SmartAsset has ranked Walla Walla University as the third overall best value university and the second-best university for student living costs in the state of Washington for 2024.The study compared colleges and universities across Washington based on general financial factors, including tuition, living expenses, scholarships awarded, student retention rate and starting salary for new graduates. [...]
In February 2025, Adventist Health Portland employees who are members of the Volunteer Squad assembled 100 winter kits for individuals experiencing homelessness in Portland. The kits were distributed through Blanchet House, Adventist Health Portland community benefit partner.Blanchet House is a nonprofit social services organization based in Old Town Portland that is dedicated to making a [...]
In January and February 2025, several churches across Oregon Conference celebrated pastoral ordinations to gospel ministry. After years of experience, including meeting specific leadership benchmarks, receiving an assessment of their leaders and going through a personal review with conference leaders, a pastor’s journey culminates with ordination or commissioning. It's an important moment in a pastor’s journey [...]
Kathy Marson (upper right) leads a hands-on presentation about making prayer blankets. Credit: Richie Brower Kathy Marson gives a presentation on Prayer Blanket outreach Credit: Richie Brower
Thanks to longstanding effort and dedication, Camp MiVoden has achieved a key goal by remaining under budget for two years in a row as of this year.“This was possible because of the support of our Camp MiVoden vision to connect campers with Christ that we’ve seen from church members, camp alumni, camper’s parents, pastors, teachers, [...]
The urgency of the hour and the priority of the Holy Spirit are reflected in this year’s Washington Conference Camp Meeting theme, “The time is NOW!” Held June 16–21, 2025 at Auburn Adventist Academy, the theme is a passionate call to prayer and revival on the eve of the Lord’s return.Craig Newborn, retired pastor, professor [...]
When the General Conference session for the Adventist world church assembles for a church business session every five years, delegates are sent to represent a ministry territory.Each GC session has a designated number of delegates that are assigned to each of the unions within the 13 divisions worldwide.The North Pacific Union is asked to send [...]
A new sign hangs in the Rogue Valley Adventist Academy gymnasium after an unlikely encounter during a recent historic snowfall. During the first week of February 2025, the Medford, Oregon, area experienced the seventh-largest 24-hour accumulation of snow on record. “As a school leader and principal, big weather events can be a challenge,” shared Brad Bennett, [...]
Distance made the heart grow fonder for residents of Troy, Idaho, after 10 long months of separation from a trusted community member — the local Adventist Community Services thrift store and food bank.Troy Thrift Store and Troy Community Food Bank reopened on Jan. 20, 2025, after 10 months of renovations. More than 80 people attended [...]
As we feature evangelism, it seems like a great time to involve kids in outreach efforts. This is their church, too, and we need to provide ways of sharing their faith in their schools, communities and neighborhoods.In Matt. 28, Jesus says, “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of [...]
