Startup Church 'Celebrating Life in Recovery' The Startup, Wash., Church began the "Celebrating Life in Recovery" program for people with addictions of any kind in mid-July. This program will continue every Wednesday night at 7 p.m. until Oct. 12.This program is run by Tina Anderson, a newly ... Read more
96 Attend Lacey Cooking Classes Lacey (Wash.) Church presented four weekly vegetarian/vegan cooking classes in May. Each class featured plant-based food samples, followed by DVDs emphasizing the health benefits of a meatless diet and live cooking demonstrations by church members... Read more
Adventist Churches Host Healthy Family Fair Seventh-day Adventist churches in Pierce County hosted a family- and health-focused community impact service event on the Ruston Way waterfront in August where more than 1,000 people attended.Each participating church from the Tacoma, Wash., area ... Read more
Washington Youth Rush Ministers at 125,000 Doors During a 10-week period, 24 Washington Youth Rush participants knocked on about 125,000 doors in the Greater Seattle area.In a year of economic uncertainty, God helped the team to distribute even more literature than in previous summers. Students ... Read more
UCC Welcomes New Pastor The Upper Columbia Conference is pleased to announce the addition of a new pastor in Spokane, Wash. Alfredo Campechano has accepted the call to serve as senior pastor for the Spokane and Othello Spanish (Wash.) churches. He will also be assisting ... Read more
Russian Northwest Camp Meeting Lighting Up Central Washington Upper Columbia Conference's Spokane Slavic Adventist Company hosted the sixth-annual Russian Northwest Camp Meeting, Sept. 2–5. This year's event was held in Soap Lake, Wash.Over 500 members from six participating Russian churches in the North Pac... Read more
Dayton Day Camp Connecting Children with Christ The Dayton (Wash.) Church struggled for years making a significant impact in their community. Time and again they tried reaching their neighbors but kept finding closed doors. That’s when they decided to try something different.Members decided to ... Read more
Bible-worker Training School Launched The Church Growth department of Upper Columbia Conference launched its first SHINE Bible Worker Training School in Spokane this year. The four-week course, held at the Upper Columbia Conference office, teaches people the skills needed to be a succ... Read more
Youth Rush Students Touch Lives For Christ For the past two years, the Upper Columbia Conference has hosted a summer youth ministry called Youth Rush. Youth Rush is a 10–week summer program where students get involved in literature evangelism, work with a team of other students and learn v... Read more
