The podcast quickly grew, reaching thousands of listeners in its first year and earning both the “Best Podcast” award and the “Reger Smith Cutting Edge Award” at the 2023 Society of Adventist Communicators Conference.

Understanding our path and shaping the future together.

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While the goal is to include camp meeting in the conference budget going forward, this one-year stop-gap fundraiser will need to happen to provide for camp meeting while Oregon Conference gets back on its feet.

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Sixty-five students from seven Oregon Conference schools learned about God’s creation through firsthand connections with nature at Outdoor School at Big Lake Youth Camp.

For eight sunny days, nearly 900 students, pastors, teachers and parents leaned into engaging with God, each other and church — strategically starting the school year focused on Jesus and their personal relationship with Him at Bible Camp.

Dr. John McVay, Walla Walla University president emeritus, has accepted the call to become the president of the Oregon Conference, effective January 1, 2025.

This summer, central Oregon Adventist church members came together for their own special camp meeting, August 15-17 at the Cascade Adventist Church in southeast Bend.

In early spring 2023, I had occasion to visit Hood View bringing two trays of dessert goodies for lunch. As I met my daughter at the back door of the school she said, “Mom, don’t look behind the door.”

Designed specifically for small group leaders, "Living Faith" will offer five engaging episodes, each accompanied by a discussion guide to facilitate meaningful, honest conversations.

The North American Oromo community organized a special recognition program this summer to honor Beyene Bedhasso, a significant figure in both spiritual and community leadership of the Adventist Portland Oromo community.