Gayle Haeger Upper Columbia Conference urban ministries coordinator By Gayle Haeger God's Closet Spreads Winter Warmth In August 2020 we wrote about how we operated God’s Closet in the face of COVID-19. When October arrived, we began thinking about our November God’s Closet event. Nothing had changed as far as the pandemic was concerned. Should we offer another ev... Read more Pantry Leaders Cope With COVID-19 Our food pantries are on the front line of relieving food insecurity for our community members. The Better Living Center in Spokane, Washington, has been providing support to about 400 families representing 1,200 people each month for many years. ... Read more Spokane Develops Free Dental/Medical Clinic Spokane’s Better Living Center in eastern Washington has been part of the local Adventist church’s outreach to the community since 1976, when an auto parts store was purchased and converted into a community services center. Its location, right on ... Read more Spokane Central Hosts Summer Camps at Discovery Junction “What can I do this summer?” is a question some kids ask when school ends and the first empty days are over. Neighborhood children around the Spokane (Wash.) Central Church were offered a choice this summer between watching TV and playing video ga... Read more UCA Alumni Celebrate Service For this year’s alumni weekend, Upper Columbia Academy (UCA) featured a number of people who had rarely, if ever, even been to the campus before. They were representatives from service organizations that UCA has had significant partnerships with o... Read more
God's Closet Spreads Winter Warmth In August 2020 we wrote about how we operated God’s Closet in the face of COVID-19. When October arrived, we began thinking about our November God’s Closet event. Nothing had changed as far as the pandemic was concerned. Should we offer another ev... Read more
Pantry Leaders Cope With COVID-19 Our food pantries are on the front line of relieving food insecurity for our community members. The Better Living Center in Spokane, Washington, has been providing support to about 400 families representing 1,200 people each month for many years. ... Read more
Spokane Develops Free Dental/Medical Clinic Spokane’s Better Living Center in eastern Washington has been part of the local Adventist church’s outreach to the community since 1976, when an auto parts store was purchased and converted into a community services center. Its location, right on ... Read more
Spokane Central Hosts Summer Camps at Discovery Junction “What can I do this summer?” is a question some kids ask when school ends and the first empty days are over. Neighborhood children around the Spokane (Wash.) Central Church were offered a choice this summer between watching TV and playing video ga... Read more
UCA Alumni Celebrate Service For this year’s alumni weekend, Upper Columbia Academy (UCA) featured a number of people who had rarely, if ever, even been to the campus before. They were representatives from service organizations that UCA has had significant partnerships with o... Read more
