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25 Allegheny East 27 Allegheny West News & Features 29 Chesapeake 31 Highland View Academy 33 Mountain View 6 | You Are Here 35 Mount Vernon Academy Whether you’re in Worthington or Wilmington, Reading or 36 Spring Valley Academy Richmond, you are part of the great Columbia Union family. Our 37 New Jersey union was founded in 1907 with 187 churches and 5,320 members. 39 Ohio Today our church family has grown to include eight conferences, two healthcare networks with 12 hospitals, 93 elementary and secondary 41 Pennsylvania schools, a medical college, a university and numerous community- 43 Potomac based ministries. Check out our map to learn more about our 45 Takoma Academy members, ministries and services. 47 Washington Adventist University 8 | Road Trip Columbia Union 52 | Bulletin Board Compiled by Trevor Delafield and Beth Michaels

Pack your bags, buckle in the kids, fire up your GPS and journey with us 55 | Whole Health around the Columbia Union territory. Discover how the Seventh-day Lilly Tryon Adventist work was started in our 10 largest metropolitan areas and what many of our churches are doing today to reach people for Christ. STAY CONNECTED

columbiaunion.org Editorial EDWARD MOTSCHIEDLER On the Web Adventists Are Everywhere Live Streaming - Watch President Dave Weigley's (pictured) report to he first time I attended a Seventh-day members at the 26th Constituency Session of the Adventist church, I made sure I wore my Columbia Union Tperfect attendance pin from the Lutheran Conference, live church. I was 12 years old and went to a small via the Internet on Sabbath, April 16 church in the suburbs of Baltimore with my at 8 p.m. The mother. I thought it would be a one-time visit to report will include the only Saturday-keeping church in the world. video segments, live interviews, and highlights from churches, members, Sixty years and about 160 churches later, I ministries, union leaders and am still going to Adventist churches. I have discovered that Adventist administrators from our healthcare churches and institutions are everywhere. I have visited Adventist networks and Washington Adventist hospitals in Nepal, Trinidad, Venezuela, Tanzania and Lesotho. I University. Visit columbiaunion.org/ constituency for details. have visited Adventist colleges in India, Peru and Kenya and Adventist churches in Dominica, Columbia, The Gambia, Russia, Podcast - This month's Visitor Cuba and South Africa. provides a look at the 10 major met - ropolitan areas in the mid-Atlantic I have driven up and down the roads of the eight-state Columbia United States and how Adventists Union territory, visiting hospitals, church schools, community services minister in each area. One place not centers, academies and churches. I’ve been to an Indonesian church to be missed is the nature center at Mt. Aetna Camp and Retreat Center in New Jersey, a Hungarian church in Ohio and a Hispanic church in in Hagerstown, Md. It houses static Maryland. I may have even worshipped at your church. displays of thousands of natural specimens. Showcases filled with WHAT HAVE I LEARNED? seashells and minerals from I have learned that Adventist churches are different. Some churches around the are large and have hundreds in attendance on Sabbath, while others world line the are small with just a handful of members. We worship using different walls. Large dioramas styles, languages and music. Some churches have children every - containing where; others have no children at all. Many churches are like the fullsize mam - United Nations, with people from around the world and many ethnic mals, birds and plants illustrate the habitats of backgrounds represented. the Chesapeake Bay watershed and I have also learned that Adventist churches are the same. We other regions of the world. The live study the same Sabbath School lesson, believe the same doctrines animal room, which draws the most and enjoy the same fellowship. We wash each other’s feet, pray for repeat visitors, contains turtles, frogs, fish, lizards and salamanders, those in need and support the church with our tithe and offerings. a few birds, the occasional small Every church has wonderful cooks who joyfully share their skills on mammal and more than a dozen potluck Sabbath. And, we all want to be faithful to our mission of snakes. In this interview, director Glen Milam and camp naturalist sharing God’s love and plan for us. Joel Springer will share more about As you attend your church this Sabbath, rejoice that someone this educational ministry that draws introduced you to the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Rejoice in thousands of visitors each year and is open on Sabbath from 2-5 p.m. knowing that you have brothers and sisters in faith throughout the eight conferences of the Columbia Union and around the world. Facebook - Have you become a Adventists, indeed, are everywhere. Determine to help your church "fan" of our Visitor Facebook page fulfill the denominational mission of leading people to accept Jesus yet? Join us to keep up with the latest news, share your comments, and as their personal Savior and unite with His church in preparing promote your upcoming church and them for His soon return. school events. We'd also like to see photos of past events, learn more about your ministries and hear your Edward Motschiedler recently retired from denominational employ - story ideas. ment, but not from the service of helping to build the kingdom of God.

APRIL 2011 | 3 Newsline CELESTE RYAN BLYDEN

FROM THE PULPIT Washington Adventist University Looks “If you think today there to Open Branch Campus at AUC is no urgency to be ready to meet Jesus, then you Early last month, the “Our desire is to build upon the have been deceived.” Washington Adventist University rich heritage they’ve established (WAU) Board of Trustees voted a with a focus on the future.” Memorandum of Understanding Norman Wendth, PhD, presi - with Atlantic Union College (AUC). dent of AUC, added, “I have This document calls for the two believed for many years that to institutions to work toward an unite Atlantic Union College with agreement to establish a branch Washington Adventist University campus of Washington Adventist would create a truly impressive University at Atlantic Union educational institution. I am deeply College in South Lancaster, Mass. pleased that we can respond to WAU would lease the facilities of AUC’s accreditation challenge in Dan Jackson, president of the AUC and become the sole provider such a historically significant way.” North American Division, speaking of higher education at the New The expansion positions WAU last month at the Columbia Union Adventist-laymen's Services and England location. All provisions to serve the educational needs of Industries Convention at Trinity are dependent upon approval from students in 15 states in the Mid- Temple church in Newark, N.J. the required accrediting and Atlantic and Northeastern United Look for an article and video regulatory agencies. States and the island of Bermuda. about this organization in June. This move follows a recent Officials from both entities will decision by the New England now work together to complete a Pennsylvania Names Association of Schools and Colleges formal and binding agreement. New Vice President to discontinue AUC’s accreditation This process will address key ques - The Pennsylvania Conference July 31 for financial reasons. tions about governance, academic Executive Committee recently “We’re grateful that our enroll - programs and services to facilitate elected William Peterson to the ment growth and financial posi - a smooth transition for both cur - role of vice president for Mission tion enables us to continue to rent and future students. WAU will and Administration. Peterson, a provide accredited higher educa - then develop a business plan and native Pennsylvanian, has served tion to the community and con - seek approval from their governing as assistant stituents that Atlantic Union boards, as well as state, regional to the presi - College serves,” said Weymouth and church accrediting agencies. dent for Spence, EdD, president of WAU. Updates will be posted at wau.edu. Mission for 11 years. He L E

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You Are Here.

Whether you’re in Worthington or Wilmington, Reading or Richmond, you are part of the Columbia Union family. Our union was founded in 1907 with 187 churches and 5,320 members. Today our church family has grown to include eight conferences, two healthcare networks with 13 hospitals, 93 elementary and secondary schools, a medical college, a university and numerous community-based ministries (see map). Each Sabbath some 136,000 Seventh-day Adventist believers worship in 773 churches and companies across the eight states that comprise the Mid-Atlantic region. Because we believe that Jesus is soon to return, we’re doing all we can to share His love and prepare people in this territory to meet Him.

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Get More: Learn more about the Columbia Union Conference, including our history, past presidents, mission and current priorities at columbiaunion.org/aboutus. CONFERENCES —The Columbia Union Conference provides administrative support for eight local conferences, an eight-state area (including the District of Columbia): Allegheny East, Allegheny West, Chesapeake, Mountain View, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Potomac and Ohio.

EDUCATION — Currently there are Hackettstown Regional Medical Center 70 elementary schools, 14 junior academies, nine academies HOMELAND MISSIONS —The Columbia Union (day/boarding) and Conference annually provides sponsorships to the 499 teachers who are local field to assist with church planting, laity training, driving education min - evangelism initiatives, metropolitan ministries, young istry in the Columbia adult-led ministries and innovative endeavors. Over Union. The union also the last five years, the union has returned well over $1 runs a medical college million to local conferences to seed 32 such projects. and a liberal arts university. Kettering College in Kettering, Ohio, offers graduate RADIO MINISTRY —The radio station WGTS 91.9 and undergraduate degrees as well as certificate pro - FM, owned and operated by Washington Adventist grams in health sciences. Washington Adventist University, uses their newly established chaplaincy University (WAU) in Takoma Park, Md., operates a ministry to help them better minister to their 600,000 three-school model with 32 undergraduate and eight listeners and connect them with Adventist churches. graduate degree programs. They do this through prayer ministry, mission trips, weekly worship services and other events. CAMPGROUNDS AND RETREAT CENTERS —Each conference operates camp - MULTILINGUAL grounds and/or retreat centers throughout the union’s MINISTRIES —The union territory. The facilities are used for summer camps, started this new department health retreats, conven - in 2007, which has since tions and numerous helped plant seven outreach ministries. churches and coordi - nate discipleship ADVENTIST training programs for BOOK 445 students. Hispanic CENTERS — members, the union’s Conferences run six fastest growing cultural group, now claim more such centers around than 21,500 members and 162 churches. There the union where they sell is also growth in Haitian, Ghanaian and Korean Bibles, literature and vegetarian food and hold out - communities, among others. reach and educational events for their communities. MISSIONS ABROAD —With support from its HEALTHCARE NETWORKS —The union two healthcare networks, the union lends its sup - oversees two healthcare networks: Kettering port to overseas projects. Efforts during the past Adventist HealthCare based in Kettering, Ohio, and five years include building a dormitory for a school Adventist HealthCare based in Rockville, Md. Under in India, donating a passenger van to church work - their combined 12 hospitals and numerous other ers running an AIDS program in Africa, building a health institutions, they employ 17,500 professionals church in South Africa and constructing a surgery and annually serve more than 100,000 patients. center for a health clinic in the Congo.

