NPUC Elects VPs, Appoints Directors
John Freedman, recently elected North Pacific Union Conference (NPUC) president, presided over his first union executive committee meeting with aplomb, Sunday, Nov. 6, in Welches, Oregon. He quickly...
View ArticleSimpson Accepts Call As Planned Giving and Trust Services Director
Charles Simpson has accepted the invitation of the North Pacific Union Conference (NPUC) executive committee to become NPUC planned giving and trust services director. Simpson has served as associate...
View ArticleNPUC President Calls for Special Prayer
John Freedman, North Pacific Union Conference (NPUC) president, has called for Northwest prayer teams to set aside Jan. 18 and 19 as days of fasting and prayer. The purpose: to ask for the Holy...
View ArticleASI Northwest: Fresh Direction, Expanded Vision
You know you’ve arrived as an organization when everyone recognizes you by an acronym. Read NFL, CSI, FBI or NASA in a sentence, and you’re likely to know exactly what’s meant without any further ado....
View ArticleNPUC Literature Ministries to Refocus
SOULS Northwest, the Bible worker training and literature ministries program sponsored by the North Pacific Union Conference (NPUC) and local conferences within the union since 2012, will be phased out...
View ArticleNorthwest Pathfinders Test Their Bible Knowledge in College Place
Pathfinders from 11 clubs across the Pacific Northwest gathered in the Walla Walla University Church in College Place, Wash., on March 11 to test their knowledge of the Bible.The regionwide gathering...
View ArticleNorthwest Pathfinders Experience the Bible
On April 22, 80 Pathfinder teams met in Chicago Ill., for the sixth annual North American Division (NAD) Pathfinder Bible Experience final testing event. Four Pathfinder club teams in the North Pacific...
View ArticleNPUC Updates Mission and Priorities
The North Pacific Union Conference (NPUC) executive committee has adopted three general strategic priorities for Northwest ministry through 2020: 1) Re-engagement and relationship-building with young...
View ArticleAdventist Church in North America Responds to Hate, Violence in Charlottesville
The North American Division of the Seventh-day Adventist Church (NAD) issued the following statement in response to the hate and violence in Charlottesville, Va. The North Pacific Union Conference of...
View ArticleLoor Announces NPUC Retirement
John Loor Jr., North Pacific Union Conference (NPUC) executive secretary/vp for administration, has announced plans to retire on Jan. 1, 2018. His announcement was shared with the NPUC executive...
View ArticleNorthwest Teens Engage with the Ultimate Workout
More than 120 volunteers and adult staff participated in the 2017 Maranatha Volunteers International Ultimate Workout, held July 19–30 in Panama. Maranatha sponsors the Ultimate Workout annually for...
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Reflections on a Dark Day
The last total eclipse of the sun to cross the Northwest happened Feb. 26, 1979. Montana rancher Leroy Bieber was so impressed by the spiritual significance of the event that his written reflections...
View ArticleHow We Can Help the Hurricane Harvey Relief Efforts
As the devastating effects from wind, rain and flooding grow in Texas, Louisiana, and beyond, Northwest Adventists have several ways they can help with relief efforts for the areas and people hit...
View ArticleVallado Joins NPUC Communication Team
The North Pacific Union Conference (NPUC) communication department welcomes Nina Vallad to the team as a two-year North American Division communication intern. Nina is a 2017 graduate of Andrews...
View ArticleNorthwest ACS DR Volunteers Join Relief Efforts
Update 9/13 — WWU Athletics Helps Hurricane Harvey Relief EffortsIn the wake of destruction, the University of Houston (UH) challenged each collegiate athletics program in America to donate apparel...
View ArticleNPUC Day of Prayer Called for October 7
The Seventh-day Adventist Church Annual Council will be held Oct. 8–11 in Silver Spring, Md. Important discussions will be held and critical decisions may be made that will impact the governance and...
View ArticleMy Observations on an Annual Council Decision
Delegates gathered during October at the General Conference (GC) headquarters in Silver Spring, Md., for the 2017 Annual Council meeting of the world church executive committee. On Monday, Oct. 9, the...
View ArticleNew Items from the Executive Committee
The North Pacific Union Conference (NPUC) executive committee has formally voted to invite Byron Dulan to become the NPUC vice president for regional affairs, pending his response. He currently serves...
View ArticleGil Plubell, Long-time Educator, Remembered
Gilbert "Gil" Plubell, long-time leader in Adventist education, died at his home in Boring, Ore., on Thanksgiving evening, Nov. 23, 2017, after a long illness. He had just turned 87. He is survived by...
View ArticleCall to Prayer for Annual Council 2018
GLEANER EDITOR’S NOTE: Many Northwest members are concerned over specific efforts by the General Conference administrative committee to encourage worldwide unity through measures of compliance. There...
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