Allegheny West Conference | Seventh-day Adventist Church

Shiloh Church Guest, Recovering Addict Throws Party for God

Wilbur Davis, a Shiloh church community attendee and recovering addict, celebrates God with Shiloh member Rick Howard.

Story by Allegheny West Conference Staff

Birthday parties, retirement goodbyes, anniversary celebrations and many other occasions are reasons worthy to come together and celebrate, but has anyone ever thrown a party for God? Wilbur Davis, an individual who regularly attends the Shiloh Cincinnati church, decided to do just that.

When it Comes to Evangelism, Are We Getting it Right?

Pastors from the Mountain View Conference pray during the Columbia Union Conference's Transformational Evangelism event. Photograph by Brian Tagalog

Story by V. Michelle Bernard / Photos by Brian Tagalog

Historically, the Seventh-day Adventist Church has relied heavily on old-style revival efforts, prophecy seminars in public spaces and other traditional forms of evangelism. In the last 20 years, popular speakers have transmitted their sermons to local churches via satellite—all to share the unique Seventh-day Adventist message.

Adventists Rally to Help Survivors Following Ohio Tornadoes

Grandview Hospital employees worked with employees from the Harrison Township Police office (pictured right) and members from an area church in Northridge to provide water to impacted area residents.

Story by Heidi Shoemaker and Visitor Staff

Hispanic Small Groups Celebrate 987 Baptisms

The Vida Nueva small group started meeting after 14 members from Allegheny West Conference’s Central Hispanic Church in Cincinnati, and their friends and family created a small group to reach the local Honduran immigrant community, another fruit of Vida GPS.

Story by V. Michelle Bernard

Southeast Provides Food for Cleveland Police

Story by Bryant Smith

The youth of the Southeast church in Cleveland recently had the opportunity to make a difference. Members Angel and Ed Howard discovered that many times police officers cannot take a formal lunch because of their duties. Wanting to help, Angel came up with the idea to deliver snacks to the officers. She mentioned it to fellow member Tonyia Williams who agreed the youth could participate.