Who We Are, How We Serve

The Columbia Union Conference coordinates the Seventh-day Adventist Church’s work in the Mid-Atlantic United States, where 150,000 members worship in 860 congregations. We provide administrative support to eight conferences; two healthcare networks; 81 early childhood, elementary and secondary schools; a liberal arts university; a health sciences college; a 49 community services centers; 8 camps; 5 book and health food stores and a radio station.

Mission Values Priorities

We Believe

God is love, power, and splendor—and God is a mystery. His ways are far beyond us, but He still reaches out to us. God is infinite yet intimate, three yet one,
all-knowing yet all-forgiving.

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Story by Washington Adventist University Staff
 
Washington Adventist University (WAU) is proud to offer high-quality Christian education in the nation’s capital through which its mission to develop competent moral leaders is achieved. Although the challenges that COVID-19 has presented continue to make predicting the future difficult, WAU will move forward with this mission. Multiple contingencies are planned for many eventualities. An awareness of the distress some of these measures make on traditional student life is guiding WAU to seek guidance and think outside the box.
 

WAU Board of Trustees

Washington Adventist University (WAU) is a vibrant and robust institution that has been serving the Adventist and local communities since 1904. We are proud of the lives we’ve influenced over the decades through rigorous education and consistent spiritual foundations. In 2020, a threat of unprecedented challenge and complexity has created a need for intentional, prayerful, and decisive adjustments to maintain health and longevity, and create financial flexibility for the institution.

Histoire par V. Michelle Bernard

« Nous traversons une période sans précédent, et bien que nous ne soyons pas à l›abri de l›impact du coronavirus (COVID-19), nous savons que nous servons un Dieu tout-puissant qui voit, qui se soucie et qui est une aide omniprésente en période de trouble », a déclaré Dave Weigley, président de l’Union de Columbia, dans une adresse aux membres. « Alors que nous traversons cette crise ensemble, sachez que nous prions tous pour vous et nous vous demandons de vous joindre à nous pour prier pour vos familles, amis, communautés, aux prestataires de soins de santé et autres professionnels en première ligne.»