On Aug. 21, the Milton Church joined congregations across the Upper Columbia Conference to Unite 4 Kids during a special day of prayer and fasting. The Sabbath program was focused on students, teachers, school staff and volunteers as well as club leaders and Sabbath school teachers as they all prepared for the new school year.
The Mount Vernon, Washington Seventh-day Adventist Church was in decline. The few members remaining wanted a change and decided to start a church revitalization process in June 2020. The members met and decided to focus on three key areas for the next 12–18 months: prayer, hospitality and children’s ministry. A new mission statement was formed: Love [...]
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Gem State Adventist Academy starts every school year with a long-standing tradition. The entire school family spends three days at Camp Ida-Haven. This spiritual retreat sets the tone for the year and provides an opportunity to bond as a school family. The school's spiritual theme this year is To Go. During the retreat, Pastor Ever Perez, [...]
At an organizational meeting to discuss the vision and mission of our local church, Moises Ramirez, Yakima Fairview pastor, posed the question, “Why are we here?” That question challenged me. I spent the afternoon thinking of possible outreach ideas that could benefit the community around our church.
Finding a new book is a treasure. Finding deeper connections within the story makes it even more meaningful. Sandy Hawkins introduced her third-grade students at Northwest Christian School in Puyallup, Washington, to a story titled Mercedes and the Chocolate Pilot. This book was a new title in the Pathways reading curriculum and a new story [...]
Cheri Peters, author, speaker and host of True Step Ministries’ Celebrating Life in Recovery, travelled to Dillingham and Togiak, Alaska to host community sessions on recovering from abuse, dysfunction and addiction. Celebrating Life in Recovery is an international television program focusing on recovery issues.
A fresh, new year brings all sorts of exciting changes for Cascade Christian Academy in Wenatchee, Washington. Starting the school year off on the right note is the abundance of newly enrolled students. CCA has 185 students enrolled for this year, a 35% increase for the academy. Principal Stephanie Gates is overjoyed about this development, [...]
Spruced Up Thrift Store in Burlington, Washington, celebrated its 25th anniversary throughout the month of October. What began as a desire to meet the needs of the people living in the Skagit Valley by raising funds for community service projects, has continued to grow and be a blessing for both the church and other local organizations.
It was May of 2020 during the early weeks of the nationwide lockdown. With travel restrictions in place and meetings being held on Zoom, the school board of Central Acres Christian School in Billings, Montana, was faced with one of the hardest decisions they would have to make.
