The Oregon Conference Executive Committee met in Gladstone on Thursday, April 17 to receive reports and conduct the regular business of the church. After a time of devotion and prayer, the business commenced.
Earlier this month, Salem Spanish Seventh-day Adventist Church, also known as Fortaleza Salem, had something special to celebrate–their nearly 60 members who received Children’s Ministries Certification from the North American Division!
While it has taken a few weeks to get numbers tallied from March, we are pleased to report that we truly saw the windows of heaven open to provide a great blessing toward this effort!
For years, The Dalles had been the smallest congregation of the Hispanic district of Hood River. In fact, it wasn't too long ago that merging with another area church was about the only option. Then God called a volunteer lay pastor to step forward.
Since 2009, a partnership has grown between several members of our Oregon Conference family and the village of Kumari in Nepal. This year, the teams at Big Lake Expeditions and the Common Ground Adventist church plant partnered to return to Kumari once again this Spring.