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1876 —D.M. Canright organized the first two churches in Maryland, and the first Adventists were baptized in the Calverton area of Baltimore. 1899 —Delaware, Maryland and the District of Columbia were assigned to the newly organized Chesapeake Conference. Review and Herald P ublishing Association 1924 —Adventists purchased an estate in Catonsville, which served as a campsite until 1971, when it was moved to Hagerstown. That estate was later purchased for the Chesapeake Conference headquarters. Now

The Baltimore First church, an historic congregation in Ellicott City, started Crossroads Adventist School in 1996. • Berea Temple, organized in 1900, was designated in 1974 as an historic landmark. • The Liberty church ministers to the home - less, operates a soup kitchen and food pantry and runs a computer-training program. • Miracle Temple has a television network and runs an outreach ministry that provides afterschool activities, exercise classes, health fairs, Bible studies and a GED program. They also provide temporary housing for ex-offenders in transition and send prisoners’ children to summer Baltimo camp. Baltimore Spanish church members offer re First Ch • urch, 191 health seminars and training to residents. 3 Next Members: 5,700 • Miracle Temple’s Spring Fling Churches: 30 Community Fair May 1 Schools: 5 • Maryland Men of Faith Conference October 1 The Review and Herald Publishing Association’s • Established in 1860 by Seventh-day Adventist 12th annual 5k Fun Run/Walk in October • Church co-founder James White, the Review and Don’t Miss Herald Publishing Association is the church’s oldest institution. Located on 127 acres in Hagerstown, Md., • Crossroads Adventist School’s “Fun with it is known for publishing The Bible Story by “Uncle Magnets” exhibit and presentation at Port Arthur,” magazines such as the Adventist Review, Discovery Children’s Museum April 19. Vibrant Life and Message and numerous books.

APRIL 2011 | 9 DAYTON/CINCINNATI

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1844 —Cincinnati was once home to a large number the governor’s office on of Millerites. One congregation built a tabernacle faith-based initiatives and where William Miller lectured to a crowd of 4,000. operate a community book - store where they host seminars 1895 —Dayton’s first Adventist church organized and exhibits. Kettering Adventist with 17 members under the • HealthCare operates seven hospitals. leadership of Pastor W.L. Iles. • Kettering College offers certificate programs, 1964 —Eugene and Virginia associate and bachelor’s degrees and a Master Kettering, son and daughter- of Physician Assistant Studies. • Spring Valley in-law of inventor Charles F. Academy in Centerville has been rated among the Kettering, called on the top five private schools in the state. Adventist Church to build a hos - pital and school in honor of his life and work. Kettering College Members: 5,000 opened three years later. Churches: 25 Now Schools: 3 The Cincinnati Shiloh church, founded in the 1920s, is one of the country’s historically African-American Next congregations. • Cincinnati Junior Academy is a mission school where four out of five students are • Stillwater church’s community picnic and not Adventist. • The Good Neighbor House (GNH), health fair held each Labor Day supported by all Dayton-area churches, provides Kettering and Centerville churches’ CHIP basic social and clinical services to the working • programs hosted each spring and fall poor with no health coverage. • Cincinnati Village church • GNH’s fundraising golf event held each summer members collaborate with • Ohio Conference’s seventh Conference on Innovation October 2-4 Don’t Miss • Kettering church’s Casavant pipe organ, originally built in 1971.

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1903 —Ellen G. White addressed a large rally under a tent pitched in Liberty Park. 1920 —George T. Harding II started Harding Hospital, an Adventist sanitarium in Worthington. It remains a leading psychiatric hospital, now run by The Ohio State University (OSU) Medical Center. 1939 —Worthington Foods and professor emeritus at opened and remained the The Ohio State University. He hospital’s neighboring was recently inducted into the institution for decades. Ohio Civil Rights Hall of Fame. se oolhou 1982 —Renowned evangelist Next ve Sch tt’s Gro E.E. Cleveland who baptized Love thousands during his lifetime, • Ohio Conference’s ACTS ’11 held his last major campaign Bible conference October 22 in Columbus. • Ephesus church’s centennial celebration this July Now • Beacon of Hope’s community basketball tournament and festival August 7 Every Tuesday Worthington church members host a community haystack lunch followed by an evening Don’t Miss support group for the unemployed. The Columbus • The little schoolhouse in Lovett’s Grove (now Ghanaian church, the largest Twi-speaking, Christian • Bowling Green) where Ellen White experienced her congregation in the Midwest, sponsors a summer “Great Controversy” vision in March 1858. school and after-school tutoring program for immi - grant children. • The Ohio Conference launched • Allegheny West Conference’s basketball league new campus ministries at several state universities. that involves 28 teams from 11 churches, which • The Mount Vernon Hill church holds services once culminates in the Final Four Basketball a month for special needs people in the community. Championship and concert each March. • Founded in 1893, Mount Vernon Academy in Mount Vernon remains the Adventist Church’s oldest boarding school. • Frank Hale Jr., PhD, former Oakwood University (Ala.) president, is a vice provost Members: 2,950 Churches: 15 Schools: 5

APRIL 2011 | 11 CLEVELAND Then Members: 8,150 1851 —Due to the work of evangelist H.S. Case, a small group of Adventists met in a house church. Churches: 39 1925 —Ramah Junior Academy opened. Schools: 2 1958 —The General Conference Session was held in the Cleveland Public Auditorium. Next 1966 —C.D. Brooks, then • Cleveland Hungarian church’s Bible pastor of the Glenville church, conference July 1-3 was voted as a Columbia • Walk of Faith’s We Care Expo and Union Conference field secre - community fair August 7 tary, leading a new wave of African-Americans elected to Don’t Miss union and General Conference officer positions. • The Glenville church, an historic African-American congregation established in 1918, which is the largest Now area church with about 1,400 members. They have planted five churches, hold a popular Wednesday night Walk of Faith Fellowship meets in a community youth prayer service and are developing a television show. service center where they also serve Sabbath morning breakfast to the homeless. They also operate an after-school center for teens. • The Warren church is part of an interfaith coalition helping families in need. • The Southeast church operates many community outreach projects, including a coat and shoe drive.

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1874 —The Vineland, N.J., church was the first congregation organized in the region. 1889 —D.T. Fero organized a church in Philadelphia. 1891 —The first church was reported in Wilmington, Del. Now

The Germantown (Pa.) church collaborates with an interfaith network to provide housing for displaced families. • The Adventist Humanitarian Resource Center (AHRC) provides adult mentors to area youth and connects under - served and unemployed residents with resources. • Philly’s Chestnut Hill church runs a youth evangelistic and colporteuring program. • The Maranatha Romanian church in Hazelton, Pa., offers piano and English lessons to residents. • The West Wilmington (Del.) church runs a community services center and homeless ministry. • The W.C. Atkinson Members: 10,810 Center in Coatesville, Pa., runs a community services Churches: 69 center and provides meals, services and housing to homeless men and veterans. • Newly planted Grace Schools: 4 Outlet in Reading, Pa., ministers to former members and unchurched young adults. • Allegheny East Conference’s 33rd annual Next Fit 4 You health retreat July 17-31 • Community fairs by Jersey City (August 19-21), Don’t Miss Southwest Philadelphia (August 21) and Boulevard church with AHRC (September 4) • Veggie Philly cheesesteaks at The Basic 4 Vegetarian Snack Bar, owned and operated for Pennsylvania Korean church’s • 30 years by Ebenezer church member Alfoncie annual NEWSTART Bethea, at the Reading Terminal Market. program September 25-October 1 • Alan and Gwen Foster directing an annual performance of Handel’s Messiah at the Ebenezer Chestnut Hill’s • church, December 17, which celebrates their vegetarian Smart centennial this year. Suppers May 15, July 31 and November 6 • A visit to an Underground Railroad site, now home to Pine Forge Academy in Pine Forge, Pa., which boasts a world-class choir.

