Light Bearers returned to Oregon to host its ARISE Intensive event in the Oregon Conference Holden Center in Gladstone on November 4th-6th.

After a couple years without overnight field trips, Big Lake Youth Camp and the Oregon Conference education department once again partnered to put on sixth grade Outdoor School this month at Big Lake Youth Camp.

Big Lake director Les Zollbrecht is credited in a film gaining international recognition at the Banff Centre Mountain Film & Book Festival this year.

When you see a bruised piece of fruit, what is your first reaction?

It was a smoky Thursday afternoon as members made their way through the Columbia Gorge toward Skamania Lodge for the Oregon Conference Executive Committee Retreat. On the agenda: worship, fellowship, and the business of the church in Oregon Conference as the group came together for the first time since its election.

Sunnyside Symphony Conductor Travis Hatton’s sudden passing in early October has left much of the greater Portland music community grieving. An accomplished musician, a father, a mentor, and a friend, Travis’s impact on others over the years cannot be overstated.

On October 23rd, PACS held its annual fundraiser in a brand-new way––a family friendly fall event at Rossi Farms!

If you grew up like me, we played "no ones home" on Halloween night with trick-or-treaters. What better time to share GLOW than the only day in the year when people expect you to come to their homes and when they will be coming to yours?

As I reflected on the incredible amount of ministry work done by Oregon Conference pastors each week, I wanted to hear from some local church members about what they appreciated about their pastors, so I reached out and asked.

More than 150 Pathfinder teens and staff participated in a three-day canoe trip, October 7-9, beginning at the Clatsop County Fairgrounds in Astoria.