Oregon Conference Adventist schools have seen a dramatic increase in enrollment over the past couple of years, culminating in a 15-year high of over 2,700 students projected for the 2022-2023 school year!

In Turner, Ore., local leaders from Spanish-speaking churches across the Oregon Conference came together for one of their biggest annual events – RED.

High school students from all over the Oregon Conference, including small groups and at least five high schools, began the year with a Youth Night of Worship. The Holden Center was filled with students as they welcomed in the Sabbath with worship music, trivia, and a message from Crosswalk PDX pastor, Paddy McCoy.

After beginning his ministry in the Oregon Conference nearly 15 years ago in 2008, Pastor Nate Hellman accepted and began working in his new role as associate ministerial director of the Oregon Conference last December.

On Sabbath, December 17th, the Grace Seventh-day Adventist Russian congregation in Troutdale celebrated its official organization into “company” status––the final step before being organized as a “church.”

For nearly two decades now, volunteers from all over have come together on the campgrounds at the Oregon Conference to bring the Christmas story to life in the live-action interactive experience.

Oregon Young Adults partnered with Portland Adventist Academy Campus Ministries for the December 10 Christmas tree lighting service at the Gladstone Senior Center.

On December 12, Oregon Young Adults took an incredible group of ministry leaders to a Blazers game which included a shooting session on the floor and a group pic with 2022 NBA Champ Gary D. Wayne.

A potentially life-threatening condition during pregnancy led the Hungate family to OHSU's fetal surgeons where God led the way.

For decades the community in Gladstone, Ore. has gathered food, toys, and teen gifts in an effort to help struggling families provide Christmas presents for their families. This year the Oregon Conference office staff joined the effort.