Pastors Attend Seminar on Abuse Ministers of the Upper Columbia Conference were required to attend an all-day seminar on domestic violence and child abuse at the conference office in Spokane on April 5 . They listened to a number of presentations on abuse from a variety of persp... Read more
UCA Students Travel the Globe for Three Separate Missions In keeping with annual tradition, nearly 80 Upper Columbia Academy (UCA) students and a dozen staff spent their spring vacations sharing Christ's love in three very different parts of the world.One group traveled to Iquitos, Peru, on the Amazon Ri... Read more
Wenatchee Members and Students Minister and Heal in Kenya I looked at Katelyn, my partner in triage crime, as we asked the young woman sitting in front of us, "And how long have you been having headaches?""Her temp is normal, heart rate is 80 and respiratory rate is 16," nurse Dan Crowles told me as he r... Read more
Child Speaks at Philippines Crusade Global Evangelism is a program that sends speakers, trained or not, on mission trips. I went with my dad, Dan Serns, on the metro Manila, Phillipines, program to sing for his meetings.After a couple days, we got to see our meeting site, which was ... Read more
UCA Gymnastics Team Tours Alaska During a whirlwind tour in the Alaska Conference, Upper Columbia Academy’s gymnastics team spent their April home leave sharing Christ and promoting Christian education. They put on eight shows for a total of 2,350 people and gave spectacular demo... Read more
Radio Ministry Impacts Community The radio ministry of the Upper Columbia Conference is making a wonderful community impact, according to a recent ratings report.Radio stations receive periodic ratings figures, similar to the Neilsen TV ratings, from a statistical research compan... Read more
Church Plant Yields First Fruits Les and Jennifer Ove were the first newly baptized converts of the lay members' church plant at Athol, Idaho. Retired pastor Ed Card, also known as the “Bible Preacher,” officiated at their outdoor baptism in Lake Pend Oreille on June 14, 2003.Les... Read more
Special Service Celebrates Children The Richland (Wash.) Church holds children in high esteem and celebrated the importance of the children in their congregation by having a special Children's Sabbath service.The highlight of the service was the baptism of Brian Kostoff, a lifelong ... Read more
