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Hood View Adventist School, in Boring, Oregon, is offering a unique learning environment for young students through a “Forest Kindergarten” program. Rather than spending the school day in a traditional classroom, Lizzie Segoria teaches her eight k...
In March, Brittany Dias, children's book author, speaker and entrepreneur, visited Buena Vista Elementary School in Auburn, Washington. She visited each classroom to read her book Ava & Mae Own a Lemonade Stand and talk with students about writing stories and publishing a book. The students were thrilled to meet Dias. Amber Nelson, first grade teacher [...]
Jon Jennette and Howard Tello, pastors serving in Upper Columbia Conference churches, were both ordained in separate services in January. Jon Jennette, pastor of Grandview, Prosser and Sunnyside churches, was ordained on Jan. 8, 2022, at Sunnyside Church, in Sunnyside, Washington.
Gerizin De Peña, evangelist and pastor, was born in Hijuey, Dominican Republic. His parents — a lay-evangelist couple who traveled preaching the Good News Gospel — had dedicated him to God as an infant to become a gospel preacher. In his earliest years, De Peña was convicted he must become a pastor and evangelist. De Peña [...]
Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days (Ecclesiastes 11:1). This is a “nourishing” story about bread that, like the waves of the ocean, keeps coming to bless me. Far away from the population centers of Oregon is the small community of Enterprise. It’s a beautiful setting for the ministry [...]
In early March, Stan and Gloria Beerman, long-time Oregon Conference employees, announced their upcoming retirements. Stan has served as assistant to the president for five years. managing the pastoral assignment process, while bringing the wisdom of his ministerial experience to the administrative team. Before coming to the Oregon Conference admin team, Stan served as Ministerial director and [...]
More than a decade ago, Shine 104.9 (KEEH-FM) began their partnership with Water for Life, a charity local to Spokane, Washington, that works to build wells in Guatemala. Water for Life, founded by Gary and Rod Bartholomew, originally started as a group of volunteers that wanted to provide uncontaminated water for an Adventist orphanage and [...]
Churches are planted in Washington Conference because praying people understand the call of God in their lives. They know about confessing sins, making sacrifices, leaving behind comforts and even demanding a blessing from God, the way Jacob did. Auburn Hispanic Church quickly grew from company to church status during the pandemic. Now, the church has [...]
This school year, the Tillamook Adventist School seventh and eighth graders created artwork for a local micro-shelter. This gave residents of each shelter something special to hang on the wall as well as something to take with them when they move on. Madisen, seventh grader, wrote the following poem that explains the project. These art project that [...]
Walla Walla University’s chaplain office, wellness center and student association created a free library filled with a variety of books focused on supporting spirituality. The library is open to all students and staff and works on an honor-system: you may take any book at any time and return it when you are finished.