APRIL 2011 | 13 NEWARK

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1874 —Mahum Orcutt organized a group of 15 in area youth to break the cycle of abuse and neglect. South Vineland. • Through Adventist Community Development Services, several area churches are addressing 1890 —E.E. Franke’s Jersey City evangelistic meet - family and youth needs in the community. The La ings yielded 47 baptisms and a church plant. • Esperanza Spanish church in Union City ministers to 1901 —Thousands witness the baptism of 60 in the their community with life skills training, Bible studies Delaware River. and groceries distributed weekly after Sabbath wor - ship. Each fall Trinity Temple, one of the oldest 1901 —The New Jersey Conference was organized • area churches, distributes hundreds of book bags, and headquartered in Paterson with 14 churches, filled with school supplies, to community children. two ministers and 386 members. In 1904 it moved to Trenton. Next 1955 —First Spanish congregation, Paterson Passaic Spanish I’s sixth annual health fair June 5 Temple, organized. • • First Filipino church’s annual health and lifestyle Now seminar in August The First Church of Newark offers free legal aid, ESL Don’t Miss classes and women’s health seminars to residents and runs a food pantry. • The Church of the Oranges • North Jersey Ministerium’s Unity Day convocation in Orange runs the Community Family Enrichment July 31. Some 25 churches will gather at the Tranquil Services Center to address health, family and educa - Valley Retreat Center in Tranquility for a day of inter - tional needs. • The Montclair church hosts Life Skills national worship and celebration. Academy, an annual summer youth mentoring program. • The Teaneck church also runs a mentoring program for Members: 6,300 Churches: 30 Schools: 4

Paters on Temp le, 1955 PITTSBURGH

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1879 —Pennsylvania became its own conference with 42 churches and 914 members. 1883 —Work in Pittsburgh began and included a branch of the Health and Temperance Association. A year later, the church opened a city mission and its first congregation. Now

The Rock of Faith church coordinates a weekly youth mentoring program at the local recreational center. • The Greater Pittsburgh Metro Ministry (GPMM) in Carnegie is a community services Members: 2,100 center and church plant that involves various Churches: 14 initiatives, including a bookstore and café and programs for teens. • The Pittsburgh church per - Schools: 0 forms annual area cleanups, holds biannual food drives and runs a monthly blanket ministry for area hospitals and veterans. • Each spring Ethnan Temple performs a bike blessing for local motorcy - clists and every month serves vegetarian food samples at a local grocery store. Next • Rummage sales to benefit Pittsburgh Pathfinders and Adventurers, April 24 and October 30 • Pittsburgh church’s annual international food festival to benefit ADRA projects August 28 E thnan Temple, 1971 Y E L D A R P S L U A P Y B O T O H P Don’t Miss • Prayer warrior Mamie Clemons, 94, of the Hilltop church and her prayer wall, which features photos of the 600 people for whom she has prayed. • The playground 400 GPMM volunteers built to reduce crime and revitalize Carnegie.

APRIL 2011 | 15 WASHINGTON, D.C., METRO & NORTHERN VIRGINIA

Then recently opened a community center with a medical clinic, gymnasium, banquet hall and conference center. 1876 —J.O. Corliss and E.B. Lane helped start • The Sligo church in Takoma Park, one of the largest Adventist work in Virginia. Corliss also organized the Adventist congregations in North America, is very first Adventist church in Washington, D.C., in 1889. engaged in community advocacy. • The Capital 1894 —A few members of the First Memorial church in D.C., established in 1902, holds an church in D.C. helped establish a outdoor church service in a local park every summer. church in Arlington, Va. This was • The Takoma Park church, established in 1904, later H.M.S. Richards’ first church recently planted the union’s first Oromo Ethiopian con - as a new pastoral graduate of gregation. • Adventist Community Services of Greater Washington Missionary College Washington is a coalition of seven area churches that (now Washington Adventist offers food, a thrift store, computer and ESL classes University) in Takoma Park, Md. and a variety of resources to low-income families. • First church in D.C. runs an emergency food pantry 1903 —After a fire destroyed the and serves hot meals four times a week to residents in Review and Herald Publishing Association, it was need. The Washington Spanish church in Silver temporarily housed near the U.S. Capitol. • Spring birthed Hispanic work in the nation’s capital in Now 1957 with 46 charter members. Today there are nearly 10,000 Spanish-speaking Adventists in the region and The Southern Asian church in Silver Spring, Md., is some 60 churches. the largest Southern Asian Adventist congregation outside of Southern Asia. • The Metropolitan Members: 41,000 church in Hyattsville, Md., Churches: 95 Schools: 10 Next • Deaf Evangelistic Adventist Fellowship’s 11th annual Deaf Eastern Autumn Revival October 27-30 • Capital Memorial church’s International Food Fair May 15 • WAU Music Department’s Tenebrae Good Friday service April 22 and Christmas concert December 2 Don’t Miss • The Potomac Adventist Book and Health Food Store in Silver Spring, Md., which opened in 1905, is one of the largest distribu - tors of Bibles, Christian books and vegetarian Adventist World Headquarters products in North America. RICHMOND

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1883 —After relocating from Oswego, N.Y., the Oscar Fenton Dart family became the first Adventists in Richmond. 1894 —The Virginia Conference was headquartered here until it cademy Richmond A moved to New Market in 1900. 1895 —The Richmond church (now called Patterson Avenue) was organized with 28 charter members. 1911 —Richmond Academy of Seventh-day Adventists opened. Now Vir ginia Stat The Far West End church is a young e Capitol and growing congregation that focuses on small groups and personal ministries. • The Courthouse Road church has an active prison ministries team, hosts finan - cial seminars for the community and sup - Members: 2,100 ports a building project in Cambodia. • The Patterson Avenue church, the oldest area congrega - Churches: 12 tion, regularly sponsors spaghetti dinners for the homeless and hosts health and cooking classes. • Schools: 2 The Richmond Brazilian church offers community services and spiritual support to Portuguese resi - winning drum corp on Pathfinder Day—April 30— dents. The Prentis Park church in Portsmouth • and at other venues around the city. provides the community with HIV testing, preven - tion education and patient services. • The • The renowned Blue Ridge Bells handbell choir Meadowbridge church in Mechanicsville runs a from C.F. Richards Junior Academy in Staunton who monthly vegetarian supper club and regularly performed at the 55th presidential inauguration and distributes literature at the local flea market. other notable events. Next • Far West End’s StepFast health seminar April 3-May 8 • Calvary church’s fourth annual block party August 21 Don’t Miss • A chance to watch a performance of the Ephesus church Rams Pathfinder Club’s award-

APRIL 2011 | 17 CHARLESTON

Then is a quality day care, adult education center and free medical clinic, operated by the Summersville church 1903 —R.G. Patterson and “Elder Trough” held a and located about two hours from Charleston. The tent meeting in St. Albans, W.Va., that resulted in the • Berea church coordinates a weekly children’s pro - area’s first congregation. gram involving kids from the community. Next • Mountain View Conference’s fourth annual wellness camp May 8-22 • Mountain View’s first COMPEL Mission mobile evangelistic training event September 6–November 27 Don’t Miss • Agricultural, vegan cooking and health classes by Spencer church members Bob and Lynnita Gregory at their farm in Minnora (bereagardens.org). They’ll also hold some training events this fall. 1939 —Robert • Country Life Natural Foods L. Boothby and owned and operated by Glenville church members song leader David and Alice Meyer. Opened in the 70s, it remains Leslie Mansell held one of the few health food stores in the state. meetings at a tem - porary tabernacle Members: 300 constructed on Virginia Street West that resulted in 175 baptisms. Churches: 2 1961 —The Charleston church’s community services Schools: 0 group provided important relief efforts following the city’s worst flood July 20. Now

The Mountain View Conference is headquartered in Parkersburg, about an hour and a half from Charleston. During the next three years, they are implementing an aggressive evangelistic cam - paign in Charleston. • The Parkersburg church has operated the NewStart Thrift Mart since 2007. • The Charleston “Boulevard” church, an historic congregation, operates a food pantry, prepares meals for those in need and spends Sabbath afternoons distributing literature. • Friends R Fun 18 | VISITOR

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Statement of Policy—Nondiscrimination in Adventist Schools The Seventh-day Adventist Church, in all of its church-operated schools, admits students of any race to all privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at its schools and makes no discrimination on the basis of race, color, creed, gender, handicap, ethnic background or national origin in the administration of education policies, applications for admission, scholarship or loan programs and extracurricular programs. The governing body of the Church has ruled officially, and in practice abides by, the following policies:

