Women Grow in the Spirit Women from the Veneta, Santa Clara and Junction City (Ore.) churches decided to combine resources. They coordinated a women’s ministries mini retreat, hosted by Junction City, called “Growing in the Spirit.” Last year, the three groups met at the ... Read more
RVAA Sponsors Sparrow Club Outreach Project Rogue Valley Adventist Academy has chosen to partner with Sparrow Clubs for one of its community outreach projects. There are three parts to the project: 1) a qualified Sparrow (a child in medical need); 2) a school adopting a child as a community... Read more
Deaf Ministry Pioneer Dies Arthur W. Griffith, first ordained deaf pastor and pioneer leader, died Jan. 16 at a hospital in Stockton, Calif. He was 89.On Jan. 31, deaf members and ministry leaders from North America gathered at the Vancouver (Wash.) Church to pay final resp... Read more
Pathfinder Teen Leadership Trainees Attend Annual Convention The Oregon Pathfinder Teen Leadership Training took place Jan. 22–24 at the Milwaukie Evangelical Center in Milwaukie, Ore. Pathfinder teens, grades 9–12, came together to learn how to be leaders. Forty-seven TLTs were there to learn from more tha... Read more
Experiment In Better Living in Springfield Your Experiment in Better Living, a month-long community service project/seminar began Jan. 25 with nearly 80–90 people attending. Jim McHan, physician, and wife Carolyn, Springfield (Ore.) Church members, founded the outreach 30 years ago.Neal Fu... Read more
PAA Student Starts Campus Bible Study Every Thursday afternoon in the Portland Adventist Academy library, a group of students meet with their Bibles and their open hearts. Chantel Mote, senior, founder of this small-group Bible study, is practicing for a life of sharing Jesus."I spent... Read more
Cottage Grove Receives Community Service Award The Cottage Grove Adventist Church's Community Services Center has been awarded a $1,000 check by the Oregon Conference Humanitarian Fund Grant Program. Rhonda Whitney, Oregon Conference Community Outreach director, presented the check to Angela D... Read more
Senior Project Leaves a Legacy As Portland Adventist Academy prepares to graduate its 100th class, some of the school's seniors are preparing their senior projects with the hope of leaving a legacy that will last another 100 years.Katie Sulzle's project will. Sulzle spent nearl... Read more
Milo Honors God Through Music The church grew quiet as the bell players assembled up front, lit by glittering Christmas lights and colorful spotlights. As the congregation settled into their seats the bells began quietly playing "Carol of the Bells." As the sound grew louder, ... Read more
