Lindsey Treffry

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.

Far north, near the fields of Green Bluff, sits a church with nearly 500 members.

“We’re a little bit hidden,” said Glenn Teal, the pastor of Timberview Christian Fellowship.

Nearly 30 church camps surround the Spokane area, teaching children and families the basics and traditions of various faiths. Learn about camp offerings, dates and prices and prepare to sit near a campfire under the stars with your best singing voice — twig and marshmallow in hand.

For six years, Randy and Linda Crowe traveled south to the ninth — and largest — ward of New Orleans, combating mold breakouts and renovating houses that had been destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. This year, though, the couple’s trips to Katrina end, as their retirements begin in a Volkswagen across the country.