More than three decades after feeling called to teach math while a student at Portland Adventist Academy, Bob Palmer returned to PAA, seeing his wilderness years not as a detour, but as preparation.
Rogue Valley Adventist Academy recently celebrated 100 years of Seventh-day Adventist education during the third annual Valley-Wide Church Service.
After 11 years of faithful ministry in the Oregon Conference, Dr. Kara Johnsson has announced that she will be transitioning from her position as Oregon Conference Vice President for Administration to a new role leading the department of Philanthropy at Adventist Health at the end of September.
Taken to a vote, a solid majority of 62.6% of NPUC delegates at session voiced their support for a motion to allow local conferences to submit names for ordination without reference to whether the candidate is male or female. In short, it allows conferences to recommend both men and women for ordination.
On August 1st, the Sharon and Your Bible Speaks Seventh-day Adventist Church families came together to celebrate the installation of their new lead pastor, Elder Rodney Valentine.
June 14, 2025, marked a historic milestone for Tualatin Valley Academy (TVA). For the first time in its 110-year history, it graduated a Senior class.