Backpacking on Mt. Adams Ten backpackers from the Gladstone Park Church went from Potato Hill North to Cold Springs Camp South with side hikes at Crescent Glacier around Mt. Adams in August. The group included families, singles, and youth."It was safer to hike the 26 mile... Read more
Couple Is Rebaptized and Married Scott Price and Kavitha Nelapudi were baptized on Sabbath, June 25, in the Eugene Church, the day before their marriage. It was a re-baptism for both of them. They wanted to symbolize a new beginning together with Christ. Greg Middlestetter, Eugen... Read more
Oregon Youth Challenge 2005 A drip of sweat falls slowly down my brow and splashes onto my hands, tightly gripping five books, 17 magazines, a pad of community programs, and a Happiness Digest. I take a deep breath, say a quick prayer, walk up the last step, and knock on the... Read more
Elvera Blake Commissioned to Gospel Ministry On a warm summer evening in August, friends and family of Elvera Blake gathered to support her official commissioning to ministry. Ivan Blake, Sunnyside Church senior pastor and husband to Elvera, presented the candidate in an emotion-filled, hear... Read more
Emerald RV's Camping and Spiritual Fellowship The Emerald RVs have been camping throughout western Oregon now since 1988. Members come from Springfield, Eugene, Cottage Grove, Junction City, Veneta and Sweet Home churches. Former members still get our monthly newsletter, as far away as Georgi... Read more
Prison Ministry at Columbia River State Correctional Institution When David Pritchard, of the Stone Tower Church in Portland, Ore., and Len Bierlein, of the Hoodview Church also in Portland, drive past an Oregon State prison, they don’t see steel fences with razor wire, or guard towers, or massive doors with mu... Read more
Madrone Adventist School Float Wins First Place in Labor Day Parade The Madrone Adventist School float won first place in the children's division at the Illinois Valley–Cave Junction Labor Day Parade.Students and their parents rode on the patriotic themed float, which was constructed on a 18-wheeler flatbed truck.... Read more
