San Juan Islanders Celebrate Creation on Earth Day San Juan Islanders and friends converged in Friday Harbor to celebrate Earth Day with a Creation Fest in mid-April."Earth Day is about celebrating our Creator," explains William Hurtado, district pastor.The day's festivities featured John Baldwin,... Read more
Grays Harbor Ministers in Prison I was "in prison, and ye visited me not," will not be said of Tom and Pamela Stone, Howard and Berta Brenton, Kathleen Abbott, and Cristian Bobocea, who minister to inmates at Stafford Creek Corrections Center in Grays Harbor, Wash.The ministry be... Read more
Kenya Mission Projects Bring Answers to Prayer Missionaries from western Washington returned for the fifth time to Kenya, Africa, to assist Andrew and Debbie Aho of African Mission Services with projects for the Olopikidong'oe (o-le-picka-dong-way) Mixed Boarding School.Girls typically receive... Read more
Washington Women Pray for the Holy Spirit Ever wonder what 400 women pray for? If you listened to the prayer requests shared at the conclusion of the annual Washington Conference women's ministry day program this spring, you would have heard requests for non-believing spouses, healing in ... Read more
Arlington Cooks Up a Ministry Their ministry in Arlington, Wash., began with a cookbook.Dawn Hainey and Kathy Patrick wanted to feature vegetarian recipes made by cooks in the church as a resource for sharing member-to-member, with new members, and with community guests.The co... Read more
Cedarbrook Students Adopt a Road Twice a year, students in grades five to eight at Cedarbrook Adventist Christian School in Port Hadlock, Wash., serve their community through a road clean-up project. Every person who turns onto Cedar Avenue, near the Jefferson County Library, see... Read more
Vegetarian Classes Attract Public to Healthy Lifestyle Heather Reseck is a registered dietitian with a mission—to simplify healthful, vegetarian cooking while keeping recipes tasty and nutritious.Each year, Reseck and a team of family and church members, holds an annual, and sometimes bi-annual, veget... Read more
Bellingham Church Members Foster Culture of Service The Bellingham Church has a culture of caring and involving people of all ages. The church works throughout the year to make a difference in the community and in the lives of young people.One purpose is to foster a closer church community. "It's i... Read more
24-Seven Ministry Helps Homeless in Seattle Outreach and community service are "hip" at 24-Seven Ministry Center on the campus of Bellevue Community College. Once a month for more than a year, a group of 24-Seven volunteers help with food preparation at the Hunger Intervention Program in Se... Read more