The Columbia Union Conference, established in 1907 to coordinate the Seventh-day Adventist Church's work in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbia, is part of the worldwide Protestant denomination of 23 million members in more than 212 countries. At the union level, we connect and provide administrative leadership, governance and support services to our conferences, schools, health care networks and ministries. Each year, our organizations sponsor programs and projects that address human needs, improve quality of life and introduce people to Jesus. Read our Mission, Values and Priorities.
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.
Story by Anthony Baffi
Albert Perez is the new pastor of the Bound Brook Spanish 
Company and First Bilingual and Flemington Spanish Companies. Perez received his bachelor’s degree in Theology from the UNADECA (Central America Adventist University) in Costa Rica. Perez and his wife, Margarita, have two children, Isabella and Fernando.
Continuing its journey toward the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, Adventist HealthCare’s leadership system has earned a Malcolm Baldrige Category Best Practice Recognition, one of the nation’s highest honors for performance excellence. Adventist HealthCare is the first multi-hospital health system in the Washington, D.C., region to earn this honor for outstanding leadership practices that create organizational success. The recognition establishes Adventist HealthCare as a
world-class organization that can serve as a model for other businesses on how to
consistently improve safety, ensure a positive patient experience, and optimize health
outcomes–all while reducing costs.
Story by Benia Jennings
Last summer, the Women’s Ministries Department at Allegheny West Conference's Smyrna church in Lynchburg, Va., collaborated with neighboring churches to start the Alabaster Box Book and Bible Study Group.
The group met once a month to read and discuss multiple books. This year, they are focusing on one book: The Lies Women Believe, and the Truth That Sets Them Free by Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth. The volume covers topics such as marriage, sexuality and emotions.
The discussion subject matter might be more female-specific at times, but Patricia Jerome (pictured), one of the group facilitators, sees this ministry as an outreach tool to reach different groups of people. At the Alabaster Box, all are welcome, she notes.
Story by Jerry Woods
WGTS 91.9 listeners recently sponsored 835 children through Compassion International. Each February, WGTS hosts a three-day event allowing listeners to help provide food, educational assistance, medical care, and spiritual care for children in developing countries. WGTS 91.9 listeners have stepped up for over a decade, sponsoring thousands of kids with Compassion.
The Columbia Union Conference is gearing up for #relentless2022, the union's August 10-14, 2022 camporee (Register at cucamporee.com). And we started thinking about our favorite past camporees. Which are yours?