By Oregon Faith News Note, St. John the Divine Episcopal Church in Springfield, Ore., has opened its 50-space parking lot for a decade to temporarily unhoused people who need a place to park their cars or RVs, according to the Episcopal News Service. Church-goers usually only fill about 30 spots, […]

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation A federal judge ruled that the southern Oregon city of Brookings has no legal right to limit the number of meals offered by a local church, according to ABC News. An ordinance approved by the City Council in 2021 in response to citizen complaints […]

By Faith News Note: Parents should be aware that their kids’ cell phones are a hotline to access every drug imaginable. One local man was charged with selling cocaine, psilocybin mushrooms, MDMA, ketamine, LSD, Xanax, Adderall, and marijuana to local minors. This is a reminder to guard your children’s social […]

By Gemedi Geleto, NW Adventist, Reviewing the abundant blessings the Lord bestowed on their church in 2022 and 2023 has filled the members of Oromo Adventist Church with gratitude, joy and praise to God. As a result of baptisms held in 2022, the Oromo congregation welcomed 24 new souls into […]

  By Doreen Button Eternal Perspectives Ministry Based in Oregon April 4, 2024 Question from a Reader: I am preparing to lead a study on Randy’s book Heaven and ran into a couple of issues unnoticed at my first reading. The first has to do with his use of the […]

EUCHARISTIC REVIVAL IN SPRINGFIELD, OREGON By Archdiocese of Portland Staff Fr. Mark Bentz, pastor of St. Alice in Springfield, OR, discussed the importance of Eucharistic devotion being at the heart of his parish’s spiritual and community renewal. Fr. Mark earned a Sacred Theology Bachelor at the Catholic University of Louvain […]

Oregon Food Bank Files Amicus Brief in Support of Rights for Unhoused Individuals in Landmark Supreme Court Case By Oregon Food Bank, Oregon Food Bank Joins Medical Professionals, Legal Experts, Academic Leaders, Faith-Based Organizations, Advocates and Members of Congress to Urge an End to the Criminalization of Homelessness   Portland, […]

Randy Alcorn Eternal Perspectives Ministry Based in Oregon   March 28, marks two years since Nanci entered the presence of Jesus, after a four-year battle with cancer. I’ve been reflecting on what God has been teaching me since her death and its first-year anniversary. Google “Grief recovery,” and there are […]

By Oregon Faith News Note, Once again the retail chain, Hobby Lobby, placed a full page advertisement in the Oregonian.  This time to celebrate Easter with a message “Saved by Grace” and a scripture John 3:16 “For God so loved the world that he gave His only begotten Son, that […]

By Glen Westlund, NW Adventist A deep, loud varoom with a trailing swoosh descended from the sky. I reached up to cover my ears but could not remain long in that position. A Blue Angel streaked by as I returned my focus to the job at hand. I was one […]