http://204.76.174.150/ Seventh-day Adventist Church - Upper Columbia Conference. Ministry, News, and Resources jond@uccsda.org webadmin@uccsda.org en-us 60 http://204.76.174.150/News/Women-Mexico Gender may keep an estimated 70 percent of the Seventh-day Adventist world church's membership out of certain church leadership positions, but in Southern Mexico altering that tradition is transforming some congregations. Tue, 22 Jul 2008 01:06:55 GMT http://204.76.174.150/News/Women-Mexico http://204.76.174.150/News/Nedley-Weimar Neil Nedley, M.D. has accepted the call to become president of the new Weimar Center of Health and Education (formerly called Weimar Institute). Nedley is author of Proof Positive and Depression—A Way Out, Tue, 22 Jul 2008 01:00:51 GMT http://204.76.174.150/News/Nedley-Weimar http://204.76.174.150/News/Outdoor-School Three outdoor school sessions are held each year at Camp MiVoden. Approximately two-thirds of the K–10 Adventist schools in the UCC participated this year. Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:38:16 GMT http://204.76.174.150/News/Outdoor-School http://204.76.174.150/News/Aviation-Grant Walla Walla University recently received a grant for $75,000 from the Donald and Virginia Sherwood Trust. This gift will benefit the university’s aviation program, which is currently completing a $400,000 aircraft and technology upgrade project. Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:12:41 GMT http://204.76.174.150/News/Aviation-Grant http://204.76.174.150/News/Internet-Pioneers A group of Seventh-day Adventist Internet pioneers were honored by the Communication Department of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists during the 2008 Global Internet Evangelism Forum held here July 11. At the same time a separate award program offering as much as $67,500 in annual prizes was announced to drive further innovation in technology and ministry. Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:03:08 GMT http://204.76.174.150/News/Internet-Pioneers http://204.76.174.150/News/Environmental-Adventists The Seventh-day Adventists are being urged by their top leader to develop an approach to environmental issues that is consistent with the church's historical values. Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:37:21 GMT http://204.76.174.150/News/Environmental-Adventists http://204.76.174.150/News/Ray-Turner Ray Turner, the bass in the original King's Heralds Quartet, a singing group long supported by the Seventh-day Adventist Church's Voice of Prophecy radio ministry, died May 15, 2008. Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:26:46 GMT http://204.76.174.150/News/Ray-Turner http://204.76.174.150/News/New-Start The Amazing Facts and Weimar boards have voted to keep the renowned Weimar Academy and College open this coming school year. Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:18:21 GMT http://204.76.174.150/News/New-Start http://204.76.174.150/News/Students-Titheing Auburn Adventist Academy’s class of 2008 decided as sophomores to tithe on all the money that was earned through fundraising. Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:10:16 GMT http://204.76.174.150/News/Students-Titheing http://204.76.174.150/News/Oregon-Office The new Oregon Conference Office opened for business July 7, 2008 at Gladstone park in Portland, Oregon. Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:02:31 GMT http://204.76.174.150/News/Oregon-Office http://204.76.174.150/News/spiritual-Entrepreneurs New Adventist lay training center wants 'spiritual entrepreneurs' Wed, 28 May 2008 00:09:11 GMT http://204.76.174.150/News/spiritual-Entrepreneurs http://204.76.174.150/News/SCUBA-Death Walla Walla University Student dies in SCUBA outing Wed, 28 May 2008 00:04:49 GMT http://204.76.174.150/News/SCUBA-Death http://204.76.174.150/News/NPUC-Treasurer In a unanimous vote, members of the North Pacific Union Conference Executive Committee recently selected Mark A. Remboldt as NPUC treasurer. Rembolt replaces Norman Klam who stepped down from the position for medical reasons. Wed, 28 May 2008 00:01:14 GMT http://204.76.174.150/News/NPUC-Treasurer http://204.76.174.150/News/Iraq-President