In February 2024, 99 high school students from eight schools and one home school co-op in North Pacific Union gathered at Camp MiVoden in Hayden, Idaho, to participate in a prayer retreat for youth. This prayer-nurturing event was planned by the Upper Columbia Conference education department in partnership with Prayeradigm Shift ministry team. The retreat focused on [...]
What a time to be parenting a Generation Z kid! There are so many things vying for my children’s attention. I want to be doing intentional things in my parenting journey that show them who Christ is, but, I am not going to lie, it’s hard. I am always reading books, articles and blog posts. I [...]
The North Pacific Union Young Adult LIFE Tour will be held April 19–20, 2024, at Pleasant Valley Adventist Church, 11125 SE 172nd Ave, Happy Valley, Oregon 97086. The Friday check-in will begin at 6:15 p.m. (Pacific). Steven Argue will be the featured presenter, with special guest worship leader, Robert Leslie Jr. Registration is free and [...]
Upper Columbia Conference recently ordained two pastors, James Ash and Jake Wilkinson, into the ministry.“Ordination or commissioning is a significant milestone in a pastor’s professional development and it’s wonderful to see the church affirm these men in their ministry,” shared Eric Brown, UCC ministerial director.Ash, Stateline Adventist Church and Dayton Adventist Church pastor, was ordained [...]
Jennifer Schmidt recently joined Oregon Conference as a new associate superintendent of education. No stranger to the Oregon Conference education field, Schmidt made the transition from her role as Columbia Adventist Academy vice principal and teacher in Battle Ground, Washington. In an interview with the Oregon Conference communication team, Schmidt shared that she recognizes the struggles [...]
God has demonstrated His love and kindness powerfully in Wenatchee Spanish Adventist Church in Upper Columbia Conference during the latter part of 2023 and the early months of 2024.Each Sabbath, we have rejoiced in having 10–20 visitors attend our worship services. During the week of Oct. 1–7, 2023, approximately 50 people visited the church. During Thanksgiving [...]
Kyle Portbury, filmmaker, has a gift to share with the world, and you have an active part in sharing this gift.Portbury is the writer, director and producer behind The Hopeful, a 90-minute film that shares the Adventist Church origin story. The Hopeful will be released to more than 1,000 theaters on April 17 and 18, [...]
In spring 2024, It Is Written is conducting a mission trip and evangelistic campaign in Alaska, culminating in the Revelation Today: Hope for Humanity series. In late March 2024, a mission team of 70 volunteers is serving in Anchorage, the largest city in Alaska, and Bethel, the largest rural community, ahead of the evangelistic series that [...]
On April 15, 1912, one of the most luxurious and technologically advanced ships of its time sank. Why did it sink? The Titanic sank because they underestimated the dangers of icebergs. The portion of the iceberg you see only constitutes about 10% of its overall mass. What is hidden is much more dangerous than what [...]
Lake City Academy in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, began its robotics program three years ago with just eight students. Now, three years later, they have two teams with 16 total students participating.“The group learns programming, problem solving, presentation preparation and much more in the field of science and technology,” shared Anne Blech, LCA robotics coach. “Core [...]
