Recent studies by Barna Research and Pew Research indicate that many people who have left mainstream, evangelical and Catholic churches over the past 25 years are open to returning.Approximately 40 million people have left churches in the past 25 years, a number greater than the total who joined during the last Great Awakening.Not all churches [...]
"I long to see you so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to make you strong — that is, that you and I may be mutually encouraged by each other's faith."Rom. 1:11–12 motivated Portland Adventist Academy to visit Las Palmas Children's Village — a cluster of ten orphan homes in the Dominican [...]
In 2018, Eleanor Hetke, Clark County Adventist Community Services Center director, invited Marilyn Puccinelli to develop a garden on the center's property. The freshly grown organic produce supplements other food and clothing given to clients who come for special assistance. Volunteers from Adventist Community Church of Vancouver and other Adventist and non-Adventist churches in the area [...]
The Pacific Northwest is witnessing a significant boost in public campus ministry with the launch of Adventist Christian Fellowship activities in the region.This initiative connects local and regional efforts to a robust network of more than 100 ACF chapters across North America, enhancing support and networking opportunities for campus ministries.Traditionally gathering annually for the ACF [...]
Seeking to reach people outside their walls, more than 200 Adventist churches across North America, including several in Washington Conference, hosted the short mental health series, MindFit, this past spring. Voice of Prophecy produced the event to empower churches to be practical and spiritual resources for their communities in battling a continent-wide mental health crisis.“On [...]
In Kelso, Washington, Jim John, Journey Adventist Church pastor, has spent the past few years working to return to the Acts 2 example of evangelism.John first found Jesus in his 20s after getting out of the military but did not take the call to pastoral ministry until around 10 years ago. “I’m no great preacher, but [...]
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 [...]
Walla Walla University’s Center for Humanitarian Engagement paired with Spokane Central Adventist Church for a full day of service in early February 2024. After a haystack lunch, WWU volunteers and Spokane Central Church members struck out for Spokane House of Charity, a homeless shelter for men. There, they washed feet, passed out socks and listened to [...]
