"Oprah's Gospel," an in-depth report about the spiritual beliefs of popular entertainment mogul Oprah Winfrey, appeared in the May edition of 23 Christian newspapers as part of an unprecedented joint project. The participating newspapers represent a combined distribution of 500,000 copies in 20 states and British Columbia.

The project involved 13 separate newspaper groups, all members of the Fellowship of Christian Newspapers, an affinity group within the Evangelical Press Association. In all, FCN represents about 40 regional Christian newspapers in the United States and Canada.

EPA 2008 in Portland was a great time of fellowship, learning and networking.

Special thanks to convention chair Milana McLead of World Vision and workshops chair was David Sanford of Sanford Communications, and to their hard-working Pacific Northwest team, including  Jodi Carlson, Kim Felton, Rob Felton, John Fortmeyer, Beyth Hogue, Karen Latta, Becca Mayer, Dean Owen and Jane Sutton-Redner. We're also thankful to the Journey Group, particularly Greg Breeding) and Sheridan Magazine Services for all they did with the printed pieces for the convention.

Next year's convention will be held in Indianapolis, May 6-8, 2009. Watch for details!

Here are some highlights from EPA 2008:

• Awards presented
• Board members elected
• Scholarship winners announced
• Top 10 lists
• Photos of EPA 2008
• World Vision AIDS Experience exhibit