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.

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Oregon Conference annual town hall meetings are just around the corner––we’ll be holding five gatherings across the conference next month.

Camp meeting planning is only possible because of the faithful donations of camp-meeting lovers around the conference. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! We’ve heard the question this week: “Did we really raise $390,000 by March 31?”

Pleasant Valley Church is experimenting with a tiny solution to the challenges of coordinating small groups in a large community.

Last fall, Conference leaders announced a strategic realignment of Conference ministry to meet continued financial challenges. In the ensuing months, the team has been hard at work to develop the vision and clarify how Conference ministry leadership and support will continue.

During this year's Oregon Prayer Conference, attendees enjoyed a journey of prayer, reflection, and community revival.

Each year Union-level Pathfinder Bible Experience and the Pathfinder Area Coordinators Convention rotates between conferences in our union, and this year the Oregon Conference had the honor of hosting our fellow Pathfinder communities!

This March, more than 100 elders and pastors undertook a weekend of training and growth together at the first of two spring Elders Training events which included preaching workshops, leadership training, roundtable discussions and planning activities, and much more.