Bob Uhrig Ordained Bob Uhrig was ordained as a minister of the gospel at the Estacada Church on Sabbath afternoon Sept. 23. He has served for the past three years as an associate to senior pastor, Paul Johnson, at the Estacada and Gladstone Park churches.Born in 195... Read more
Thanksgiving Boxes A Bountiful Harvest Giving out food boxes at Thanksgiving time has become a new tradition for the church beside the freeway in Woodland, Wash.After the church's Thanksgiving party, the whole church family stays at the Community Service Center and helps put food toget... Read more
Adventist Booth at the Douglas County Fair Encourages Preparing for Heaven Clowns, music, fast rides, animal competitions, excited children, weary babies, eager adults, and exhibits of many varieties—all were represented at this year’s Douglas County Fair from Aug. 8–12.This year’s theme, “Land of Milk and Honey—Bee Ther... Read more
Hispanic Women Connect To the True Grapevine Oregon's Spanish-speaking women celebrated their ninth Oregon Conference Hispanic Women's Retreat on Sept. 8–10. At Camp Kuratli in Boring, Ore., 156 women got together with the sole purpose of living a life "United to the True Grapevine," (Unidas... Read more
Oregon Young Adult Retreat Blesses More than 100 Participants Excitement was in the air as more than 100 young adults arrived at Big Lake Youth Camp for this year’s Oregon Conference Young Adult Retreat held Sept. 8–10. This year's retreat was organized by Rodney Payne II, Beaverton Church pastor.Cool, crisp... Read more
More Than a Backpack Adventist Community Service Center Makes Up 300 Packs “The kids can’t wait to see what’s in the paper bag, and the parents are overwhelmed when they see the backpacks.” Volunteer Bonnie Blair describes the reactions she sees as she distributes 59 packs full of school supplies at the Adventist Communi... Read more
Corwins Honored for Improving Family Life Harvey and Kathy Corwin, former Oregon Conference family life department directors, were honored on July 23 with the Distinguished Service Award at the Adventist Family Conference. The conference was sponsored by North American Division (NAD) Fami... Read more
The Start of School And so it begins. Another beautiful day at Portland Adventist Academy. The start of the 2006–07 school year. You can feel the excitement in the air. You can see the anticipation on faces. Can you imagine what will become of them? What they will ac... Read more
"Feature Church" Program Connects Church and School Portland Adventist Academy (PAA) has been expanding a program with the goal of connecting the next generation to the churches in the area. "Feature Church" is a student-run church service that includes music, a children’s story and a sermon, all p... Read more
