Fall Festival at Mid-Columbia Adventist Christian School Mid-Columbia Adventist Christian School (Hood River, Ore.) teachers welcomed former and current students, friends, relatives, church members and the community to the annual Fall Festival on Nov. 5, 2011.Each teacher operated a game or food table a... Read more
University Student Baptized Jessica Finds a Church Family Jessica McIntosh was baptized into the Falls City (Ore.) Church by Doug Clayville, pastor, on Nov. 12, 2011.A senior at Western Oregon State University, McIntosh began attending the Falls City Church early last spring. She liked its small-church, ... Read more
Oregon Christian Women's Retreat Celebrates 25 Years The Columbia River Gorge's Skamania Lodge welcomed 240 women Oct. 14–16 to the 25th–annual Oregon Christian Women's Retreat, which included general sessions, breakout sessions on various topics, an anointing service, and countless opportunities fo... Read more
Whipple Creek Church Welcomes New Pastor The Whipple Creek Church (Ridgefield, Wash.), welcomed their new pastor, Ed Nelson, from Grants Pass, Ore., where he was the associate/youth pastor for the past eight years.Called from a career in electrical engineering, Nelson enrolled in the sem... Read more
Committed Visits PAA Portland (Ore.) Adventist Academy (PAA) hosted Committed, an Adventist a capella singing group and winners of season two of NBC's The Sing Off, in a concert for more than 800 teachers and students from nine Adventist schools.Adventist Health spons... Read more
WWU Education Graduates Top List Recent Study Shows WWU's Effectiveness A recently released study has pointed to Walla Walla University's (WWU's) education alumni as the most effective reading teachers in the state of Washington. As a group, the students of WWU education graduates had the top scores in their state rea... Read more
Two Girls Baptized at Project PATCH Family Center in Goldendale The Project PATCH Family Conference Center on the former Tupper property in Goldendale, Wash., is nestled in the trees in a gorgeous area with a waterfall and picnic area that is unrivaled. Lydia Tupper, granddaughter of Clarence and Elsie Tupper ... Read more
It's Worth It Say Positive Life Radio Supporters Despite hard financial times, Positive Life Radio listeners from all over the urban and rural areas of Upper Columbia Conference called in during the September Sharathon to show their support to the tune of $617,000.By the end of Sharathon, KGTS, ... Read more
Kettle Falls Discover Bible School "When the Kettle Falls (Wash.) Church decided to start a Discover Bible School in October, 2005; almost all the members signed up to help with great anticipation.Thousands of enrollment cards mailed to Kettle Falls and nine surrounding towns and c... Read more
