Hood River Church Wonders Where'd Everybody Go? The Hood River Church is small, but lately the attendance seems to be getting even smaller. The reason is because our Pathfinders have been quite active. When I asked Ralph Staley, Hood River Pathfinder director, what they have been up to, here's ... Read more
Grants Pass Members Thrill to Maranatha Stories Mission stories inspire us. And that's why the Grants Pass Church members enjoyed hearing stories from Don Noble, Maranatha Volunteers International president, Dick Duerksen, Maranatha assistant to the president, and others on Feb. 2. The speakers... Read more
Kelso-Longview Church Burns Mortgage The Kelso-Longview Church celebrated the end of 2007 by burning their $1,050,000 mortgage earlier than projected.A roaring bonfire greeted members in the parking lot. Dale Beaulieu, Oregon Conference interim financial vice president, attended and ... Read more
Community Workshop in Grants Pass On Youth Issues More than 50 professionals from the community along with area families came to the Grants Pass Church to participate in several seminars given by Blondel Senior. Senior, who holds a Ph.D. in sociology and criminology, is the founder and director o... Read more
Ashland Teenager Engaged in Personal Evangelism Cousins Matthew Taylor, 13, and Athena Ridge, 14, were recently baptized into the Ashland Church. Matthew was baptized a few months before Athena and helped prepare his older cousin for baptism. He prayed with her, and studied the Bible with her. ... Read more
PAA Seniors Help Cancer Patients Heidi Schnosig and Samantha Hamilton, Portland Adventist Academy seniors, knew they needed to complete a senior project to graduate. Hamilton had lost two close relatives to cancer, and both girls wanted to make a difference going beyond just earn... Read more
Waldport Members Build Church With Enthusiasm and Purpose The Waldport Church on the Oregon Coast has spent more than eight months enthusiastically building their new church. Remarkably, every day, a group of men and women are on site, completing the "to do" lists a member carefully sends by e-mail to ev... Read more
Livingstone Students Host Mission Trip Fundraiser Three Livingstone Adventist Academy seniors hosted a spaghetti feed Jan. 19 to raise money for an April senior class mission trip to Mexico on the Yucatan Peninsula. Class president Megan Morton and classmates Camilyn and Cherilyn Clayville served... Read more
Medford Church Marks 100 Years The Medford Church marked a major milestone on Dec. 1, 2007, celebrating 100 years of service. The day featured George Knight, professor, who taught a dynamic Sabbath School lesson, and Bruce Johnston, retired North Pacific Union Conference presid... Read more