patzer was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin lymphoma. He has been undergoing treatment through Oregon Health Sciences University (OHSU) in Portland. He and his wife, Sue, wished to send this message to Northwest members.We want to express... Read more
Shopping at Wal-Mart on Sabbath A few Sabbaths ago, Sue and I were headed to Seattle for appointments. With rain pouring down, our windshield wipers were a definite necessity. Then we heard it, thump, thump, swish, clunk. One of the blades went soaring over the roof. Retrieving ... Read more
Gone Fishing The brooding mind of Peter matches the darkness as he flings the net into the shadowy waters of the night. In his mind self-condemnation is nudged on by the accusing voices of demons. “You have denied Jesus. Sure you have repented, but this time y... Read more
Family Records Some years ago my wife, Cherié, and I aspired to getting in the Guiness Book of World Records. Actually I’m not sure there’s a category for our feat, but if there’s not, there ought to be. Read more
Tell the Love of Jesus . . . Tell Them Now! This year’s Northwest ASI Spring Fellowship weekend was filled with amazing stories. Members told the group how the Lord provided opportunities for them to share the love of Jesus with people around them. The stories fit nicely with the weekend th... Read more
Bolivia Harvest 2006 Northwest Missionaries Share Jesus The North Pacific Union Conference (NPUC) sponsored an evangelistic campaign in Bolivia March 9–25. Teams from Northwest churches preached at 30 sites around Santa Cruz the first week. Jere Patzer, NPUC president, followed up with a week of meetin... Read more
Pioneer Minister in the Northwest Daniel T. Fero During the 1870s and 1880s, the General Conference transferred at least 12 ministers from the East to the Pacific Northwest to help establish an Adventist presence in this remote mission field. A few of these missionary ministers were Isaac Van Ho... Read more
Gone Fishing The brooding mind of Peter matches the darkness as he flings the net into the shadowy waters of the night. In his mind self-condemnation is nudged on by the accusing voices of demons. “You have denied Jesus. Sure you have repented, but this time y... Read more
