Sharon Church Honors a Matriarch One of the earliest members of Sharon Church (Portland, Ore.), Marie Crane, enjoyed the company of nearly her entire family on Sabbath, April 14, as they honored the exemplary Christian life that she has led and for being the light on the light-ho... Read more
Follow the Lamb Easter Dramatization in Gladstone Park Easter weekend, the Gladstone Park Church led out in the second presentation of Follow the Lamb, a dramatization and musical portraying the final events of Christ's life and His resurrection. Held in the Holden Convention Center, in Gladstone, Ore... Read more
Capital Contest Held in Grants Pass The Grants Pass (Ore.) Adventist School recently held its third-annual contest between all six kindergarteners and six students randomly selected from the fifth- and sixth-grade class. This year's contest tested which group could correctly name a ... Read more
Gladstone Park Supports the Blind in India By helping to support Jim Reynolds, Gladstone (Ore.) Park Church personal ministries director, on his journey to India, church members for the second time in as many years have reached halfway around the world to help give the message of salvation... Read more
Burrill Preaches the Priesthood of All Believers The Oregon Conference invited Russell Burrill to speak about the priesthood of all believers at eight locations throughout the conference during one whirlwind week in March. Burrill has authored 19 books on evangelism and church growth including, ... Read more
PAA Celebrates Successful Ski Program Portland (Ore.) Adventist Academy (PAA) successfully reintroduced an optional skiing and snowboarding program aimed at encouraging friendship and physical activity among students less interested in team sports."We met our goals, and it was a succe... Read more
Molalla Women's Ministries Visits Alaska Through Photography Molalla (Ore.) Church's women's ministries enjoyed an informal tea on Feb. 5. The event included food, fellowship and a slide show about Alaska presented by Bev Itschner, a Molalla Church member who now lives amid God's wondrous nature in that sta... Read more
Former Laurelwood Elementary School Re-opens as LACE Center The old Laurelwood (Ore.) Elementary School has received a facelift with cleaning, remodeling and a new purpose: to build a bridge of friendship in the local community. It was also renamed the LACE (Laurelwood Adventist Community Education) Center... Read more
Ohana Kids Serve Through Purposeful Mentoring It was a special day at the Ohana Christian Fellowship (West Linn, Ore.) when 19 young people said yes to serving Jesus as junior deacons and deaconesses.One of Ohana's core values is to develop leadership skills through purposeful mentoring. They... Read more
