Oregon Conference Revitalizes Ministry to Singles For many single adults, finding a niche in their local congregations can be difficult. Churches are typically family-friendly, but what about those who aren’t part of a family unit? Even when involved with church programs, church can be a lonely e... Read more
Worship Experiment Alters Family Nattie Perez rarely had family worship with her children. She knew it was important but hadn’t made it a habit. Read more
Hood View Presents CREATION Life Kids Event Kids learned about healthful living through a CREATION Life Kids event held Nov. 17, 2019, at Hood View Church in Boring, Ore. Eight principles of healthful living make up the acronym CREATION: choice, rest, environment, activity, trust in divine ... Read more
Lisa's Church My wife and I belong to a social media group called “Next Door Neighbor.” The posts typically beg for help finding a missing cat or want help identifying the “creep” who stole their daughter’s Jeep. But the other day, a different post caught our h... Read more
People Live When People Give During the summer of 2017, a Bozeman Church member toured the United Blood Services (UBS) blood bank in Billings, Montana, with 18 students from various backgrounds. While the shortage of blood was being discussed, it became apparent Christians we... Read more
Open House of Prayer in Roundup The Roundup (Mont.) Church has a new outreach initiative, an "Open House of Prayer." This concept was the brainchild of a church member, Mike Giebelhouse. His God-given inspiration was to have the church open to the community for prayer. Read more
Sweet Home Invites Community for Thanksgiving Last quarter’s Sabbath School lessons about "the least of these" motivated the Sweet Home (Ore.) Church to host a pre-Thanksgiving dinner at the church. Invitations were sent and hand-delivered to community service clients and church members for t... Read more
Community Services Make Difference in Central Oregon Are we planning too many projects in too short a timeframe? Will there be enough volunteers to provide good programs? There are many reasons to pray for wisdom and God’s hand to guide when fear creeps in. But Cascade Church in Bend, Ore., is a pra... Read more
