In September 2023, Dave and Ingrid Schwinghammer announced that they accepted a call to return to Canada, with Dave joining ADRA Canada as philanthropy and marketing director. “We love our Oregon Conference family here so much and it was a difficult decision, but God’s call to serve with ADRA was clear to us,” said Dave. “We’re [...]
Elders from several churches in Idaho Conference recently gathered for training at Camp Ida-Haven. The 2022 Elders Retreat was so well received that Idaho Conference administration decided to make it an annual event, rather than every other year. The retreat's purpose was to provide training and inspiration to local church elders to equip them for [...]
Over the past year, Montana Conference has been equipping churches across the state with technology to meet together online. This vision came from Ken Norton, Montana Conference president, to bring churches not only into the digital age but to unite the conference family in mission. The first meeting was a conference-wide prayer meeting on Oct. [...]
“And so my judgment is that we should not make it difficult for the Gentiles who are turning to God" (Acts 15:19). The biggest issue that Jews had with Gentiles in the early church was that Gentiles were uncircumcised. They thought that to be a real Jew, you HAD to be circumcised. As you may [...]
I have the privilege of being a pastor in Seattle, Washington. Like most places, Seattle comes with good and bad. There is the beautiful skyline with the iconic Space Needle and the majestic Mount Rainier towering as an omnipresent backdrop. There are three pristine National Parks within a day’s reach. Ferries connect to wonderful coastal [...]
Bonanza Adventist Church members are still celebrating how God has blessed them since the completion of their new building and the burning of their church mortgage along with the re-dedication of their church, which took place in February. Festivities began that winter Sabbath morning with historic photos shown by Sid Dyer and Ike Carson. Dyer [...]
After years of hard work, Gateway Adventist Church in Grants Pass, Oregon, hosted the opening celebration of its new worship center on Aug. 12, 2023. Kip Bradford, Gateway Church pastor, was joined by two former Gateway Church pastors — Nick Jones and Randy Hill — who both took part in leading the service and sharing [...]
Sept. 24, 2023 had double meaning for inland Northwest Adventists. This date served as a culmination of the Vertical: 24–10 Prayer Experience and the gathering time for the 79th constituency session for Upper Columbia Conference. In total, 504 of 713 eligible local church delegates and delegates-at-large came together at Upper Columbia Academy in anticipation of [...]
Idaho Conference welcomed delegates to its 55th regular constituency session on Sept. 17, 2023 at Gem State Adventist Academy. Notably, of the 73% of eligible delegates in attendance, 57% of surveyed delegates were first-time participants. “Thank you for engaging in the conversations and decisions of our church business today,” said David Prest Jr., Idaho Conference [...]
North Pacific Union executive committee convened via Zoom on August 16, 2023, for a time of ministry reports and prayers of praise. The praises began with reflections on the recent “Something Better” educators’ convention presented by the North American Division in Phoenix, Arizona, for 5,500 educators and guests. Carlton Byrd, Southwest Region Conference president, opened [...]
