Upper Columbia Women's Retreat Shares Hope and Happiness "A merry heart doeth good like a medicine," came to life for listeners of Carla Gober who attended the first Upper Columbia Conference (UCC) Christian Women's/Young Women's Retreat, entitled Share the Hope and held Oct. 28–30, 2011, at Camp MiVode... Read more
Spray's Newest Outreach Located in the quiet little town of Spray in Eastern Oregon, where deer roam the streets, is a little Adventist Church — the only one in the whole county. Their numbers are few, only seven, but their enthusiasm is great for the Lord's work. In the... Read more
A Half Century as a Librarian for the Lord Humble as she has always been, Mary Oliver Pick of Sandpoint Church in northern Idaho recently went past the half-century mark as a librarian for the Lord. And at age 92, she is still going strong.After completing graduate work in library science ... Read more
United Prayer Comes to UCA A Little Twist to Week of Prayer Upper Columbia Academy’s (UCA) October Week of Prayer was something new for everyone. Normally students attend two meetings a day for a week. This time, however, the first meeting of the day was entirely dedicated to prayer. Tiana Woods, from ARME... Read more
New Beginnings on 80th Anniversary at Bonners Ferry Church Bonners Ferry (Idaho) Church members had been planning, working and praying for this day: Two new members were baptized into their church Dec. 3, 2011, on the church's 80th anniversary.Jim Klaus and Casty Cain took their stand for the Lord Jesus a... Read more
Kettle Falls Racks Up Miles for Let's Move Day When the North American Division (NAD) joined Michelle Obama's crusade against childhood obesity by setting aside Sept. 25, 2011, as Let's Move Day, the Kettle Falls (Wash.) Church joined the fight.Undaunted by occasional sprinkles, 38 participant... Read more
Serving Those Who Have Served TCJA Reaches Out to Veterans in the Community Tri-City Junior Academy (TCJA) Home and School served up the seventh-annual Veteran's Day Breakfast bright and early on Nov. 11, 2011, for those who have served our country. With donations from several church members and a small grant from Wal-Mar... Read more
UCA Hosts Tech Fair Students Enjoy Hands-on Activities The Upper Columbia Academy (UCA) welcomed 162 guests from 13 schools for the biannual Tech Fair. Visitors had a chance to participate in workshops, many of which highlighted classes that UCA offers its students. These are woods, welding, auto mech... 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