Iraqi President Jalal Talabani invited the Seventh-day Adventist and other Christian churches to a formal dinner at his residence last month to affirm their unique role in Iraq's historical and cultural heritage. Tue, 27 May 2008 23:56:49 GMT http://204.76.174.150/News/Iraq-President http://204.76.174.150/News/Long-Life It's seemingly simple lifestyle choices such as these that researcher and author Dan Buettner thinks can add a good 10 years to most people's lives, helping them join ranks with cardiac surgeon Ellsworth E. Wareham who, at 93, still picks up the scalpel on occasion to assist with surgeries. Tue, 27 May 2008 23:53:50 GMT http://204.76.174.150/News/Long-Life http://204.76.174.150/News/Adventist-Bible An international editorial team of Seventh-day Adventist Bible scholars began work on a new study Bible this month, the president of Adventist-owned Andrews University announced March 4. The Andrews Study Bible, to be published by the university's press, is the first such project in Adventist publishing. Mon, 21 Apr 2008 22:51:29 GMT http://204.76.174.150/News/Adventist-Bible http://204.76.174.150/News/Congo-Crash A Seventh-day Adventist missionary family survived a plane crash yesterday, emerging from the wreckage just moments before it exploded. Mon, 21 Apr 2008 22:43:43 GMT http://204.76.174.150/News/Congo-Crash http://204.76.174.150/News/Senate-Recognition Mon, 21 Apr 2008 22:25:50 GMT http://204.76.174.150/News/Senate-Recognition http://204.76.174.150/News/Weimar-Merger After two years of heartfelt prayer, study, discussion, and observing the leading of the Lord, Amazing Facts and Weimar Institute voted on April 6, 2008 to proceed with a bold new joint venture. Mon, 21 Apr 2008 22:20:47 GMT http://204.76.174.150/News/Weimar-Merger http://204.76.174.150/News/brantley-effectiveness The world's best organization should be the church, says new director of program effectiveness Mon, 21 Apr 2008 21:27:06 GMT http://204.76.174.150/News/brantley-effectiveness http://204.76.174.150/News/WWU-VP Dennis N. Carlson has been named vice president for university advancement at Walla Walla University. Tue, 18 Mar 2008 01:28:06 GMT http://204.76.174.150/News/WWU-VP http://204.76.174.150/News/Patzer-Relapse North Pacific Union Conference president, Jere D. Patzer has experienced a relapse in his battle with non-Hodgkins mantle cell lymphoma. Tue, 18 Mar 2008 01:23:05 GMT http://204.76.174.150/News/Patzer-Relapse http://204.76.174.150/News/Swindlers-Guilty A London court has found three men guilty of swindling the equivalent of millions of dollars out of fellow Seventh-day Adventist Church members. Tue, 18 Mar 2008 00:02:25 GMT http://204.76.174.150/News/Swindlers-Guilty http://204.76.174.150/News/Church-Billboards Church targets commuters with modern screen ads. Electronic billboard messages point to freedom through Jesus Mon, 17 Mar 2008 23:54:14 GMT http://204.76.174.150/News/Church-Billboards http://204.76.174.150/News/Vegetarian-Diets A vegetarian diet not only protects personal health, but may also help conserve the environment, world health leaders concluded at a conference on vegetarianism hosted by Seventh-day Adventist-owned Loma Linda University in California. Mon, 17 Mar 2008 23:49:11 GMT http://204.76.174.150/News/Vegetarian-Diets http://204.76.174.150/News/Vegetarian-Diet A vegetarian diet not only protects personal health, but may also help conserve the environment, world health leaders concluded at a conference on vegetarianism hosted by Seventh-day Adventist-owned Loma Linda University in California. Mon, 17 Mar 2008 23:46:40 GMT http://204.76.174.150/News/Vegetarian-Diet http://204.76.174.150/News/PAA-Basketball Adventist basketball team has law on its side Mon, 17 Mar 2008 23:44:16 GMT http://204.76.174.150/News/PAA-Basketball http://204.76.174.150/News/Noncombatant-position World church leader reaffirms Adventist Church's non-combatant position Mon, 17 Mar 2008 23:37:56 GMT http://204.76.174.150/News/Noncombatant-position http://204.76.174.150/News/LLU-CEO New Loma Linda CEO Pledges Alignment With Adventist Aims Will be “very deliberate” about church commitment Thu, 06 Mar 2008 19:15:01 GMT