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Teens Converge in Gladstone for Youth Night of Worship
Kaleb Eisele
January 19, 2023

High school students from all over the Oregon Conference, including small groups and at least five high schools, began the year with a Youth Night of Worship. The Holden Center was filled with students as they welcomed in the Sabbath with worship music, trivia, and a message from Crosswalk PDX pastor, Paddy McCoy.

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Introducing Pastor Nate Hellman – Associate Ministerial Director
Kaleb Eisele
January 12, 2023

After beginning his ministry in the Oregon Conference nearly 15 years ago in 2008, Pastor Nate Hellman accepted and began working in his new role as associate ministerial director of the Oregon Conference last December.

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Russian Congregation Celebrates Company Status
Kaleb Eisele
January 5, 2023

On Sabbath, December 17th, the Grace Seventh-day Adventist Russian congregation in Troutdale celebrated its official organization into “company” status––the final step before being organized as a “church.”

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Follow the Star Shares Nativity Story with Thousands
Kaleb Eisele
December 15, 2022

For nearly two decades now, volunteers from all over have come together on the campgrounds at the Oregon Conference to bring the Christmas story to life in the live-action interactive experience.

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Oregon Conference Teams up with Young Adults to Plant New Christmas Tree for the City of Gladstone
Benjamin Lundquist
December 15, 2022

Oregon Young Adults partnered with Portland Adventist Academy Campus Ministries for the December 10 Christmas tree lighting service at the Gladstone Senior Center.

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Oregon Conference Young Adult Leaders Attend Blazers Game with VIP Experience
Benjamin Lundquist
December 15, 2022

On December 12, Oregon Young Adults took an incredible group of ministry leaders to a Blazers game which included a shooting session on the floor and a group pic with 2022 NBA Champ Gary D. Wayne.

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Local Family Celebrates First Christmas with Their Miracle Babies
Guest Author
December 15, 2022

A potentially life-threatening condition during pregnancy led the Hungate family to OHSU's fetal surgeons where God led the way.

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Oregon Conference Partners with Gladstone Toy Drive
Kaleb Eisele
December 8, 2022

For decades the community in Gladstone, Ore. has gathered food, toys, and teen gifts in an effort to help struggling families provide Christmas presents for their families. This year the Oregon Conference office staff joined the effort.

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Pastors Violeta and Ben Bilan Affirmed in Ministry
Jonathan Russell
December 1, 2022

On Sabbath afternoon, November 19, two church communities gathered at the Sunnyside Adventist Church in Portland to acknowledge the calls to ministry of Violeta and Ben Bilan.

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Pathfinders Rise to the Occasion with Preaching Challenge
Daniel Ortega
November 17, 2022

If you have ever stood in front of a congregation to preach a sermon? Then you have a good idea of how difficult that can be. That is exactly what eight Pathfinders did on Saturday, November 12, though, as they spoke as part of the Oregon Pathfinder Preaching Challenge.