By Mission Connextion, 15,000 – A Record-setting Success Story!  Mission ConneXion 2009 reached a new record.  15,000 came for workshops, exhibits and keynote speakers.  Sunset Presbyterian Church was filled to overflowing.  125 Workshops, 80-plus exhibitors, new enrollments to keep in touch electronically with Mission ConneXion Northwest events and projects — […]

Weekend national faith news update: Christian Newswire/ — Caroline Petrie, the nurse from Weston-super-Mare who was suspended without pay for asking a patient whether she would like to be prayed for, has tonight been reinstated by North Somerset Primary Care Trust, the Christian Legal Centre which represented her can reveal. […]

American Baptist Churches of Oregon, The American Baptist Churches of Oregon have initiated a partnership with Baptist Builders to help provide hope and relief for those whose lives were devastated by Hurricane Katrina. “It is as though they have been forgotten,” a recent commentator on Louisiana said. “When it first […]

February 5, 2009 would have been Bertha Holt’s 105th birthday by John Aeby, Director of Communications Eugene, Oregon–People who knew Bertha Holt often mention her energy and pace of life. A brisk walk wasn’t fast enough for all she had to do in her day; she ran nearly everywhere she […]

By Allison Brandow Faith Report Reporter, Aryeh Hirschfield, a Portland, Ore., rabbi, died on Jan. 6 during a snorkeling accident in Mexico. Hirschfield led the P’nai Or congregation, which meets in southeast Portland.  His memorial service was held at Congregation Neveh Shalom on Jan. 12. According to the Jewish Review, […]

By Randy Alcorn, Eternal Perspectives Minsitries Sandy, Oregon Are you Willing to be Hated for Speaking the Gospel Truth?  When Gianna Jessen spoke at our church a few weeks ago, she said many memorable things. The one that I’ve been thinking about is that to be a follower of Christ […]

Senate Vote Likely to Lead to More Abortions and change the coverage in 14 states — including Oregon. Susan B. Anthony List —  — Today the president of the Susan B. Anthony List commented on the Senate’s defeat of an amendment sponsored by Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT) that would have […]

By Sheila Allen NW Baptist Witness Newsletter TIGARD, Ore. —As a pastor in Japan with three young sons, Mike Yokoy made his way to Tigard, Ore., as a missionary to the United States 20 years ago, where he assumed the pastorate of a fledgling congregation of 15 people.  Today, Japanese […]

Weekend National News Note: Purpose Driven News — Dr. Rick Warren’s Purpose Driven Connection (PDC), a comprehensive bundled suite of personal growth tools, resources and experiences, launches this week with the release of the premier issue of the “Purpose Driven Connection” quarterly magazine. Included inside each issue is a small […]

By Archdiocese of Portland, A workshop will be held on the topic of “Ministering to youth in a multicultural Church” on Saturday, February 21, from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. The workshop will be held at St. Luke Church in Woodburn. The in-service will be presented by Alejandro Aguilera-Titus, Assistant […]