http://204.76.174.150/News/LLU-CEO http://204.76.174.150/News/Television-President Paulsen Appears on Global Cable Network, Bloomberg TV interview is first for world church leader Thu, 06 Mar 2008 19:10:07 GMT http://204.76.174.150/News/Television-President http://204.76.174.150/News/College-Service Union College, La Sierra University given President's Honor Roll Award; Union receives state legislature resolution Thu, 06 Mar 2008 19:03:34 GMT http://204.76.174.150/News/College-Service http://204.76.174.150/News/Weimar-closes Weimar board cites finances, says closure will give college a new start Thu, 06 Mar 2008 18:59:20 GMT http://204.76.174.150/News/Weimar-closes http://204.76.174.150/News/Preaching-CEU Seminar set for April 22 broadcast; 10th annual training available via Internet, Hope Channel Thu, 06 Mar 2008 18:41:59 GMT http://204.76.174.150/News/Preaching-CEU http://204.76.174.150/News/Preaching-Classes Seminar set for April 22 broadcast; 10th annual training available via Internet, Hope Channel Thu, 06 Mar 2008 18:36:12 GMT http://204.76.174.150/News/Preaching-Classes http://204.76.174.150/News/Membership-Retention Forty-four percent of Americans, overall, have switched or dropped faith Thu, 06 Mar 2008 18:31:18 GMT http://204.76.174.150/News/Membership-Retention http://204.76.174.150/News/Portland-Outreach Tue, 22 Jan 2008 23:26:30 GMT http://204.76.174.150/News/Portland-Outreach http://204.76.174.150/News/Goodbye-Postum Kraft Foods, the makers of coffee alternative Postum, recently announced they will no longer make the once popular beverage. Tue, 22 Jan 2008 23:22:51 GMT http://204.76.174.150/News/Goodbye-Postum http://204.76.174.150/News/Omega3-Depression With the project, Tue, 22 Jan 2008 23:18:33 GMT http://204.76.174.150/News/Omega3-Depression http://204.76.174.150/News/Homeschool-Talk-Show The Review and Herald Publishing Association, in partnership with Griggs University (Home Study International), is launching a radio talk show dedicated to home-based education. Tue, 22 Jan 2008 23:14:32 GMT http://204.76.174.150/News/Homeschool-Talk-Show http://204.76.174.150/News/Paulsen-Televised Jan Paulsen, president of the Seventh-day Adventist Church has accepted an invitation to be interviewed on television. The interview will take place on January 24, 2008 at the Night Talk studio in New York, New York. Tue, 22 Jan 2008 23:11:11 GMT http://204.76.174.150/News/Paulsen-Televised http://204.76.174.150/News/Sabbath-Voting Presidential candidates may be the only ones vying for party nomination this Saturday in Nevada, but civic duty and religious conviction are on the ballot in many voters' minds. Tue, 22 Jan 2008 23:04:36 GMT http://204.76.174.150/News/Sabbath-Voting http://204.76.174.150/News/Anti-Smoking-Campaign Adventist Stop Smoking Campaign Clears the Air on Smoking Habbits Tue, 18 Dec 2007 18:08:30 GMT http://204.76.174.150/News/Anti-Smoking-Campaign http://204.76.174.150/News/Oakwood-Violence Tue, 18 Dec 2007 18:04:07 GMT http://204.76.174.150/News/Oakwood-Violence http://204.76.174.150/News/Oregon-Flood-Efforts Oregon Flood Relief Volunteers Needed Tue, 18 Dec 2007 17:55:40 GMT http://204.76.174.150/News/Oregon-Flood-Efforts http://204.76.174.150/News/PAA-Flood-Efforts Portland Adventist Academy Students Aid Vernonia Victims Tue, 18 Dec 2007 17:51:03 GMT http://204.76.174.150/News/PAA-Flood-Efforts http://204.76.174.150/News/KACS-Flood-Efforts KACS Radio Responds to Washington Flood Victims Tue, 18 Dec 2007 17:40:46 GMT http://204.76.174.150/News/KACS-Flood-Efforts http://204.76.174.150/News/Starving-University Students at Seventh-day Adventist colleges and universities in North America are raising funds to provide immediate assistance to a fellow university in Zimbabwe that church leaders say is running out of food. Mon, 26 Nov 2007 19:56:07 GMT http://204.76.174.150/News/Starving-University http://204.76.174.150/News/University-Starving Students at Seventh-day Adventist colleges and universities in North America are raising funds to provide immediate assistance to a fellow university in Zimbabwe that church leaders say is running out of food. Mon, 26 Nov 2007 19:52:46 GMT http://204.76.174.150/News/University-Starving