1. Equal employment opportunities shall be afforded, with no discrimina - New Jersey— Cohansey Christian School, Collingwood Park Seventh-day tion in recruitment or hiring against any employee or application because Adventist School, Delaware Valley Junior Academy, Lake Nelson Seventh- of race, color, ethnic background, country of origin, age or sex except day Adventist School, Meadow View Junior Academy, Tranquility Adventist where age or sex is a bona fide occupational qualification. School, Vineland Regional Adventist School, Waldwick Adventist School 2. Preferential hiring shall be practiced only on the basis of freely chosen adher - Ohio— Cincinnati Junior Academy, Clarksfield Seventh-day Adventist ence to Adventist tenets essential to the operation of an Adventist institution. School, Eastwood Seventh-day Adventist Junior Academy, Elyria Christian Academy, Lancaster Seventh-day Adventist School, Lima Seventh-day 3. Compensation and benefits will be administered without regard to race, Adventist School, Mansfield Seventh-day Adventist School, Mayfair color, ethnic background, country of origin, creed, age or sex except Christian School, Mount Vernon Academy, Mount Vernon Seventh-day where age or sex is a bona fide occupational qualification. Adventist Elementary School, Newark Seventh-day Adventist School, Piqua Seventh-day Adventist Christian School, Spring Valley Academy, 4. Decisions for the promotion of employees will be based upon the quali - Toledo Junior Academy, Twin Oaks Seventh-day Adventist School, fications of an individual as related to the requirements of the position for Worthington Adventist Academy, Zanesville Seventh-day Adventist which he or she is being considered. Elementary School 5. Inasmuch as the personal life and professional identity of an individual Pennsylvania— Adventist Christian School of Erie, Blue Mountain are inseparable, all employees are expected to conform to the standards Academy, Blue Mountain Seventh-day Adventist Elementary School, of conduct that are in harmony with Seventh-day Adventist practices. Central Penn Christian School, Fairview Village Adventist School, Allegheny East— Baltimore Adventist Academy, Calvary Adventist School, Gettysburg Seventh-day Adventist Adventist School, Harrisburg Adventist DuPont Park Adventist School, Ephesus Adventist School, George E. School, Huntingdon Valley Christian Academy, Irvin Comstock Adventist Peters Adventist School, Hillside Adventist School, Jessie R. Wagner School, Lehigh Valley Seventh-day Adventist Elementary School, Adventist School, Pine Forge Academy, Sharon Temple Adventist School, Mountain View Christian School, Reading Adventist Junior Academy, Trinity Temple Adventist School, Wilbert F. Mays Adventist School Stroudsburg Seventh-day Adventist School, Wyoming Valley Seventh-day Adventist Elementary School, York Adventist Junior Academy Allegheny West— Columbus Adventist Academy, Ramah Junior Academy Potomac— Beltsville Adventist School, C.F. Richards Junior Academy, Chesapeake— Atholton Adventist Academy, Baltimore White Marsh Desmond T. Doss Junior Academy, John Nevins Andrews, Manassas Adventist School, Crest Lane Seventh-day Adventist School, Crossroads Adventist Preparatory School, Olney Adventist Preparatory School, Powell Adventist School, Eastern Shore Junior Academy, Frederick Adventist Valley Christian School, Richmond Academy, Roanoke Adventist School, Friendship Adventist School, Highland View Academy, Martin Barr Preparatory School, R. A. Lewis Christian School, Shenandoah Valley Adventist School, Mount Aetna Adventist Elementary School, Rocky Knoll Academy, Shenandoah Valley Adventist Elementary School, Sligo Adventist School, Spencerville Adventist Academy, Susquehanna Adventist School, Stanley Adventist School, Takoma Academy, Adventist School, Wilmington Seventh-day Adventist Junior Academy Tappahannock Junior Academy, Tidewater Adventist Academy, TLC Prep, Vienna Adventist Academy, Yale Adventist Elementary School Mountain View— Brushy Fork Christian School, Greenbrier Valley Academy, Highland Adventist School, Mountaintop Adventist School, Summersville Adventist School, Valley View Seventh-day Adventist School

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Montclair’s Family, Youth Conference Attracts 1,000 he First church of Montclair, N.J., recently organized their first Family and Youth Leadership Conference. Held Tat Montclair State University, the daylong event drew a crowd of nearly 1,000 people. Individuals from New York and New Jersey filled the university’s auditorium to hear featured speaker Barry Black, DMin, PhD, chaplain of the United States Senate. The theme of the event was “Expect the Unexpected.” The morning service was followed by youth empowerment seminars. Paula Olivier, First church’s senior pastor, facilitated the first seminar. She covered topics of self-image and how to conquer the fear of failure. Thirteen-year-old Jordan Jones says he learned, “The more you fail, the closer you get to success because you can learn from your mistakes.” First church member Mellissa Bullen conducted the second seminar. Bullen is a reg - istered nurse who helps treat victims of chemical dependency. In her workshop, she showed how illicit drugs dam - age the brain. One participant declared after the workshop, “I’m too scared to try drugs.” Chaplain Black taught leadership principles to the youth in the third and final seminars. Conference attendees included the Rev. Allen Shelton, president of Montclair African-American Clergy Association, and the Rev. Elizabeth Campbell, president of the Baptist Ministers’ Conference of Newark and Vicinity. Campbell remarked, “I was most pleased to spend profitable time [at the conference]. I took back some thoughts to our congregation. Thank you, Pastor Paula and church family, for sharing.”

U.S. Senate Chaplain Barry Black, urges attendees to the Family and Youth Leadership Conference to “Expect the Unexpected.”

Bethany Welcomes Four Youth Into Fold embers of the Bethany church in Bridgeton, N.J., and talents,” he said. “I challenge them to grow and Mrecently welcomed four new members to their express themselves as they take ownership of various church through baptism. Jaden Brewer (11), Zarea ministries within the church.” Duncan (13), Moriah Duncan (10) and Chloe Munez (10) t n made the decision for baptism after successfully com - a r g pleting a Bible study class. l e h

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kind and generous.” Zarea Duncan said, “I want to be p a part of God’s family, so that I can see Jesus and be prepared for Judgment Day.” Munez said she wanted to “praise the Lord and to do His commands.” And Brewer said, “I wanted to be made whole and forgiven of my sins.” Pastor Howard Duncan hopes that by teaching them to continually serve God out of a pure heart they “can continue this great Advent Movement so that Jesus can take us home.” He adds that a vibrant youth ministry will consume what he calls a pervading spirit of complacency. Pastor Howard Duncan stands proudly with four young “Our young people are important and this church people prior to their baptism into the Bethany church in belongs to them. We are actively nurturing their gifts Bridgeton, N.J.

APRIL 2011 | 25 College Students Partner With Publishing Ministries tudents from ANEW, a Seventh- working on the heart of an individ - Katie Smith, a Nutritional Sday Adventist student-organized ual,” he marveled. Science major at Cornell, added, and -led network of secular Antonia Richards, who is study - “Throughout my canvassing expe - campus ministries in the mid-Atlantic ing for a master’s in Chemistry rience I learned that God wants us region, recently spent two weeks Education from Cornell University to share Him with others even if we canvassing in Maryland. The stu - (N.Y.), says one of her most pre - think they may turn us down. Only dents (pictured) worked with cious memories was meeting a God knows just who is seeking to Reginald Alexander, the associate soldier who was on his way to know more about Him … It is sim - director of Publishing for the drinking away his problems. “It ply our job to go where He leads.” Allegheny East Conference’s was a blessing [that] we were able Some 18 ANEW students plan Washington, D.C., metropolitan area, to encourage him and pray for him to work with the conference for in conjunction with the Reaching and stop him from purchasing 10 weeks this summer. For more Hearts church in Spencerville, Md. alcohol. We left him with a health information, visit anew-web.org. Students reported leaving the pro - book instead and words of encour - —David Park gram more equipped and inspired to agement,” she said. tackle their secular campuses. Kwabena Yamoah, who is study - ing physiology neurobiology at the University of Maryland in College Park, said during those two weeks he saw God answer prayers and open hearts. “It’s one thing when people testify that God has per - formed miracles in their lives, but it’s a totally different experience when you see the Spirit of God

New Joy Fellowship Hosts First Communication Day ew Joy Fellowship members in tained a lively flow of information a newswriting quiz. Members NHagerstown, Md., recently mixed with soft laughter. Supporting submitted photographs that were hosted their first Communication her facts with PowerPoint slides and numbered and exhibited on a e d i r Day with Celeste Ryan Blyden, video clips, she led participants in large bulletin board. She critiqued p n editor for the Columbia Union applying facts and possibilities to photos and gave affirmation as o r y Conference’s Visitor magazine. themselves and New Joy Fellowship. well as direction for improvement b o

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p “What’s Your Message?” and main - bers surrounded Blyden. “I had New Joy members are still talking never heard of Communication about the PowerPoint quiz that Day,” said a smiling June Jones, a Blyden gave, leading them to rank transplant from New York City. their communication among them - Other members chimed in, agreeing selves and with the Hagerstown with Jones and with Sadie Ashley community. They are determined to who said, “I learned a lot.” move their ranking to a 10 by In the afternoon, Blyden January 2012. —Faith Crumbly addressed newswriting, photogra - phy and social networking. She also walked participants through

Allegheny East Exposé is published in the Visitor by the Allegheny East Visitor editor Celeste Ryan Blyden Conference I PO Box 266, Pine Forge, (left) gives tips to Jasmine Pride PA 19548 I Phone: (610) 326-4610 about using the church camera myalleghenyeast.com I President, Charles L. Cheatham I Communication Director, to move good photographs to Robert Booker I Editor, Taashi Rowe publishing quality.

