Story by V. Michelle Bernard
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.
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.
Story by Tamrya Horst
Elder Gary Gibbs, currently the director of Ministries Development at the Chesapeake Conference, has accepted the invitation to serve as president of the Pennsylvania Conference.
Gibbs was elected by a selection committee, comprised of the Pennsylvania Conference Executive Committee and the nominating committee from the most recent Conference constituency session. Watch for more information later this morning here and on paconference.org.
The National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) invited members of its junior chapter at Takoma Academy (TA) in Takoma Park, Md., to represent and celebrate unknown figures in the U.S. space exploration program.
Editorial by Paulo Macena
From the seashore, Jesus called out to Peter and Andrew: “‘Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.’ They immediately left their nets and followed Him” (Matt. 4:19, 20, NKJV).
Story by Bryant Smith
The Glenville Present Truth church in Cleveland recently held a six-week evangelistic series themed “Our World in Crisis: Are You Ready?” Stephen D. Lewis, evangelist for Present Truth Ministry, presented Bible truth on topics such as the law of God, the Sabbath, the state of the dead and the plan of salvation. He also presented counsel for married couples and singles. Each evening he quizzed the attendees to see what they had learned from the previous night.