The COVID-19 pandemic restrictions regarding prison ministry have been lifted and prisons are once again wide open for visitation. Just as Jesus said, “I was in prison, and you visited Me,” those who are called to fulfill that prophecy are invited to meet together for Northwest Prison Ministries Convention on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 13–14, 2024 [...]
Prison ministries leaders in the Pacific Northwest will need to wait for another year for a regional training conference, event organizers announced Thursday, August 22.“We had planned to host an NPUC Prison Ministry Convention this September 13-14 in Gladstone, Oregon,” said Byron Dulan, NPUC vice president for regional ministries and prison ministry director. “Our planning [...]
In an era where screens dominate daily life, one Pacific Northwest group of professionals has embarked on a mission to infuse faith into the digital world. Their journey, rooted in a childhood under the shadow of religious censorship in the Soviet Union, has blossomed into a project that seeks to engage and enrich spiritual lives [...]
North Pacific Union Association has reopened the Revolving Fund for a limited time for donors to make missional investments.“The Revolving Fund allows us to provide economical building and capital improvement loans to Pacific Northwest churches and schools,” explained Jay Graham, association treasurer.In 2023, the association approved 11 loans worth over $3.5 million. As of June [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Mission Possible is an effort in western Washington that led to a transformative experience through the power of God.In the final days of December 2023, Hispanic Adventist churches in Auburn, Kent and Seattle were touched by a powerful movement driven by the Holy Spirit. Gonzalo Reyes and Epitacyo Martins, two students from Peruvian Union University [...]
The power of “pulling up a chair” is the most important thing I’ve learned about being a hospital chaplain. When I pull up a chair at a patient’s bedside, I send a signal that I care enough about them to sit with them, look them in the eye, hear their story, hold their hand and [...]
Sabbaths at Bethel Adventist Church, located in Bethel, Alaska, are always lively. Sabbath, May 4, 2024, was no exception. It was the last day of the four-week It is Written Hope for Humanity evangelistic series, hosted by Alaska Conference live in Anchorage and simulcasted to churches around the state. Bethel Church, located 400 miles from Anchorage [...]
