Solid on the Sabbath Jonathan and Laura Griffith took a bold stand for the Sabbath that nearly cost him his job at Honeywell Electronics. But through much prayer and the help of the North Pacific Union Conference Public Affairs and Religious Liberty Department, he was... Read more
Goldendale Enjoys Busy Summer Church members in Goldendale, Wash., had a busy summer, including sponsorship of a stop-smoking series at The Grist Mill, a health food store owned by local Adventists Willard and Artine Cordis. The owners’ son Brent Cordis managed audiovisual pre... Read more
Cascade Christian Academy Active in Community Students at Cascade Christian Academy, in Wenatchee, Wash., conducted their first quarterly Community Service Day of the new school year, Sept. 13.Groups of five or six students, each with a student leader, planned, arranged for, and performed the... Read more
New Industry Employs UCA Students Ever since Spangle Wood Products closed a year ago, Upper Columbia Academy has been searching for an industry (or industries) that could provide additional employment opportunities for students.During Alumni Weekend this spring, brothers Dale and ... Read more
Yakima Members Sacrifice to Plant New Church The Yakima, Wash., 35th Ave. Adventist Church in business session voted this summer to reduce its full-time pastoral positions from two pastors to one pastor, so a new church being planted in the city with its own full-time pastoral leader.The Upp... Read more
Blue Mountain Hosts Many Visitors at Tribute Members of the Blue Mountain Valley Adventist Church, on Sept. 11 at 7:30 p.m., honored police, fire, and emergency services personnel from the towns of Adams, Athena, Helix, and Weston.Pastor John Nichols of the First Baptist Church of Athena pre... Read more
Medford-area Baptisms Members of the Valley View and Medford churches joined Aug. 16-18 for a camp-out that featured baptisms of three new members.Pastor Jim Berglund of the Valley View congregation baptized candidates Todd Walbridge, Walbridge’s daughter, Aubrey Wegho... Read more
PAA Remembers Sept. 11 Tragedy Portland Adventist Academy (PAA) students, faculty, friends, and neighbors came together Sept. 11 to remember the many lives that were lost to terrorist attacks one year before.Organized by Ann Axt, PAA director of development, and Linda Neel, dir... Read more
Coquille Adds Drama To Traditional Cooking Classes “Hey! This chicken salad tastes great. What’s in it?”“Well, no chicken, for one thing, and how do you like the dairy-free sour cream?”“Yeah, right! And I suppose the next thing you’ll tell me is this yummy lasagna is cheese-free!”“Actually, it is.... Read more