Eugene Family Camp
The Eugene church participated in a Family Camp May 26-29 at our district-owned SIS-Q Meadows facility in southern Oregon. More than 60 of our members chose to spend this long holiday weekend [...]
Faithful and prudent.
The annual district Men’s Retreat took place May 26-28 in Oakhurst, CA. More than 140 men from various states worshipped, shared, and received the Word of God from Daniel Flores, Jr. on the theme [...]
New church.
On June 24, Superintendent Larry Zaragoza visited the CoG7 Mount Sinai church in Arizona to present their membership certificate and welcome their affiliation in the General Conference. Three [...]
Learning to Abide
The (West Coast) district Women’s Ministries hosted a Women’s Retreat June 2-4, with more than 100 women participating. This year’s theme, based on John 15:5, was “Abide in Me.” At the private [...]
Fun and Fundraising
Each year, the youth of the Eugene/Springfield congregation plan a missions fundraiser. On the evening of April 15, this event was a Talent Show, Dessert Auction, and Homemade Salsa Contest. The [...]
Fathers and Daughters
\On April 23, the Marion, Oregon CoG7 hosted a father-daughter blessing service. Fathers or grandfathers brought their daughters/granddaughters (ages 2-18) to the church for a dinner. They had [...]
Welcoming Churches in the Northwest
Pastors throwing paper airplanes in church?! Yes — along with their congregations! As part of their instruction, Moises and Pete Capetillo used the exercise to illustrate how we do not always hit [...]
Trimestral.
On March 18, churches from Southern California, Las Vegas, and other nearby areas gathered in San Fernando, CA, for their quarterly reunion Trimestral. It was a beautiful day of worshipping [...]
Portland meeting.
The WCD board met in Portland, OR, on March 18 for an annual business meeting. Board members also worshipped with the Portland congregation and enjoyed a fantastic Ukrainian dinner Saturday [...]
Returning home.
On Sabbath, January 21, the Eugene/Springfield congregation was once again blessed to witness the baptism of Niall Waters. He gave his testimony, expressing thankfulness that God never gave up on [...]