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Southern California Conference Responds to the January 2025 Wildfires
A series of fires erupted in southern California on Tuesday, January 7, 2025, amid extremely dry and windy weather conditions. As of January 9 the death toll is seven; thousands of homes have been destroyed. The largest blaze, the Pacific Palisades Fire, is now considered the most destructive in Los Angeles City history. This release contains information about what the Southern California Conference is doing to respond immediately to the crisis caused by the fires.
Walla Walla University Theology Students Intern Across North Pacific Union Conference
The North Pacific Union summer ministerial internship is a wonderful opportunity for Walla Walla University (WWU) theology and religious studies majors interested in pastoral ministry. Through this 10-week program, students earn full-time practical experience under the mentorship of skilled North Pacific Union Conference (NPUC) pastors, strengthening their understanding of what pastoral careers look like.
Andrews University Receives Major Grant from Lilly Endowment Inc.
Andrews University has received a grant of $6,326,735 from Lilly Endowment Inc. through its Ministry in Rural Areas and Small Towns Initiative. The aim of the initiative is to provide resources to help churches in rural areas and small towns enhance the vitality of their ministries and strengthen the leadership of the pastors and lay leaders who guide them.
More Than One
Many people turn to social media to cope with feelings of loneliness, but there is ongoing debate on the health impacts. Some find that the digital space helps to connect with family and friends, while others experience greater feelings of loneliness the more time they spend in the digital world. How can both be true?
Adventist Health Bicycle Donation Aims to Boost School Retention and Physical Activity in Mexico
Adventist Health and World Vision International have partnered to donate and distribute dozens of bicycles to middle school and high school students in Northern Mexico. The project, Bicycles That Change Lives, aims to reduce school dropout rates and encourage physical activity.
Reach, Reclaim, Retain at eHuddle 2022
The seventh annual North American Division eHuddle took place online on Feb. 15-16, 2022. Defined by Jose Cortes Jr., associate director for evangelism at the NAD, as “an evangelism and leadership think tank,” eHuddle is an opportunity for pastors, laypastors, and elders to gather as a collective mind and regroup about what "evangelism" means to the church in the current environment.
Local Conference, Volunteers Reach the Mayfield Community in Kentucky After Devastation from December Tornadoes
Johnny Rodman, member of Oasis Church, in Portland, Tennessee, was shocked at the immense destruction that surrounded him. He had just come from helping in Bowling Green, Kentucky, after a series of tornadoes swept through Kentucky and Tennessee on the night of December 10, 2021, and morning of December 11. Now, he stood in Mayfield, Kentucky, where extensive devastation left a community wondering how they would recover.
In the Atlantic Union, Northeastern Conference Establishes a Virtual Church
On Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022, the Northeastern Conference Executive Committee made conference history by establishing its first virtual church. Members voted The Living Manna First Online Seventh-day Adventist Church and announced that Ivor Myers will serve as pastor.