Youth Experience Joy of Service Working together, spending time with friends, and service were rolled together into one weekend at the Local Teen Mission Trip in July.Fifty-four teens and chaperones descended on Chehalis, Wash., with the theme "Stand Up, Reach Out and Experience... Read more
White Center Grows as a Church White Center Spanish Church, in Seattle, Wash., is the fastest growing church in the Northwest — and it didn't exist before December 2007.Eighteen people from area Spanish churches fasted 23 hours a day for two months before their first meeting on... Read more
Bing and Lizzi Receive Pastoral Commissions Washington Conference commissioned two pastors in May.Growing up as the youngest of four children in a home where her parents were Seventh-day Adventist converts, Judy (Cuccia) Lizzi never aspired to be a pastor's wife or attain recognition in min... Read more
Spirit of Service AAA's Auto Mech Class Impacts Community Every evening the sound of students hard at work in Spady Hall's auto mechanic shop echoes throughout Auburn Adventist Academy's campus.Joe McWilliam, instructor, informed his class at the beginning of the year that their assignment was to get a c... Read more
Russian Church Grows Spiritual Gifts The Tacoma Russian Center for Spiritual Development is one of the newest churches in the Washington Conference.The congregation began as a ministry of the Russian church in Bellevue when a number of members from the Tacoma area began a Russian-spe... Read more
Medical Volunteers Treat 3,000 in the Philippines Greater Seattle Filipino-American Church members completed their seventh medical-dental mission trip to the Philippines this year. The 40-person, Seattle-based medical team, led by Grace Gamponia, a Seattle-area doctor, includes medical doctors, d... Read more
SAGE Volunteers Paint Historic Adventist Village Since beginning 15 years ago, Seniors in Action for God with Excellence has made a difference in communities locally, nationally and internationally.Recently, nine SAGE volunteers from the Pacific Northwest, with an average age of 70, traveled to ... Read more
Auburn Cooks Up Innovative Education Chef hats, white aprons, bright smiles and delicious foods. Culinary Arts is one of Auburn Adventist Academy's newest innovative education programs–offered to prepare students for their future."Our goal is to encourage education beyond high school... Read more
GRAPH: State of Washington Conference Schools, 2008-2009 In Washington there are 22—dynamic schools (one boarding academy, one day academy, two K–12 schools, two K–10 schools, and 16 K–8 schools.)148—Dedicated Teachers1503—Enthusiastic Students in grades K–12$7,396.02*—Conference cost to educate one K-1... Read more
