Choteau Church Honors 50-year Treasurer The Choteau, Mont., Church recently honored Margie Nelson for 50 years of service as church treasurer and hailed her dependability and accuracy in keeping records up-to-date. The congregation greatly appreciates Margie, who has also served as Sabb... Read more
Heard a Good Story Lately? Has someone in your church recently been baptized? The GLEANER welcomes stories that contain ideas others can use—stories that inspire others to find ways to lead people to Jesus. Why not get busy and write that story and have your church communic... Read more
Pinewood Derby Day The Mountain View Elementary School gym in Missoula was the site for the Montana Conference Pathfinder’s seventh annual Pinewood Derby.Spirits soared on Feb. 2, as 59 Pathfinders and Adventurers prepared their cars for the day’s event. Each raced ... Read more
Mountain Home Experiences Baby Boom Six families dedicated eight children at the Mountain Home Church on Dec. 14, 2002. Dave Shasky, Mountain Home pastor, dedicated Hannah, daughter of Jay and Lori Kissinger, Cameron, son of Stacy and Laura Peterson, Aiden and Devon, sons of Sarah a... Read more
Lewistown Gets New Pastor Pastor Elmer E. Dow has accepted the call to pastor the Lewistown Seventh-day Adventist Church. He and his wife Marie have two daughters, Naomi, four, and Hannah, one.Dow comes from the Blue Mountain Valley church in Athena, Ore., where he was an ... Read more
Mt. Ellis Welcomes Marantha Mount Ellis is proud and grateful to have been selected as the site for the Annual Family Mission Project sponsored by Maranatha Volunteers International. The project dates are June 19–29. This is the one Maranatha project of the year that is tail... Read more
Montana Conference Holds First-ever Prayer Conference The first conference-sponsored prayer conference in Montana was last fall, in Bozeman. Guest speakers, Kevin Wilfley and Randy Maxwell, inspired the 60 participants, representing 11 churches, with stories of answered prayer in their own lives, in ... Read more
Two Ceremonies Royanna Smith and Neil Diamond were married and baptized Sabbath, Oct. 19, 2002, at the Big Timber Church. This was the first marriage at the church in 24 years. Bill Smith, Big Timber pastor (left), performed both ceremonies. Read more
Mt. Ellis Academy Fosters Active Student Events Males Order BridesThe Mt. Ellis class of 2003 staged the play “Males Order Brides” as a fundraiser. English teacher, Anita Strawn de Ojeda, producer, helped the students learn their parts.Student LeadershipThe Associated Student Body officers at M... Read more