Spokane Faith & Values

As they turn 150, Adventists still pray for the Apocalypse

Daniel Burke | Religion News Service | Apr 10, 2013

Over the past 150 years, Seventh-day Adventists have built one of Christianity’s most inventive and prosperous churches – while praying for the world to end as soon as possible. A small band of believers has mushroomed to more than 17 million baptized members, including 1.2 million in the U.S.
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Diet and religion come together at vegetarian outlet

Lindsey Treffry | Jun 19, 2012

The shelves of Bibles next to aisles of activated charcoal powder, cashew cream, agar agar sea vegetable flakes, Minit-meat and vegan gelatin may seem unrelated. But at the Adventist Book Center and Vegetarian Food Outlet, the diet lifestyles of Seventh Day Adventists closely relate to the religion — and has since the church’s inception in the mid-1800s.
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Giant revival tent lands in Spangle

Article contributed by Jay Wintermeyer | Jun 16, 2012

SPANGLE — Revival meetings are under way in the largest tent in Eastern Washington. According to Spokane county officials, the mammoth 19,000 square-foot tent is the biggest temporary structure of its kind in the inland Northwest.
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Church, 230 actors recreate journey to the cross

Tracy Simmons | Apr 5, 2012

This weekend more than 230 actors will re-create Jesus' final hours with a 30-minute, outdoor walk-through event at Spokane Valley Adventist Church. The annual exhibit opens to the public on Friday and will continue through Easter Sunday. Pastor Byron Corbett said he expects more than 4,000 peop...
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