Loving God, Loving People Rick Quast Retires Rick Quast, a pastor with more than 40 years of experience, is looking forward to "wandering" with his wife, Linda, in their retirement. "On Sabbath mornings, we'll get up and say, ‘Where will we go today?'"The couple both retired on the same day ... Read more
KACS Radio Ministry Raises Friends, Not Just Funds The Adventist radio station serving the I-5 corridor between Longview and Tacoma, Wash., recently held an on-air friendraiser drive.Cameron Beierle, station manager of independently-operated 90.5 KACS-FM, said the friendraiser increased the connec... Read more
Graham Celebrates 25 years with Sanctuary Dedication A dream from the 1960s for a church in Graham, Wash., became a reality in the 1980s, and the church recently celebrated its 25th birthday with a church sanctuary dedication. Walt Lively, a Graham Church leader, says, "Reality starts with a dream."... Read more
Historic Weekend First Hispanic Camp Meeting Held in Washington Conference Washington Conference Hispanic Ministries presented its first three-day Hispanic Camp Meeting in June. More than 1,000 members attended Sabbath morning.Armando Miranda, General Conference vice president, was the guest speaker. Miranda made an alta... Read more
Fin de Semana Histórico Se Llevó a Cabo el Primer Campestre Hispano en la Conferencia de Washington El Departamento del Ministerio Hispano de la Conferencia de Washington tuvo el orgullo de presentar su primer Campestre Hispano de tres días en el mes de Junio.Más de 1,000 miembros asistieron el sábado por la mañana.Armando Miranda, vicepresident... Read more
Joining the Family Auburn Adventist Academy Welcomes New Faculty and Staff Auburn Adventist Academy (AAA) is happy to announce the arrival of six new faculty.Francisco Brito, of Fife, Wash., has a bachelor's in religion and a minor in Spanish and will teach Spanish at the academy. He is originally from the Dominican Repu... Read more
Will Sing for New School Students Perform for 10 Hours, Raise $45,000 Olympia Christian School (OCS) was built old. After World War II, surplus buildings were brought from Fort Lewis and patched together to create a school. Now, years later, it's time for a new school.Fundraising efforts in the last three years resu... Read more
Marching Into History Skagit Adventist Academy Graduates First Class of Seniors More than 40 years ago, a group of people had a vision to start a story of Christian education in the town of Burlington, Wash. Through perseverance and passion, the dream grew as the goal to provide a Christ-centered learning center became a real... Read more
Impact Chorale Visits Brazil The select choir of Puget Sound Adventist Academy (PSAA) recently performed on tour in Brazil. Impact gave five full concerts and seven other appearances.Attendance for concerts was staggering by American standards. A Rio de Janeiro church with a ... Read more