Our Best Kept Secret Did you know that the Upper Columbia Conference has a secret? Well not really, but did you know that we as a church own over 150 acres on the North side of Lake Chelan? That's right! We own property on one of the ritziest, cleanest and deepest lak... Read more
Bible Study Groups Strengthen Emerald City A Sabbath Bible Study, held at the Emerald City Adventist Community Church in Seattle, Wash., has proven to be an asset to the church.The study is in its third year and began when one newly baptized member continued to seek knowledge of the Word o... Read more
International Students Benefit From AAA's New Orientation Program Students from 11 countries arrived early on the campus of Auburn Adventist Academy to participate in a new, three-day international student orientation program.This new orientation helps international students understand American culture and serve... Read more
Sunset Lake Focuses On Camper's Spiritual Growth Seventy-five staff members at Sunset Lake Camp (near Wilkeson, Wash.) had one purpose this summer: to help young people find Jesus."What sets Sunset Lake apart is the way we minister to and provide long-term spiritual care and support for our camp... Read more
VBS from a Kid's Point of View Church and neighborhood children gathered each evening to enjoy fun-filled activities at Auburn City's (Wash.) Crocodile Dock. At the Sing and Play Swamp Stomp, the children learned new songs about how they have nothing to fear because God is alwa... Read more
VBS Offers Child-Friendly Evangelism In the long, hot, lazy days of summer, Vacation Bible School provides children with a fun, faith-based environment to learn about Jesus and build friendships."Vacation Bible School provides a dual purpose — to reach out to children and their paren... Read more
Crocodile Dock in Auburn City Crocodile Dock was the theme of Auburn City Church's Vacation Bible School organized by Linda Burman and assisted by more than 30 dedicated volunteers. Church member's children and 23 neighborhood children gathered to enjoy the fun-filled activiti... Read more
Generosity in Service Legacy Is Going Strong In the 1920s, new graduates, diplomas in hand, would leave what is now Village Hall to march across College Avenue, climb up the stairs and walk through the newly completed Gateway to Service, which represented their entrance into a lifetime of se... Read more
World News Briefs - September 2009 Because this section doesn't amount to much without its page design, it is not available here. You can see the Did You Know? page for this month by looking in the print edition of GLEANER or by clicking on the PDF version. To get to the PDF versio... Read more
