In a series of services in the spring, five people were newly ordained into pastoral ministry, each bringing unique journeys and experiences to their new roles. Pastors Daniel Bennett, Jordan Stephan, Ruslan Spitsyn, Vidal Mendoza and Abner Campos have answered God’s call to serve their communities and congregations with faith and devotion. Each pastor has [...]
In 2014, Wrangell Church, situated on a small island in southeast Alaska, formed a Vacation Bible School team to reach the children of Bethel. The mission initiative has now become an annual event, marking 10 consecutive years of outreach to Alaskan youth.The town of Wrangell is home to a little more than 2,100 residents. Within [...]
Did you know that smoking was once acceptable on airplanes? It wasn’t until the 1980s that health advocates convinced Congress to make legislation to ban in-flight smoking.If someone tried to smoke on a plane now, they would be fined and chastised by flight attendants and passengers alike. It wasn’t always this way. In 1971, United [...]
Each year my family participates in the annual Native American Canoe Journey. My dad, Brian Cladoosby, purchased a 14-person canoe — the Salmon Dancer — so that we could attend each year. How long we will travel depends on the tribe that hosts. My husband, Tyler, and our kids have attended:2010: Paddle to Makah2011: Paddle to [...]
Changes are happening on the Gladstone Park Conference Center grounds. In July, crews arrived to begin the preparations for the new Gladstone Pavilion.In February 2023, the Oregon Conference executive committee voted to move forward with the Gladstone Pavilion, a project that would provide a permanent roof over the main seating area for Gladstone Camp Meeting. [...]
There’s a quip about how life is 10% what happens to you and 90% about how you react to it. This is particularly true for the Pathfinder experience at this year’s International Pathfinder Camporee which saw a variety of travel adventures, the realities of having 60,000 people gathered in one place and the resiliency before, [...]
Togiak, Alaska, was selected by Generation of Youth for Christ Northwest as its 2024 mission trip destination. Located 78 miles west of Dillingham and about 400 miles west of Anchorage, Adventists have ministered to the area for more than 50 years.Although the work waned throughout the years, in 2009 a group of dedicated workers and [...]
In March 2024, a group of 26 volunteers from Palisades Christian Academy did construction work on a project in Peru with Maranatha Volunteers International, a supporting ministry of the Adventist Church. The volunteer team laid the block walls of a church building for the Villa Jesus Adventist congregation in the city of Pucallpa. Having formed in [...]
Camp meeting is a time to unite as one big family to worship God.On Wednesday, July 10, 2024, Mount Ellis Academy's campus came to life as church family members arrived for Montana Conference Camp Meeting. This year's theme was "Come, Rest Awhile," based on the story in the book of Mark when Jesus told His [...]
As of Aug. 1, 2024, Keith Waters is retiring after 48 years in Adventist Education.Waters first encountered Adventist education in seventh grade when he attended Pine Tree Academy in Maine. He finished high school at South Lancaster Academy in Massachusetts, where he met Deanna Minty, his future wife.“I knew Waters could teach early on — [...]
