Albany Pathfinders Bear Up Well at Camporee Members of the Albany, Ore., Bears Pathfinder youth club report finding great joy and spiritual fulfillment during their long, scenic experience at Glacier National Park, during the North Pacific Union Conference Pathfinder Camporee.“It was an exp... Read more
Good news from India! As Weldon Mattison served as recent interim pastor at the Cedar Creek/Woodland Adventist churches, members were touched by his account of India’s need for chapels and voted to raise funds to build one.Dorothy Watts, who lives and works in India, s... Read more
Laurelwood Alumni Donate $80,000 Last year marked the 10th anniversary of the formation of Laurelwood Alumni’s T Dub Club (named for the late Principal T. W. Walters).Mostly comprising of alumni from 1946-1954, the Club has had camp-outs once or twice a year, and attendance has g... Read more
Salem Central Church Dedicates Teachers Salem Central Adventist Church came alive with music, Scripture, and the spoken word as teachers of Livingstone Junior Academy were dedicated for the current school year.Dennis Plubell, associate director of education for the North Pacific Union, ... Read more
CAA Turns Out For Service Paintbrushes, shovels, rakes, and strong backs recently became curriculum tools, as 99 students from Columbia Adventist Academy (CAA) participated in an all-school, community service day.Principal Berit von Pohle said the purpose of the yearly pro... Read more
Oregon Youth Team Travels to Remote Alaska For the third consecutive summer, last year my family and I participated in a mission trip to Saint Lawrence Island, in Alaska.Some ask me if it was an exciting trip; all I can say is that “exciting” is an understatement. Primitive transportation,... Read more
Tenth YACS Camp Meeting Attracts 600 The 10th Annual Yakima Adventist Christian School (YACS) Mini-camp Meeting, Oct. 4 and 5, this year featured a three-part sermon series, “Images Etched in Your Mind,” by Pastor Peter Neri.Violinist Jaime Jorge shared his story and music with youth... Read more
Canbys Bug Safari Twenty-six children from the Canby Adventist Church and community buzzed around seven vacation Bible school exploration stations this summer.Each day at “Bug Safari,” the children met in small, mixed-age groups to discover important Bible truths, ... Read more
Sutherlin Members Remember 9-11 Heroism Members of the Sutherlin, Ore., Church hosted a well-attended community program to commemorate the heroism of rescue workers who lost their lives or were injured in the line of duty, Sept. 11, 2001.Bob Cotterman provided special patriotic musical ... Read more