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Bethel Members Adopt a Street embers of the Bethel church in Staunton, Va., have been seeking ways Mto express how much they care about their community. When the opportunity arose for the church to adopt Stafford Street, which suffered from drugs and violence, the church gladly accepted the challenge to get involved through their ministry, Agape In Motion (AIM). “We have members that grew up in that neighborhood and community and felt inspired to take an active part in restoring that area,” shares Pastor Bryant L. Smith. “It is just one part of [our] multifaceted plan to take back our community and spread the news of Jesus Christ.” Every quarter Bethel members gather to work on the street. On one occasion, they received help from “Mkono Nia,” Oakwood University’s drama group. They raked, weeded, picked up trash and cleared debris. People soon started noticing and many drove by honking their horns in appreciation for their labor of love. “We were able to share God’s love in both the physical and literal meaning of the word,” says Pastor Smith.

Bethel church members restore pride to Stafford Street in Staunton, Va., by cleaning up the street each quarter.

Erie Adventist Temple Makes Outreach a Weekly Event riven by a desire to share the Word of God with fel - “In the mornings, we are going to get all of our Dlow Spanish-speakers, Julio Garcia, Alice Rodriguez friends and bring people over to the church,” Pastor and José Quiñones started a Sabbath School group at Juarez explains. “Our whole emphasis is evangelism. the English-speaking Mount Zion church in Erie, Pa. We want to teach people and equip them to go out into Today that effort has led to the formation of Templo the community. This is the work of the Holy Spirit. God Adventista de Erie (Erie Adventist Temple)—the first full- can use anything and anyone to do His work.” fledged Spanish-speaking church in Erie. Walter Castro, Multicultural Ministries director for the Julio Magdiel Juarez, who now pastors the church, Allegheny West Conference, says without the involve - says this group of believers is completely focused on ment of lay members the church would not exist. outreach. When members went knocking on doors “Church planting can only happen when lay members last year, they met a Latino family who lived across engage in this holy work,” he says.— Taashi Rowe the street from their current location for the past 15 years. They had never before heard of Seventh-day Adventists. When Pastor Juarez gave them Bible studies, they accepted the Lord and were baptized. Unfortunately, the mother later died from cancer. But even in the wake of such sadness, this woman’s death brought even more people to Christ. Many who came to her funeral wanted to know more about Adventists. The church has now outgrown the fellowship hall where they now hold worship services. To accommo - date their growing membership, Juarez has switched its worship times to 2:30 p.m. so they can use the church’s main sanctuary. Julio Magdiel Juarez baptizes a mother and daughter.

APRIL 2011 | 27 Southeast Members Donate Clothing, Shoes he Southeast church in outreach leader. “It also offered TCleveland recently held a coat each team member a [unified and shoe drive to help those in their purpose and goal].” community. Organized by the Southeast members chose this Community Outreach Ministry method of outreach after surveying (right), members donated 186 the community for meaningful min - coats for men, women and children; istry ideas. “We want to inspire the 106 pairs of shoes and 108 pieces Southeast community outreach team of clothing. The team also gave to show Jesus to others through our away 100 toys. In total they helped work and our prayers rather than just 190 men, women and children. tell others about Jesus,” Norton “We saw this as an opportunity said. “It also gave us the opportunity to show our love for Jesus to the to develop meaningful relationships community around us,” shared between many different people in the Tawanna Norton, community community and church.” Next month the church will organize a Dress for Success campaign. Calendar They are encouraging April members and friends to donate work-appropriate 9 Southern Ohio Elders shirts, pants, dresses, Association Meeting skirts, blouses and suits 10 Family Life Training both for men and women 10-30 Church Growth Evangelism who cannot afford these Meetings, Appomattox, Va. items. For more informa - tion, contact the church May at (216) 662-3080. 1 VA/WV Community Service Federation Community members sift 13-14 Marriage Retreat through donated clothing 13-14 Prayer Summit, at the Southeast church in Cleveland. Thornville, Ohio 14 Ohio Elders Association Meets 15 Southern Ohio Community “Go Take Territory” Service Spring Federation 15- Church Growth Allegheny West Conference June 4 Evangelistic Meetings, Erie, Pa. hosts their second 20-22 Church Planting Church Planting Summit Conference, Thornville May 20-22 at the 22 Northern Ohio Community conference campgrounds Service Spring Federation 27-29 Latino Camp Meeting Speakers: Fredrick Russell (left), conference president, and Thornville Walter Castro, Multicultural Ministries director 28 Singles Conference The summit is designed to inspire and equip attendees and share insight into tried and tested models of church planting. Spirit is published in the Visitor by the Allegheny West Conference To register, contact Pastor Walter Castro 1339 East Broad Street, Columbus, OH 43205 I Phone: (614) 252-5271 at (614) 252-5271 or [email protected] awconf.org I President, Fredrick Russell Editor, Bryant Taylor

28 | VISITOR APRIL 2011 Meditations in a Tool Shed once walked into my backyard tool shed, and the door closed behind me. The sun was shining outside, and Ithrough the crack at the top of the door there came a sunbeam. From where I stood that beam of light was the most striking thing in the shed. Everything else was almost pitch black. I was seeing the sunbeam, not seeing things by it. Then I moved so that the sunbeam fell on my eyes. Instantly the previous picture vanished. I saw no tool shed and, above all, no sunbeam. Instead I saw green leaves moving on the branches of a tree outside and beyond that, some 93 million miles away, the sun. Looking at the sunbeam and looking along it were two very different experiences. A young man meets a young woman and the whole world looks different when he sees her. Her voice reminds him of something he has been trying to remember all of his life. A 10-minute chat with her is more precious than a lengthy conversation with anyone else. He is in love . Then along comes an observer and suggests this is nothing other than a matter of genetics—a recognized biological stimulus. That is the differ - ence between looking at and looking along something. Which is the true and valid experience? Which tells you the most about the thing? The truth of the matter is that one must look at and along everything. Take the doctrines that we hold so dear, those propositional truths that define us as a people. Too often we have shared them as truths we have simply looked at and altogether too seldom as truths we have looked along. We need to share both perspectives and, in doing so, our wit - Rob Vandeman ness will be all that more attractive and compelling. President

Elders Retreat Promotes Healthy Churches n a recent Sabbath, church elders from around He first focused on personal prayer and worship, Othe Chesapeake Conference worshiped together then on congregational worship and prayer ministries at the Mount Aetna Camp and Retreat Center in in the church. Hagerstown, Md. Speaker S. Joseph Kidder (right), “The retreat was a blessing,” said Julia DiBiase, an DMin, associate professor of Spiritual Formation at elder at the Atholton church in Columbia, Md. “Dr. Kidder the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary at brought out a lot of Andrews University (Mich.), addressed the group important spiritual about the spiritual dynamics of a healthy church. lessons. He chal - lenged us to pray for the people in our con - gregation and watch what God can do.” Rob Vandeman, conference presi - dent, says the event m

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APRIL 2011 | 29 Pathfinder Classoree Draws Record Crowd leeping bags were everywhere at the recent Pathfinder Winter Classoree Sheld at the Mount Aetna Camp and Retreat Center. There were 410 Pathfinders registered for the event—a record turnout that far exceeded the center’s lodging capacity—according to Ann Reynolds, a staff member in the conference’s Youth Ministries department. Overflow campers were g n i t housed in private homes, the Highland View Academy gym and in the r e o fellowship hall of the Highland View church. k s e Jamison Moran, a seventh-grader at Eastern Shore Junior Academy in l r a Sudlersville, Md., and member of Delaware’s Dover Diamonds Pathfinder h c y Club, liked the Esther and Gourmet Cooking class. “We learned how Esther b o

t helped the people, then we dipped strawberries in chocolate and learned o h

p to cut radishes into the shape of a rose,” he said. “It was really fun.”

Tim Boyd (right) of Delaware’s West Wilmington Wolverines Club invests Felix Nieto II of the New Hope Nighthawks Club in Fulton, Md., with the Pathfinder Instructor Award.

