The year 2025 was a strong year for church growth in the Pacific Northwest, marking the fifth consecutive year of growth and reaching a 13-year high with 2,268 baptisms and professions of faith.

Thirteen Pathfinder teams met at Chehalis Church on March 8, 2026 to compete in the annual North Pacific Union Pathfinder Bible Experience, hosted by Washington Conference. All 13 teams are ...

SOULE — Larry Dean, 83; born March 18, 1935, Portland, Ore.; died Sept. 16, 2018, Yakima, Wash. Surviving: wife, Freida (Knopp); sons, Gary, Bainbridge Island, Wash ...

EMORI — Hiroshi Walter, 80; born Aug. 13, 1940 Stockton, California; died March 21, 2021 Los Angeles, California. Surviving: spouse, Rosemarie; daughters, Nory and ...

SCOTT — Leslie Gerald, 88; born Sept. 26, 1930, Hemet, Calif.; died Aug. 23, 2019, Medford, Ore. Surviving: wife, Thelma (Akers); son, Jerry Scott, Spokane, Wash ...

Habla espanol? The students at Hood View Junior Academy (Boring, Ore.) do! Or, at least they will by next year. Nohemi Marquez has been donating her time this year to teach Spanish for the seventh and ...

After 45 years of dedicated service as a pastor and administrator, John Freedman, North Pacific Union president, announced ...

After Jesus returned to heaven, His followers went everywhere sharing the good news about Him. This year, let's explore together Acts through Revelation in the Bible, alongside Acts of the Apostles ...

Camp meeting matters. The Oregon Conference executive committee was reminded of this reality in April 2024 when they made the difficult decision to suspend camp meeting for the year because of ...

You and your family live busy lives. You don’t want to waste a minute being sick. However, as winter sets in around the Northwest, cold and influenza viruses seem to be everywhere, just waiting to ...

A team of 11 Adventist Health volunteers spent six days in the Federated States of Micronesia conducting childhood screening for rheumatic heart disease. The team screened 765 children with a 12.7% ...