In just a few short weeks, on April 8th, Livingstone Adventist Academy will celebrate its 125 year anniversary on alumni weekend.

On Wednesday, March 8, Brent Plubell accepted the invitation of the North Pacific Union Conference Executive Committee to become their undertreasurer, effective May 1, 2023.

Much like the Pacific Northwest forests, God finds a way to use even something as heartbreaking as death to create life and hope.

On February 23rd, the Oregon Conference Executive Committee was scheduled to meet for the first time in 2023. Snow, ice, and traffic gridlock in the Portland-area kept the committee from gathering in-person, but the elements couldn’t stop the meeting, which quickly pivoted to Zoom.

Camp meeting has a rich history here in the Pacific Northwest. As one of the oldest traditions in the Seventh-day Adventist Church, camp meeting is a thread that unites every living generation of Adventists.

“Every Adventist is already an ambassador. Some of us have huge platforms and some only have a few dozen in their network – but we are all called to be ambassadors for Jesus.”

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On Sunday, February 11th, the talented 5th grade band and choir from Portland Adventist Elementary School performed an incredible show at the Sharon Adventist Church.

The Portland Adventist Academy Gospel Choir was one of several gospel music groups invited to perform during the Walla Walla University Church’s annual Black History Celebration on the first weekend of February.

At Twin Rocks Friends Camp in Rockaway Beach, Ore., late January brought a rare weekend of sunshine, a fitting welcome for the bright smiles of around 40 Oregon Pathfinder teens and their adult ministry partners.

Due to Big Lake’s central location in Oregon, this retreat is one of the most important opportunities for young adults to connect and meet Adventist peers from other areas of the Oregon Conference for personal growth, social activities, and worship.