Goldendale Baptism Shirley Magnuson felt the need to come back to the church she had been away from for so long. For the past year and a half, she has been reaching out to the Adventist church by completing the Voice of Prophecy Discover Bible studies and the Amazin... Read more
A Fighting Chance for Academic Success The peer tutoring program at Upper Columbia Academy (UCA) is designed to give students a fighting chance for academic success.“Sometimes students need more one-on-one attention than the teachers can give them,” says Joy Turner, UCA’s tutorial prog... Read more
So, Change My Perspective Spokane Junior Academy’s Spiritual Retreat 2003 Students in the upper grades at Spokane Junior Academy (SJA) headed to Camp MiVoden, Hayden Lake, Idaho, for a spiritual retreat focused on bringing students closer to God and to each other.The weekend retreat’s topic, “So, Change My Perspective,”... Read more
Kenya Mission Trip Mark Witas, Wenatchee youth pastor, led a team of 39 youth and adults on a mission trip to the Trans-Mara region of Kenya from March 18 through April 1. The group completed a brick-and-mortar church in six days and delivered school supplies, socce... Read more
Elders and Pastors Explore Church Revitalization Nearly 150 elders and pastors from 52 churches around the Upper Columbia Conference gathered at Camp MiVoden in Idaho Feb. 21-23 to explore the principles of church revitalization at the Elders’ and Pastors’ Retreat.For several years, the Mid-Amer... Read more
Albany Women’s Ministries Hosts Victorian Tea Formally-dressed waiters escorted 100 ladies to tables cast in the soft glow of many candles for the Albany (Ore.) Church’s fifth annual Victorian Tea. Each of the thirteen hostesses from women’s ministries invited up to nine ladies to the tea, wh... Read more
Spanish Group Experiences Growth Tualatin pastor Perry Melnychenko baptized five members into the Canby (Ore.) Church Spanish group on March 8, 2003. “We found the right church,” said new members Ema Morales, father and daughter Siliberto and Laura Valentin, and spouses Jesus and... Read more
Milo Mission to Belize Thirty-nine people, mostly Milo Adventist Academy students and staff, spent their spring break in Ranchito, Belize, building onto a church and presenting two Vacation Bible Schools each day during an uncharacteristic heatwave. “Hi ho, hi ho! It’s ... Read more
Cedar Creek Holds Cooking School Cedar Creek (Wash.) Church held a cooking school as a community outreach before this spring’s evangelistic meetings. “I am delighted to get these recipes that my family can enjoy,” said new member Marilee Miller.Christine Fleming coordinated the p... Read more
