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Kettering College Supports Ukrainian Student Initiative

Story by Ivan Riapolov

In the wake of the devastating invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, countless young lives were thrown into turmoil, with uncertainty clouding their dreams of education. When the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists created an Education Emergency Response plan for Ukrainian students, Kettering College responded by developing a Ukrainian Student Initiative (USI) on our campus. As a result, 34 students from Ukraine are now studying at Kettering College to continue their education, safely away from the war in their country.

Interim Principal Spencer Hannah Joins Spring Valley Academy

Spencer and Eva Hannah will be serving at Spring Valley Academy.

Story by Angela Peach

Spring Valley Academy (SVA) is pleased to welcome Spencer Hannah as the 2023–24 interim principal. With Darren Wilkins accepting the position of vice president for Student Life at Walla Walla University (Wash.) after 10 years as principal, the Board of Trustees faced the nearly impossible task of replacing him. But with Hannah retiring from College View Academy in Lincoln, Neb., in June, God led the board to offer him to fill the position.

Hispanic Camp Meeting in Ohio Focuses on Church Planting

In recognition for their efforts in church planting, leaders Elian Maldonado from the Cincinnati church plant; Luis Roque from the Vandalia church plant; Clerius Joseph from the Haitian church plant; and Augusto Perez from the Middletown church plant, hold certificates.

Story by Francis Tuffour

Non-Denominational Pastors Accept Adventist Message

Giles McGill, president of the Abokin Evangelistic group in Africa, and Sampson Twumasi, pastor of the Columbus Ghanaian church, distribute Bibles to Sunday-keeping pastors during a graduation ceremony.

Story by Bob Cundiff

Ohio Conference Welcomes 82 Through Baptism

Ohio Conference of Seventh-day Adventists celebrates mass baptisms in May 2023. Image by Carolina Simpson.

Story by Francis Tuffour

Last weekend, the Ohio Conference hosted a mass baptism of 82 people at Delaware State Park. The event was a culmination of the 2023 initiative, a conference-wide evangelistic drive started in 2021, with the goal of baptizing 2,023 members by this year.