HISPANIC NEWS Small Groups Thrive in Western Maryland Pastor Luis Orjuela is trying a different approach Seaford Group Gains Company Status to ministry in his Frederick/Hagerstown district in The Seaford Spanish group in Seaford, Del., has Maryland. He is cultivating several small groups with the been promoted to company status. Members from all goal of developing them into churches, using a method three congregations in the Salisbury/Seaford/Denton he calls “spiritual multiplication.” On a recent Sabbath, Spanish district along with Rick Remmers, conference nine small groups held Sabbath School and worship secretary, and Eduardo Muñoz, conference treasurer, services in individual homes. In the afternoon, the recently gathered to commemorate the occasion with groups all met at the Frederick Spanish church for a a special worship service. concert and seminar. Ten years ago, a few families began meeting under Allan Machado, a Florida pastor, presented on the the leadership of Ken Scheller, pastor of the English- early church model—growth through the ministry of speaking Seaford church. The group has grown and small groups—and the involvement of lay people. now, with more than 30 people attending regularly, is Orjuela then charged lay leaders to accept the challenge part of a district led by Pastor Eliezer Tineo. and vision set before them. Members also celebrated securing a permanent Members have been encouraged to bring their meeting place, Remmers shared. The congregation friends and co-workers to worship in the small groups. leases the old David G. Fleagle Adventist School build - They will meet quarterly in private homes for fellowship ing in Seaford and has been meeting there since and spiritual enrichment.— Kleyton Feitosa January 1.— Silvano Rondon and Eliezer Tineo s r e m m e r k c i r y b o t o h p

Conference representatives and pastors of area Hispanic churches lend their support at an afternoon meeting at the Frederick (Md.) Spanish church.

The Challenge is published in the Visitor by the Chesapeake Conference 6600 Martin Road, Columbia, MD 21044 I Phone: (410) 995-1910 Jovana Rondon is one of 22 members to sign the charter ccosda.org I President, Rob Vandeman I Editor, Samantha Young for the newly organized Seaford Spanish company.

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www.highlandviewacademy.com Students Show Compassion by Going Hungry ecently, on our Highland View Academy (HVA) campus, more than 60 students participated in the 30 Hour RFamine. So what exactly is the 30 Hour Famine, you ask? It involves students around the world, who love God, fasting for 30 hours to raise funds and awareness for the world’s hungry people. Our students experi - enced what it is like not to be able to eat when they are hungry. I participated in this outreach thinking that I was going to offer insight and experience; how - ever, what I found were 60-plus students who truly taught me about conviction and servant leadership. As Christian educators, our goal is to be lifelong learners with a spirit of open - ness that facilitates the growth that God wants to offer us through His Word. In Fundamentals of Christian Education , Ellen White shares that “there is a time for training children and a time for educating youth; and it is essential that in school both of these be combined in a great degree. Children may be trained for the service of sin or for the service of righteousness. The early education of youth shapes their characters both in their secular and in their religious life” (p. 15). At HVA our primary focus is to become the training ground that God has called us to be. Please continue to pray for us as we seek to educate for eternity!

Paris Ritter (’12) and Sam Jun (’13), participants in the 30 Hour Famine, make toys Deborah Treviño used by children in developing countries. Principal

Teacher Wins Science Award phelia M. Barizo, chairperson of HVA’s Science ODepartment, was recently named the high school level winner of the Making a Difference Award. Presented by the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), this award recognizes and honors excellence in a science program that impacts the lives of students. Two teachers (one middle school and one high school) are selected to receive the award each year. According to the NSTA, award recipients are recognized for show - ing “effective teaching strategies combined with a sci - ence program that have influenced students to initiate or extend their interests in the exploration and investigation of science and its application to global problems.” The $2,500 prize goes to the school’s science pro - gram. “I never expected to receive this award, but I am both honored and humbled that our science program is being recognized nationally,” Barizo says. “I praise the Lord for His goodness! I am excited about getting some Last month Ophelia Barizo and Deborah Treviño, HVA funds for the enhancement of science education at HVA.” principal, traveled to the National Conference on Science Barizo, who has been at HVA for 15 years, teaches Education in San Francisco, where Barizo (holding award) chemistry, environmental science and forensic science. was honored at the Teachers Awards Banquet.

APRIL 2011 | 31 Students Retreat to Study the Bible ighland View Academy stu - time for people to reconnect and Hdents recently attended a experience God and the working of three-day Bible Retreat in a rustic the Holy Ghost and focus on Jesus farmhouse in rural Pennsylvania. and His sacrifice.” The theme for the weekend was Stephanie Calhoun, Student “Running Toward God.” The Bible Association pastor, helped coordi - retreat included much singing and nate the retreat. Calhoun said she creative journaling under the guid - really enjoyed the revival stories of ance of the weekend’s facilitator Elijah on Mount Carmel and Jonah at and speaker, Seth Ellis, HVA’s Nineveh because even though they math and computer teacher. had witnessed the power of God, Students and sponsors then they still needed personal revival. shared and discussed what God “We spent the weekend hiking, had prompted them to write in fellowshipping together and Highland View Academy students enjoy their journals. studying about God with like- fellowshipping with like-minded class - “The purpose of the Bible retreat minded friends,” said HVA junior mates during a Bible retreat. is to provide dedicated Bible stu - Emily Bankes. dents a place to study God’s Word Students say the highlight of with minimal distractions and good the weekend was a trip to Rest touched by HVA’s students that intentional biblical instruction,” Assured, a local nursing home, to they insisted on donating $50 to explained Chaplain Rico Woolcock. sing hymns and visit with its resi - the Campus Ministries fund. “The Bible retreat is also a great dents. One visiting family was so —Khelsea Bauer (’11)

Girls Form Lifelong Friendships in Dorms

eHaan Hall is home to about around the campfire and playing student who needs a friend. D20 girls this year. Throughout volleyball. “Living in the dorm helps you the year, the girls spend time This year the girls hosted their build relationships that will last a together worshipping, studying first Ugly Skirt Night. All of the girls lifetime,” says Makhela Libebe, a and bonding. They plan several (village students included) were junior. “I hope to never forget the events, such as the annual Girls’ invited to put on their craziest, friends I’ve made.” Club Camp Out and Wednesday ugliest, most atrocious outfits and night games. The boys’ and girls’ attend a special worship and SAVE THE DATE clubs recently got together for a “beauty” pageant. They shared camp out at Elk Neck State Park some musical talents and the wor - in eastern Maryland. While there, ship was focused on inner beauty. Don’t forget to visit the they enjoyed the Chesapeake Bay They took away the message: the HVA campus during Alumni beach, games and worships Lord looks upon our hearts and Weekend May 6-8. For minds and does not get caught up in more information, contact our latest fashion statement. Renee Williams at (301) 739- Living in the dorm also provides 8480, via cell at (610) 389- another opportunity for students 8667, rwilliams@highland - to be leaders on campus. The viewacademy.com or visit resident assistants and Girls’ Club hva-edu.com. officers frequently help prepare activities and worships for the residents. They also provide sup - Highlander is published in the Visitor by the Highland View Academy port for the homesick or frustrated 10100 Academy Drive, Hagerstown, MD 21740 I Phone: (301) 739-8480 Fax: (301) 733-4770 Dorm residents learn about inner highlandviewacademy.com Principal, Deborah Treviño beauty during an Ugly Skirt Night Editor, Renee Williams worship program.

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A New Day ife can be challenging at times. There are times in each person’s life when they feel as if they are filled with L darkness. At times they may feel that there is no light at the end of the tunnel, but I praise God that even in the middle of a storm, we can find peace when we turn our eyes upon Jesus. Jesus told Nicodemus, “… Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God” (John 3:3). A person must be born again to have a new life. Our summer camp theme for 2011 is “A New Day,” because that is exactly what Jesus offers to those who open their hearts to Him. We believe that when the Spirit of God gets a hold of youth, He will turn their lives completely around and use them in a mighty way. He will give them a new beginning—a new day. As Paul wrote, “If any man be in Christ, he is a new creature” (2 Cor. 5:17). We are certain that during our summer camp programs at the Valley Vista Adventist Center in Huttonsville, W.Va., there will be a lot of creating happening. We know the Lord will make all our youth a new creation. He will change their lives, and our young people will be ready for the “new day” when the Lord will come in the clouds of heaven and all “shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Walter Cardenas Lord in the air” (1 Thess. 4:17). What a glorious day that will be. Maranatha, come Lord Jesus! Summer Camp Director

Church Officers Learn to “Act in Concert” lmost 100 church officers from all over the communication, personal outreach, church clerks, AMountain View Conference recently gathered at adult Sabbath School and Treasury. the Charleston (W.Va.) church to learn more about “From what I heard from others and my experi - their specific church ministry. With the theme “Acting ence, this church officer training was the best we in Concert,” members attended seminars for elders, have had since I’ve been here. Praise God for His deacons, deaconesses, Children’s Ministries, continuing work in this conference,” shared John Ott, Pathfinders, Youth Ministries, Health Ministries, who pastors the Moorefield, Romney and Franklin churches in West Virginia. “We had tremendous turn out and are excited that our members came to help improve unity and out - reach in our local churches,” commented Larry Boggess, conference president. “I expected a good turn out from the churches close by, but we [even] had groups travel from Cumberland and Frostburg [Maryland] and further distances.” Neville Harcombe, executive secretary of the Columbia Union Conference, opened the assembly with a compelling message. He encouraged atten - dees to listen and know God’s voice, as Samuel did, even as a young boy. Harcombe also helped lead the elders training session. “This training was well-organized with so many choices, I wasn’t sure where I should go,” enthused Amy Fullmer from the Parkersburg (W.Va.) church. “I learned so much from both the seminars I attended Amy and Charles Garvick from the Wheeling (W.Va.) and brought home enthusiasm and materials to con - church enjoy a seminar. tinue the momentum.”

