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Adventist Community Services of Greater Washington Recommended by Washingtonian Magazine

Story by ACSGW Staff

Adventist Community Services of Greater Washington (ACSGW) is one of 24 regional charities recently recognized in The Washingtonian magazine's "Doing Good" feature that recommends area nonprofits to support with holiday season giving.

The Washingtonian recognized ACSGW for its work providing local residents necessities such as food and clothing, as well as technology education and job training.

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Potomac Member Helps 20 Attend Adventist Schools

Robell Yigebaha is one of the more than 20 students from immigrant, community families that Genet Berhane, a Capital Memorial church member, has helped attend Adventist schools.

Story by Tiffany Doss

Potomac Conference Celebrates 215 Baptisms

Story by Visitor Staff

Members from 30 Hispanic churches across the Potomac Conference recently gathered at the Southern Asian church in Silver Spring, Md., to celebrate 215 baptisms during “Pentecostes Now.” Thirty evangelists, led by Pastor Abel Pacheco, president of the Salvadoran Union, joined Potomac pastors to preach during 30 series across the conference and visit attendees in their homes.

The pastors who conducted the meetings each shared testimonies and reports from the event. The 215 baptisms are part of the 2,498 that have taken place in Columbia Union Hispanic churches in 2017. Members from around the union will gather to celebrate these evangelism efforts at Vivangelismo 2017, December 8 -10 in Ocean City, Md.

Adventist Communicators “Build Bridges” at Portland Convention

Kevin Krueger, WGTS; LaTasha Hewitt, Allegheny East Conference; V. Michelle Bernard, Columbia Union Conference; Celeste Ryan Blyden, Columbia Union; Jessica Beans, Kettering College; Andre Hastick, Chesapeake Conference; Heidi Shoemaker, Ohio Conference, Cheryl McKy, Adventist HealthCare; Debra Anderson, Potomac Conference; and Ricardo Bacchus, Columbia Union. Photo by Pieter Damsteegt

October 2017 Feature: Called

Story by Oksana Wetmore

Over the past five years, the number of women in pastoral ministry within the Columbia Union Conference has grown to 40. Meet six women pastors who reflect on their call to ministry, as well as their challenges, successes and blessings.

Heather Crews
Mentored for Ministry

Growing up in a dual pastors’ family, Heather Crews was no stranger to a pastor’s lifestyle. As a 9-year-old heading from one church service to another, she recalls being a strong-willed pastor’s kid, grabbing at every chance to delve into challenging Bible discussions with her father. “It was a joy to travel with my dad on the open road between Bible studies,” she says.