They Said It Giving Back"Pastors and their families are always giving, giving, giving. We wanted to give back to them, to make them feel loved and cared for."—Alphonso McCarthy, North Pacific Union Conference vice president for regional affairs and children's ... Read more
Northwest Leadership Convention Power Surge — Spirit-led Ministry formed the theme for pastors, church leaders and family members gathering at Walla Walla University, September 7–10, for the Northwest Adventist Leadership Convention. Sponsored by the North Pacific Union Conferen... Read more
Constituents Affirm Northwest Leadership While more than 250 delegates from all six conferences: Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Upper Columbia and Washington, paused on September 11 to reflect back on the tragic events of a decade earlier, they spent the remainder of the day focused on ... Read more
Living the Adventist Health Mission Health-care professionals have the unique opportunity of sharing some of life's most difficult and precious moments with their patients. At Adventist Health, employees take these moments very seriously. By gently offering the love, compassion and ... Read more
Caring is Our Sacred Calling At Adventist Health, we are in the business of care and caring. You probably already figured that out, as we are a system of hospitals, clinics and other health-care services. What we do, however, is far more than just business.Every day hundreds ... Read more
Walla Walla General Hospital Expanding to Serve Since 1899, Walla Walla General Hospital has been providing whole-person care to the community. In 2010, WWGH had 1,449 admissions, 259 babies delivered, 10,000 emergency room visits, 40,599 outpatient visits and 5,889 home-health visits. In the 1... Read more
The Science Behind Spirituality and Healing New research has shown spirituality and religion have an impact on physical healing. Harold G. Koenig, M.D., is out to scientifically prove this link. Trained at Stanford University and Duke University Medical Center, he is considered by biomedica... Read more
Department Report Fast FactsAlaska Adventist Community Services director, received the President's Volunteer Service Award for response following the Spring Breakup Flood in 2009.Oregon and Washington conference teams conducted several New Orleans rebuilding trips.... Read more
Department Report Fast FactsMore than $44 million in appropriations was passed on to local conferences through the North Pacific Union Conference during the last five years, ending in December 2010.Education funding amounts to 68.62 percent of all appropriations to... Read more