APRIL 2011 | 33 Williamson Member Shares Journey ccording to Douglas Dustan the supreme basis for their beliefs; Mountain View ARutherford (below), he was liv - and who truly follow the teachings EVENTS ing the American dream. of Christ. April He had a lovely wife, One day he questioned in his Amanda, with whom he heart, “Is there such a church?” 29-May 1 CHIP Leadership Training sang in the church choir; While flipping through the TV Parkersburg Academy two beautiful, healthy chil - channels one Sunday morning, he May dren; a well-paying career stopped on the Discovery Channel, and was studying for a which was broadcasting a program 1-6 Outdoor School, Boston degree in mine manage - from Amazing Facts, featuring evan - 8-22 Wellness Camp ment. However, some - gelist Doug Batchelor. He was Valley Vista Adventist Center thing was missing. astonished at what was being June So he began a personal investi - taught as it was in complete agree - gation into the doctrines and his - ment with the truths he was study - 3-5 Pathfinder Fair, Valley Vista tory of his church and paid close ing from the Bible. 17-25 Camp Meeting, Valley Vista attention to the origins behind the He then began more in-depth doctrines. When he could find no studies and learned more about Correction : In the March issue scriptural basis for a doctrine, he the Seventh-day Adventist of the Viewpoint , we neglected dismissed them. As he dug deeper Church’s beliefs. He soon realized to mention that Justin Howard into his studies, he researched vari - that it was the only denomination not only pastors the East Pea ous world religions and Christian that could prove all of its doctrines Ridge church in Huntington, denominations, searching for a from Bible truths. His family W.Va., but also the Point church that truly lived up to its now belongs to the Williamson Pleasant (W.Va.) church. claims of upholding the Bible as (W.Va.) church.

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34 | VISITOR SpiriMOUNT VERNON ACADEMYT APRIL 2011 A Special Homecoming pril signals the beginning of the end of another great school year. While some students anticipate going home Awhere they will find love and acceptance, an increasing number of Mount Vernon Academy (MVA) students find home a place of insecurity and uncertainty. So many times as I work with students, I have to recognize that my per - spective of what home and family represent may be very different from what my students know and experience. When we talk of going to heaven as going “home” or our “Father” in heaven, many of my students struggle with connecting happiness with home and family. While on our campus, our students gain a glimpse of heaven in our humble school. They find adults who love them and a school where, for the first time, they are not worried about their physi - cal or mental well-being. It is our challenge to point to an eternity of love and acceptance for our students—an existence that for some is a bigger dream than streets of gold. It is my prayer that we will all look forward to the day when all of our students will only know the love of Robert Stevenson their Savior. See you there. Principal

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Students Make a Difference in Lesotho They also found time to enjoy the authentic flavor of A group of MVA students recently returned from African food and the country’s natural beauty. Students helping the Maluti Adventist Hospital in Lesotho in report that they have been truly and forever changed by Southern Africa. They worked for a week fixing broken this mission experience. vehicles, repairing damaged buildings, landscaping, relocating a very large playground, worshiping together Junior Wins Essay Contest and playing with and witnessing to the Maluti children. Every year Knox County holds an essay contest for During their stay, flooding caused a shortage of run - middle and high school students in honor and remem - ning water in the taps, forcing students to filter and boil brance of the Rev. water for drinking and cooking. After working all day in Martin Luther King Jr. the dry, hot sun, the mission students would hike 20 Anna Abraham, a minutes to the river to wash and clean up in the cool, junior, placed first in clean rapids. the competition. Abraham, who was “humbly hon - ored” at winning the award, said writing her essay caused her to look into King’s life and his purposes. “As I read more about Dr. King, I identified with his ideals of unity and opportunities for all people without considering color or race,” Abraham shared. “God cre - ated all men equally with the sole purpose of glorifying Him and living to fulfill His will. In this way, we can show others how amazing God is.”

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APRIL 2011 | 35 APRIL 2011 Students Challenged to Show Love e i ecently the Rachel’s Challenge organization pre - school and high school divisions. They also offered d d

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s Spring Valley Academy (SVA). Rachel Scott was the Friends of Rachel Club. The club challenges students s e

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p diaries, have become the foundation for a life-changing I Choose positive influences —Input determines output school program in I Kind words —practice little acts of kindness America. Presenters go I Start a chain reaction —inspire others to be kind into schools like SVA and share Rachel’s vision for SVA fifth-graders organized their own club and a better world. Bible study called “More About Jesus,” while the Rachel’s Challenge high school students’ SOUL (Students Offering presented two separate Unconditional Love) Club has already embraced the assemblies for the middle five challenges. The entire SVA student body is literally creating a paper chain on which each link has an act of kindness written on colored paper, representing Abby Jackson, Emma each grade level. These will be collected and joined Miller and Katie Lawrence together. There have been schools that have actually accept Rachel’s Challenge acquired a total paper chain length of six miles, and by signing the poster. SVA students aim to do the same!

School Acquires “Legendary” Grand Piano t is doubtful that when singer/songwriter John Legend Irecorded his song “Shine” for the much talked-about documentary film on education, Waiting for Superman , that he had the students at Spring Valley Academy in mind. However, several SVA students will be able to shine now that they have Legend’s signed grand piano—the very one he used to record the song. It was in his Springfield, Ohio, hometown where he recorded the theme song “Shine” and afterward autographed the Grand piano. Laura Grodrian, piano teacher, made contact with the owner of Kincaid’s Music Store in Springfield, Ohio, to purchase a Yamaha C3 Grand Piano. They provided the same piano for Legend, which was returned to Kincaid’s and displayed to promote the movie. After talking with the Yamaha Piano Company, they felt this Grammy-award winning singer/songwriter John Legend piano deserved a special home. They admired how SVA signs the grand piano that now has a home at Spring kept performing music under very challenging circum - Valley Academy. stances following the school’s fire in 2008 and ulti - mately made it possible for SVA to acquire the piano. “As music educators, we see the importance of quality Connections is published in the Visitor by the Spring Valley Academy 1461 Spring Valley Pike, Centerville OH 45458 music training and inspiration from others in the develop - Phone: (937) 433-0790 I springvalleyacademy.org ment of young musicians,” said a thankful Grodrian. Principal, Jeff Bovee I Editor, Vicki Swetnam

36 | VISITOR APRIL 2011 Youth Ministries Convention Has Record Attendance ome 376 young people and leaders recently attended the Youth Ministries Convention at Tranquil Valley SRetreat Center in Tranquility, making it the conference’s largest ever youth event. This year, the Youth Ministries department’s theme is “Search and Rescue” with an emphasis on reclaiming lost and missing members, especially fellow young people. z

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from the Ellen G. White Estate in Silver Spring, p Md., and many others. Training sessions were also held for Adventist youth leaders, Pathfinder leaders and those who work with teen and college-aged youth. There was also an investiture service for Master Guides and Pathfinder Leadership award recipients.

Master Guide and Pathfinder Leadership award inductees proudly display their awards.

Cape May Members Celebrate 65 Years of Marriage f you are ever in Cape May Court House, N.J., please Four years later, they were engaged. However, before Ibe sure to attend church and meet Leroy and Teresa they were married, Leroy was drafted to serve in the Army Hamann. They recently celebrated their 65th wedding during World War II. Leroy served as a medic in North anniversary. The story of their life together displays Africa and then joined with the allied invasion forces in many evidences of God’s leading and protecting them southern France. Leroy’s landing craft hit a mine just a few through the years. yards offshore and was totally destroyed. Leroy was filled Teresa first met Leroy when she was a 12-year-old with shrapnel and knocked unconscious from the explo - Catholic girl. She threw apples at the 16-year-old sion and ended up in the water. He was rescued and flown Seventh-day Adventist boy as he was walking by her to a medical hospital in Italy where he spent three months father’s orchard in Newfield. recovering before he returned to his unit, which by this

e time was marching up through France. Leroy was n e e awarded the Purple Heart for his injuries and also the r g French Croix de Guerre for his service. m i j

y After he returned from service, Leroy married Teresa in b o New York City on January 13, 1946. In 1949 they moved t o h to Cape May Court House and soon started building a p house. They still live in the house, which they completed in 1950. God blessed their family with a son and daughter, five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. When asked the secret to their long and happy mar - riage, Leroy smiled and said, “I always make up with Teresa after an argument; I don’t stay angry.” Teresa laughed in agreement. At their 65th anniversary celebration, their grand - Teresa and Leroy Hamann say the secret to 65 years of daughter said, “Grandma went from throwing apples to marriage is to never stay angry at each other. throwing kisses.”

