Blog by Rob Vandeman
Who We Are, How We Serve
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.
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.
For 60 years WGTS 91.9 has served Washington, D.C., and shared Christ. See a timeline of their history here.
1957
WGTS is the first non-commercial radio station to start operating in the Washington, D.C., area.
1960
The station’s power increases from 10 watts to 10,000 watts, and another power increase is completed in the mid-1960s.
1966
WGTS is the first non-commercial radio station to broadcast in stereo in Washington, D.C.
1972
Don Martin, WAU alumnus and current board member, becomes the first full-time manager of the station.
1982
The station starts broadcasting 18 hours a day.
Story by WGTS Staff
On May 8, 1957, in the basement of the men’s dormitory on the campus of then Washington Missionary College, WGTS 91.9 started broadcasting on a 10-watt transmitter, covering a scant square mile in Takoma Park, Md.
The call letters—WGTS—echoed the college’s motto “Gateway to Service.”
Historia de Personal de WGTS
El 8 de mayo de 1957, en el sótano del hogar de varones en el campus del entonces Colegio Misionero de Washington, WGTS 91.9 comenzó a emitir en un transmisor de 10 vatios, cubriendo apenas una milla cuadrada en Takoma Park, Md.
Las letras—WGTS—se hicieron eco del lema de la universidad “Gateway to Service”.
Story by V. Michelle Bernard
In 2016 conferences within the Columbia Union territory started 50 new church plants, the most in the North American Division (NAD) that year. To make this possible, the union provided $67,500, and solicited $250,000 from the NAD and General Conference, reports Frank Bondurant, vice president for Ministries Development.