Camp Meeting — 2026

Camp Meeting 2026

Our plans for camp meeting in 2026 are to encourage as many people as possible to join local gatherings at regions throughout Upper Columbia Conference.

• Walla Walla, Washington — May 1-3, 2026
• Wenatchee, Washington — June 12-14, 2026
• Spokane, Washington — June 19-21, 2026
• Republic, Washington — June 23-27, 2026
  

Walla Walla, Washington — May 1-3, 2026

University Church, Walla Walla University

More information to come.

Director

Evangelism Institute

North American Division

Dr. Tim Madding joined the North American Division Evangelism Institute in 2021 and serves as the director with a focus on revitalization, discipleship and church planting by equipping students at the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary as well as pastors throughout the North American Division. Prior to that, Tim served in the Potomac Conference for seven years as lead pastor of the Beltsville Church where they planted three additional campuses in the community (one online). Before the Potomac  Conference, he served as a conference ministerial director in Pennsylvania, and pastored both in the Kentucky-Tennessee and Washington Conferences. He is married to Andrea, a physical therapist and graduate of the Andrews University School of Physical Therapy. They have one young adult son, Ethan. Tim earned an undergraduate degree in pastoral ministry from Weimar College (1993), a Masters of Divinity from Andrews University (1996), and a Doctor of Ministry from Andrews University in evangelism and church growth (2012).

Violinist

Jaime Jorge began playing the violin at the age of five. Born and raised in communist Cuba, he was given many opportunities-including an offer to study in Moscow with some of the greatest musicians of our time — if only he and his family would renounce their belief in God. They refused. When Jaime was ten, miraculously, his family was given the

opportunity to leave the country. They came to the United States, where Jaime received a Christian education and violin lessons with eminent violinist and teacher Cyrus Forough.  Jaime dreamed of being a missionary doctor, and in 1994 he entered the University of Illinois School of Medicine. In 1996, he left medical school and a promising medical career to follow God’s call to devote his life to full-time music ministry. Since 1988 he has traveled more than 7 million air miles and has played on 6 continents and in more than 80 countries. He has recorded and released 18 albums. 

Wenatchee, Washington — June 12-14, 2026

Wenatchee Adventist Church

More information to come.

Revivalist

Arizona Conference of Seventh-day Adventists

Lee and Marji Venden currently work as a revivalist team for the Arizona Conference, offering seminars as an aid to pastors and churches desiring to deepen a congregation’s spirituality by assisting individual members in their personal walk with Christ. The Venden’s presentations are characterized by clear, practical, suggestions on how to develop or deepen a meaningful relationship with Jesus. Pastor Lee has never forgotten the joy he experienced when he discovered the difference between knowing about Jesus and actually knowing Jesus. A pastor and educator for nearly 40 years, Lee has sought to know Jesus better and to help others accomplish that as well. He has authored three books and co-authored the internationally popular website, www.moreaboutjesus.org. His sermons can be viewed over the internet and on the various television networks.

Spokane, Washington — June 19-21, 2026

Spokane Valley Church, Spokane Valley

More information to come.

Speaker-Director

Voice of Prophecy

Dr. Ken Norton is the speaker-director for the Voice of Prophecy, based in Loveland, Colorado. With experience in pastoral ministry, mission service, and church leadership, he has served in Thailand, Palau, and Guam, and has pastored congregations in Florida and Tennessee. He previously served as president of the Guam-Micronesia Mission and the Montana Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, and he holds a Doctor of Ministry degree in missional church. He is married to Julie, has two adult children, Ken and Michelle, and enjoys playing the saxophone, metal detecting, and pickleball.

Internationally renowned recording artist

Fernando Ortega is a singer, pianist, songwriter, arranger, and storyteller. Trained as a classical pianist and inspired by the Presbyterian hymns of his childhood, Ortega has been influential in expanding the range of Christian music. He has devoted considerable attention to creating arrangements of early church music and hymns, infusing them with instrumental and vocal character drawn from classical, folk, and world music. His songs and writing often conjure the expansive landscape of the Southwestern United States.

Ortega makes his home in New Mexico, where his ancestors first settled in the early 1600s. Over a rich and varied musical career, he has released 22 records and a book of his bird photography and tales, has traveled around the world as a touring artist, and has received many accolades and awards for his music. He is happiest at home, however,

raising his spectacular daughter Ruby, working in the garden, and photographing birds.

Republic, Washington — June 23-27, 2026

Northeast Washington Camp Meeting — Sheridan Meadows

The NE Camp Meeting is not officially affiliated with Upper Columbia Conference, but additional information on the event can be found at newacampmeeting.com.