UCA Spiritual Kickoff Empty? Be Filled! Upper Columbia Academy students and staff gathered at the UCA fire bowl at the beginning of the first Sabbath of the school year to kick off the spiritual theme for the year: "Empty? Be Filled." With two flickering fires providing warmth on a chil... Read more
Oroville Baby Dedication For many people, the date "9/11" holds frightening memories of the terror that was inflicted on our nation a few years ago. However, that date holds some very happy memories for the Oroville (Wash.) Church family and especially for Michael and Dan... Read more
H.O.P.E. Helping Other People Everywhere A bunch of excited Upper Columbia Academy students board the bus at the flag pole on the morning of Sept. 8 to travel to their respective service projects. Classes were not held that day so the students would have plenty of time to serve the commu... Read more
Baptism Requests Rising at Camp MiVoden When they hear the words "summer camp," most people think of waterskiing, canoeing, horseback riding and other fun, outdoor activities in a safe and caring environment. But have you ever thought of summer camp as a special environment for youth to... Read more
The Fruit of the Spirit in Yakima YACS Word of the Month Yakima Adventist Christian School started off the year with a unique focus on scripture, specifically the fruits of the Spirit. Each month this year, they are highlighting a different fruit. “The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, ... Read more
Parrables and Witnessing With Puppets Aleida Quick, a teacher, loves to use puppets in her teaching. Two years ago, she helped the students make marionettes for the Christmas program. She has many animal puppets she uses for calendar time and story times. She wanted to expand her coll... Read more
Remarkable VBS Attendance Surprises the Deer Park Church Nearly half of the children's population in Deer Park, Wash., attended the Galactic Blast Vacation Bible School this summer at the Deer Park Church. The 63 children attending represented nearly half of the community's residents ages 5–12.Galactic ... Read more
Baptisms in Kettle Falls candidates declared their faith by baptism on July 17 at the Kettle Falls (Wash.) Church. Three sons of Larry and Bonny Page: Richard, Erick and David, studied the Bible with Ron Reeves, head elder, for several months and were baptized.Ray Hegney ... Read more
New Name, Same Family A Spokane Church Moves Aug. 14 marked a high Sabbath for the West Central Multi-Cultural Church. Members and visitors gathered for the official opening of their new building.The celebration featured music and special guests, including Alphonso McCarthy, North Pacific Un... Read more
