You could hear the excitement in the youthful voices as the kids counted down with the timer flashing on the big screen center stage. “…3, 2, 1!” Right on cue, Rich Aguilera stepped onto the stage and thus began our Dinosaur Encounter experience.

This month, Dave and Ingrid Schwinghammer announced that they have accepted a call to return to Canada as Dave accepts his new position as Philanthropy & Marketing Director for ADRA Canada.

Bonanza Adventist Church members are still celebrating how God has blessed them since the completion of their new church building and now the burning of their church mortgage and re-dedication of their church to God, this past February.

The North Pacific Union Conference (NPUC) has launched a brand new initiative focused on empowering local young adult ministries. On Sabbath, September 9, seven teams of young adults traveled to NPUC headquarters to present ideas for the 2023 NPUC “Spark Tank” Young Adult Outreach Summit.

Pathfinders haven’t had the opportunity to host a conference-level camporee since 2019, due to COVID-19. This summer however, 350 Pathfinders and staff represented 22 clubs when they traveled to Camp Umpqua to enjoy a weekend full of special challenges.

Denise Dunzweiler has joined the Oregon Conference team late this summer as Interim Superintendent for Education.

In October, Lincoln City Christian School (LCCS) (formerly known as Lincoln City Adventist School) will be celebrating 120 years since first opening in 1903!

More than 200 teens traveled with their chaperones toAntelope, Oregon, leaving behind the forests and greenery of the west side ofthe state for the sprawling rocky landscape of eastern Oregon.

During the second weekend of August, children & youth leaders from around the Oregon Conference gathered in Gladstone for the annual Club Ministries Leadership Convention.

Tualatin Valley Academy won second place in this year’s Spark Tank event and were awarded a $2500 grant to help get their community projects started in the coming school year.