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.
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 Ricardo Bacchus
Looking for more opportunities to pray?
1. Join the Columbia Union Online Prayer Meeting at noon the first Wednesday of each month, as leaders and members gather to pray for the Pentecost 2025 movement and share requests and praises.
2. Implement the “Prayer Focus” in the 2025 Columbia Union Calendar to help shape your prayers. Use the remaining space to create your own prayer list.
By Ricardo Bacchus
Whether God says yes, no, or wait, He always answers our prayers. Three Columbia Union Conference members share stories on how God responded to their requests:
When God Said ‘Yes’
On a Sunday afternoon in Hagerstown, Md., I drove my daughters to a local park to play basketball. When I returned to the car, I noticed the passenger side window had been broken into and my purse stolen. Out of everything I lost, my phone was the most important to me.
By Tompaul Wheeler and Ricardo Bacchus
The beauty and mystery of prayer has captivated believers for thousands of years. People find meaning, solace and the miraculous in prayer, yet many still struggle with the Divine-human connection.
Is God more likely to respond to certain kinds of prayers? Is there a secret to connecting with God? Are some prayers simply more “powerful” than others?
'People Struggle With Prayer'
Los líderes de la Columbia Union invitan a los miembros a unirse en oración en el 2025, comenzando con el Día de Oración de la Columbia Union en línea, el 4 de enero, de 4 a 5 p.m. Luego, a partir de febrero y durante todo el año, al mediodía del primer miércoles de cada mes, los miembros están invitados a una llamada de oración en línea.
El liderazgo de la Columbia Union ha enfatizado la oración en el calendario Columbia Union Conference 2025, utilizando versículos bíblicos inspiradores y citas de Ellen White.
Story by ADRA Staff
When Miranda Christina Jobe, a 9-year-old from Potomac Conference’s Piney Forest church in Danville, Va., found the ADRA International booth at Potomac’s camp meeting, she immediately wanted to know what ADRA did to help people and if she could volunteer at the booth.
Kim-Roux James, who was working at the ADRA booth, welcomed her eagerness to assist. “When she came to our table and asked to help, how could I say no to her enthusiasm and jubilant attitude?”
Jobe did whatever she could to help, including arranging the books on the table. Through James’ guidance, Jobe eventually built up enough courage to talk to booth visitors about ADRA and the work they do to help others around the world.