Mount Ellis Elementary Experiences Frontier Life Mount Ellis Elementary's fifth-grade through eighth-grade students experience elements of pioneer life. Read more
Teens Spend Spring Break Serving Others Pathfinders from UCC and Idaho conference met at UCA to participate in the 2023 Teen Pathfinder Mission Adventure, Palouse Project. This year was the 25th year of the event, with most of the Pathfinders experiencing the project for the first time. Read more
Davis Elected as Oregon Conference Vice President for Finance In April, Eric Davis was elected as Oregon Conference vice president for finance. Davis replaces Brent Plubell, who moved to the North Pacific Union Conference office in May. Read more
McVay Writes Quarterly Bible Study Guide on Ephesians John McVay, Walla Walla University president, has an interest in Ephesians which traces back to his doctoral research on metaphors for the church. He has written extensively on Ephesians, including for the Adventist International Bible Commentary. Read more
Olympia Grows Young Leaders The National Junior Honor Society is one of many ways Olympia Christian School is growing young leaders. They recently inducted three new members. Read more
Special Week Invites Students to Discover Campus Churches Once a quarter, Walla Walla University holds a week-long event that modifies class schedules to allow for daily campus-wide worships. Often these programs feature guest speakers, but this spring it introduced students to campus churches. Read more
Enactus Club Wins Prize for Energy Innovation Project WWU's Enactus team beat out 20 other teams to take home the $5,000 community impact prize for their Bionova project on energy innovation. Read more
Baumgartner to Lead NPUC Communication Team Heidi Baumgartner, current Washington Conference communication director, accepted an invitation from North Pacific Union to serve as Gleaner editor and communication director. She will assume her new role Aug. 1, 2023. Read more
Propel Conference Empowers Church Leaders to Grow Their Ministries On May 7–10, 2023, Adventist Community Church of Vancouver, Washington, hosted the first ever Propel Conference. The event featured workshops and keynote presentations targeted toward individuals and teams who want to grow their church. Read more
