Collegiate DiscipleTrek, a three-week deep dive into faith and spiritual leadership at Flag Mountain Camp in South Dakota’s Black Hills, drew 23 young adults this summer from 12 states. Participants left with strengthened faith, new ministry skills — and four decisions for baptism or rebaptism. This year’s collegiate participants came from Florida, Georgia, Alaska, Wisconsin, South [...]
Thanks to a dream and dedicated volunteers, several churches near Medford, Oregon, have joined forces to create a new Pathfinder club: Rogue Valley Pathfinders!For more than a decade, Trudy Beckner has been working with the group as a volunteer staff member, teaching honors and classes. “I think I got started working with Valley View Pathfinder [...]
More than 600 Pathfinders, parents and staff set out for Pathfinder Fair in a brand-new — yet familiar — location this year.Before his departure, Daniel Ortega, then serving as Oregon Conference Pathfinder director, connected with the family who owns Laurelwood Academy's former site and discovered that they have a passion for giving back to Oregon [...]
In early June 2025, the Wrangell Adventist Church Vacation Bible School team embarked on their annual mission trip to Bethel Adventist Church, marking their 11th year of dedicated service to this community. This year's VBS centered around the story of Nehemiah and explored themes of rebuilding, restoration and God's faithfulness through hands-on learning and activities.Over [...]
Across the continent, Adventist churches and schools are proclaiming the gospel through events and Bible studies — many made possible by Pentecost 2025, a North American Division initiative intended to mobilize church members for evangelism this year through start-up funds, resources and training. But pastors, elders, principals and teachers are not the only local church [...]
Be Part of the Northwest Young Adult Outreach Summit!Date: September 12-13, 2025Location: Seattle, WAVenue: Volunteer Park Adventist Church, 1300 E Aloha St, Seattle, WA 98102The NPUC Young Adult Leadership Team, comprised of Young Adults and Young Adult Directors, is excited about the Northwest Young Adult Outreach Summit! It is a dynamic two-day event, September 12-13, [...]
Suspended 60 feet off the ground, there’s only one thing holding you up: trust. Spiritual lessons in faith like this were experienced first-hand by teens at this year’s Upper Columbia Conference Pathfinder Teen Extreme Rock Climbing event, held April 25–27, 2025.This year saw a large increase in attendance, with 70 teens and 44 adult staff [...]
As Blessed Hope Adventist Church began preparing its 2025 calendar, the youth officers recognized the need to intentionally reach out to the youth and young people, both within the church and throughout the community. Moved by this conviction, a proposal was presented to the church board for a week of prayer focused on youth, while still [...]
On Sunday, May 4, 2025, Gladstone Park Conference Center was blessed by an inspiring display of community spirit and teamwork. More than 100 Pathfinders, staff and parents from 10 different clubs –– some from as far as four hours away –– came together to prepare the site for this year's camp meeting!Pathfinders certainly were “going [...]
Fifty-five Pathfinders and their leaders from around Upper Columbia Conference traveled to All Nations Center Church for the last week of March 2025 to experience a Teen Pathfinder Mission Adventure.ANC is a small congregation that reaches out to the diverse population living on the Yakama Reservation. Pathfinder teens and their leaders provided amazing support to [...]
