9 Ways Washington Churches Pivoted in 2020 One year later: How have churches in western Washington pivoted to continue the mission in a pandemic? Read more
The Calm Between Storms The inauguration of the 2021 ski season at Bear Canyon Ski Hill in Bozeman, Montana, operated by Mount Ellis Academy, started with ideal conditions for a night-skiing session. A Saturday night school activity was perfectly timed between two substa... Read more
UCC Holds Successful Online Women’s Retreat In what is now the norm, the annual Upper Columbia Conference Fall Women’s and Young Women’s Retreat became a virtual event. However, with more than 600 streams of the event, more individuals were able to be blessed by this event than in any “norm... Read more
New Center Enhances 21st-Century Learning The newly established Center for Teaching, Learning and Technology (TLT) is stepping into its role on campus at an important time. With many courses currently administered in person, online and in mixed settings due to COVID-19, the center is able... Read more
Sweet Home Ministries Thrive Despite Pandemic The Sweet Home Adventist Church has been alive and well during the pandemic. Despite all the social distancing guidelines, God is showing us how to do what we can, with what we have, where we are and how to still meet all the regulations. So what ... Read more
Idaho Conference Camp Meeting 2021 Camp Meeting 2021 is coming! After a year of being quarantined and restricted by the COVID-19 pandemic, we hope we will have some form of in-person camp meeting. Camp meeting is planned to be on the campus of Gem State Adventist Academy June 8–12.... Read more
Upper Columbia Academy Celebrates Opening of the Wellness Center Upper Columbia Academy’s philosophy to educate the whole person has expanded to include an on-campus counseling and wellness center. Thanks to a $130,000 grant from generous donors, the Olin Peach Power House has been remodeled into a mental healt... Read more
'Days of Celebration' Event Goes Online The first Sabbath of a new year is significant for the black church families in the western Washington region who gather to celebrate unity, reconciliation and new beginnings. Read more
Global Virus Can't Stop MGAES Geography Bee Owen Fleck, a sixth grader at Meadow Glade Adventist Elementary School in Battle Ground, Washington, won the school’s geography bee competition on Jan. 15, 2021. With pandemic restrictions in place, students participated via Zoom videoconferencing... Read more
