21 churches in region join more than 1,500 nationally Pastors at 21 churches in this part of the Northwest were among 1,586 pastors in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and [...]

By JOHN FORTMEYER CNNW publisher PORTLAND — A longtime prominent name in the Northwest’s sports community says the local YMCA’s efforts to energetically represent Christ to[...]

By JOHN FORTMEYER CNNW publisher PORTLAND — For many people, the word “mission” sparks images of missionaries spreading the gospel of Christ in overseas lands. Picture, for e[...]

NEWBERG — It is, as one George Fox University administrator summarized to the Newberg Graphic newspaper, “a very touchy issue” with which the school is grappling. The sensiti[...]

By ANN STAATZ VANCOUVER, Wash. — Greg Romine moved out of his alcoholic father’s home when Romine was 15. He rented a migrant worker cottage by the railroad tracks for $35 a [...]