Jackie Langi, Auburn City Church associate pastor, joined the ministry team in August 2024. Washington Conference had a Q&A with her to hear what she plans to do in her new role.Q: What brought you to join the pastoral team at Auburn City Church?LANGI: Pastoral ministry to me is like a door that God has [...]
The mission of the Seventh-day Adventist Church is to “make disciples of Jesus Christ who live as His loving witnesses and proclaim to all people the everlasting gospel of the Three Angels’ Messages in preparation for His soon return.”1 Due to each person’s uniqueness and individuality in Christ, we need a variety of people — [...]
Have you ever changed your mind on something important? I have.Changing your mind about a fundamental issue or belief can be one of the hardest mental shifts to go through.Perhaps you’ve adopted a new system of beliefs, experienced a 180-degree shift in thinking or reconsidered an issue or topic after learning more information.One of my [...]
North Pacific Union executive committee has embraced the vision for Pentecost 2025, an evangelism initiative that seeks to encourage 3,000 evangelism proclamation meetings throughout North America.In their most recent meeting on Aug. 14, 2024, the committee approved the promotion of Pentecost 2025 across the six ministry conferences in the five Pacific Northwest states. The committee’s [...]
“Almost 30 years ago, I was walking into a hotel near LAX International Airport to join the Marines,” shared José Galvez, Stayton Church, Silverton Church and Molalla Church pastor. “I had done pretty much all I needed to do; I just needed to get through the physical and sign on the dotted line. I was only [...]
Some mission trips are far away from home, and others are closer to home.After months of planning and preparation, members from Abundant Life Adventist Church in Wenatchee, Washington, went to "Serve One More" by helping a fellow church in Grand Coulee with facility renovations.Grand Coulee Adventist Company had a previous location with multiple sets of [...]
I hear a lot of stories from people about how they hate their boss or how their supervisor is super hard to please and get along with. I, too, have worked for people through the years that have made life harder and less pleasant. An unpleasant boss can make work a miserable experience — one [...]
From June 17–22, 2024, church members across Washington Conference and beyond gathered for a highly anticipated annual camp meeting. This year's theme, "Greater Things: Thy Kingdom Come," set the tone for a week filled with spiritual enrichment, inspiring talks, uplifting music and a variety of activities for all ages.The six-day event began with a warm [...]
Dear Northwest Adventist readers,A year ago, I began a sacred new chapter of interacting with readers through our bimonthly Gleaner magazine, a weekly e-newsletter, the NWAdventists.com website and our @NWAdventists social accounts. It’s been a good year of growth, discovery and learning.As we continue this journey together, the NW Adventists editorial team wants to give [...]
It was a busy weekend in July 2024 at Gladstone Park as families began to arrive for the first Lift Jesus Higher event. Parents and grandparents found shady spots for their blankets and camp chairs, watched as kids made enormous bubbles and joined them on a nature-themed scavenger hunt and at a kite-making station. Many cooled [...]