APRIL 2011 | 37 Membership Tops 13,000 im Greene, New Jersey Conference vice president for Administration, April Jreports that as of December 31, 2010, the conference membership stands at 13,400. This represents a 4.18 percent growth in membership 1 Central NJ Prayer & Praise for 2010. There were 788 baptisms and professions of faith during 2010. Evening, Mt. Holly Church “Our goal is to 3 Children’s Ministries Training exceed 14,000 Conference Office members before 8-10 English Elders Retreat the end of 2011 Tranquil Valley Retreat and reach 15,000 by Center (TVRC) the time of our con - Spanish Women’s Retreat stituency meeting in Cape May September 2012,” says Greene. The Master Guide Backpack Trip graph below shows 15-17 Singles Ministry Retreat the growth of con - TVRC ference membership since the start of May this century. 7 Education Emphasis Day Local Churches Youth Ministries Director 13-15 Family Time Out Zones 5-7 to Take up New Post 20-22 Pathfinder Camporee Zones 5-7 Pastor Laffit Cortes , conference Youth 21 Sabbath School Friends Ministries director for the past eight years, has Day, Local Churches accepted a call to serve as the chaplain of Pacific Union College (Calif.). He also pastored 27-29 Pathfinder Camporee the Lakewood Spanish church. “Laffit has Zones 1-4 changed the focus of our Youth Ministries pro - gram from sports and recreational events to also June incorporate more spiritual growth and outreach,” says José H. Cortés, conference president. “We 10-12 NJ Family Time Out will miss Laffit’s leadership in our conference.” Camp Berkshire The conference will honor Cortes’ service with a 12 Children’s Ministries Training farewell event during camp meeting. Conference Office 17-19 English Camp Meeting Weekend, TVRC La Esperanza, Hoboken 19-24 Life Guard School & Spanish Pastor Says Goodbye Counselors Training, TVRC 24-26 Spanish Camp Meeting Since December 2002, Pastor Efrain Weekend, TVRC Duany has served the conference as a pastor, most recently pastoring at the La Esperanza church in Union City and the Hoboken Spanish church. He also served as the conference’s Music Ministries director. This month Pastor Duany started pastoring in the Florida Conference. His wife, Zoraida, will complete her teach - New Jersey News is published in the ing assignment at the Waldwick Adventist Visitor by the New Jersey Conference 2303 Brunswick Ave., Lawrenceville NJ 08648 School in Waldwick before joining him in Phone: (609) 392-7131 I njcsda.org Florida this summer. “We will really miss Efrain President, José H. Cortés I Editor, Jim Greene and Zoraida and their great contribution to the pastoral and teaching ministry of the conference,” said President Cortés.

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New Youth Ministries Director Welcomed he Ohio Conference staff recently welcomed Steve Carlson as their new Youth Ministries director. After an T extensive search, he replaces longtime director Mike Stevenson. “We are thrilled to join the Ohio Conference,” Carlson says. The Carlson family, which includes Steve’s wife, Daisy, and their sons, Ian Parker (2) and Gavin Eli (5 months), come to Ohio by way of California. Carlson previously served as the youth and young adult pastor and worship leader at The Place Adventist Fellowship. The Carlsons met at Union College (Neb.), where Steve completed his bachelor’s in religion and religious education, while Daisy completed her bachelor’s in business administration. Together they have enjoyed doing ministry in Colorado and California. Carlson’s past ministries include serving as youth/young adult pastor at the Denver First church and religion teacher at Campion Academy (Colo.). Carlson says his goal for Youth Ministries in Ohio involves “creating opportunities for growth in the local church. Growth happens as generations realize the value of each other. I want our churches to discover the potential inside our youth waiting to be unleashed! As the youth have ownership in ‘their’ church, positive change is always the result.” During the short periods of free time that arise between work and raising two little boys, Carlson enjoys the guitar, piano, singing and playing any sport! He also has deep Adventist roots; his father, Pastor Ron Carlson, is president of the Kansas-Nebraska Conference.

New Youth Ministries director Steve Carlson, his wife, Daisy, and their sons are thrilled to join the Ohio Conference.

18 Baptized Into Spanish Churches in Columbus ore than 400 Hispanic people met nightly for a be baptized. At first her husband did not share her Mweek to hear pastor and evangelist Alejandro desire. However, he soon came to Roberto Rivera, Bullón preach at the Worthington church. “This series pastor of the Worthington Spanish church, and asked was planned and carried out by the Ohio Conference for baptism. A few days later, Rivera married the couple and the Allegheny West Conference Hispanic churches at the Worthington Spanish church. in the Columbus area with the only purpose of seeing Magaña says the series yielded 18 baptisms, and souls brought to the feet of Jesus,” said Oswaldo more than 50 others gave their lives to Jesus. Magaña, Hispanic Ministries coordinator for the Ohio Conference. “Many were powerfully touched by the power of the Holy Spirit.” One such couple was Juan Ernesto Guzman and Karla Yamileth Borrayo. They had recently begun living together unmarried when Yony Miranda, Pathfinder leader of the Worthington Spanish church, invited his neighbors to a small group meeting at his house. Through these meetings, Guzman and Borrayo found they enjoyed the people, music and friendly atmos - phere. Leidi, Yony’s wife, began Bible studies with the couple. After several weeks of meetings and studies, the young couple decided to get married at the courthouse. They attended nightly during the series, and when Pastor Roberto Rivera and his wife, Vicky, flank newly - Pastor Bullón extended an altar call, Borrayo asked to weds Juan Ernesto Guzman and Karla Yamileth Borrayo.

APRIL 2011 | 39 Newark Turns Storage Space Into Community Center nder the leadership of Pastor UTom Hughes, the Newark church recently undertook a project aimed at enhancing their outreach into the community of Newark, Heath and surrounding areas. In early 2010, they made plans to renovate a church-owned building in downtown Newark. The building, formerly used as public storage, was “recreated” into the New Horizons Community Learning Center (located at 21 Easy Street). Church members hope that the center will meet the needs of low- to middle-income families who are

Center. “He sent us an architect Volunteers from the church get who took us ‘under his wing’ and ready to work. nurtured us through the beginning stages of development; a volunteer building superintendent with many cate his resources to help with our years of experience, a nonchurch project; funding from the estate of member, who recognizes the need one of our faithful members; finan - in the community and is willing to cial help and encouragement from donate his time and expertise to our our local conference; and volunteers project; an electrician within our from our local congregation and denomination who is willing to allo - Pathfinder group.” More than $90,000 has been donated for completion of the center, but $35,000 is still needed to finish the facility and purchase Wallls go up in the New Horizons furniture, computers and materials Community Learning Center. for curriculums. “God’s blessings are being poured out in such abun - dance that we are enjoying the unable to avail themselves of breezes of God’s movements at the services offered them in the every turn,” Goodell said. community due to a lack of reading They are planning to have the skills, basic computer skills, inter - structure ready for their grand open - viewing skills and other basic ing by mid-summer. For more infor - job-seeking tools. Their vision also mation, to volunteer or to donate, includes offering divorce care contact Goodell at (740) 522-8855. support groups, grief recovery seminars, smoking cessation clinics, basic money management and other programs. “We give praise to God for Mission Ohio is published in the sending us funding and just the Visitor by the Ohio Conference right people to fill the needs as they P. O. Box 1230, Mount Vernon, Ohio 43050 I Phone: (740) 397-4665 present themselves,” said Donna ohioadventist.org I President, Goodell, director of the New Volunteer Joe Kriner is hard at work Raj Attiken I Editor, Heidi Shoemaker Horizons Community Learning on the renovation.

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Peterson Named to Vice President Role he Pennsylvania Conference Executive Committee recently voted changes in the way conference administrative Troles are divided. In the past, one person held the roles of both executive secretary and ministerial director. The position has now been divided. The executive secretary’s responsibilities were combined with those of the current assistant to the president for Mission to form a new position—vice president for Mission and Administration. The role of ministerial director was renamed director of Leadership and Spiritual Growth, with a job description that focuses on supporting and resourcing pastors, lay pastors and church leadership. The executive committee then elected William Peterson to the role of vice president for Mission and Administration. Peterson, a native Pennsylvanian, has served as assistant to the president for Mission for 11 years. He was raised in the western part of the state where he first heard the Seventh-day Adventist message, joined the church and felt the call to ministry. After graduating from the Adventist Theological Seminary at Andrews University (Mich.), Peterson pastored churches in the Gulf States Conference for 12 years. “Will has directed and guided several successful Pennsylvania Conference church and mission initiatives and worked personally with many local churches. He has a passion for effectiveness in mission and is gifted in thinking and planning strategically for ministry opportunities,” shares Ray Hartwell, conference president. The personnel committee is working on filling the role of director of Leadership and Spiritual Growth, as well as, the role of conference Youth and Young Adult Ministries director.

Fleetwood’s Attendance Doubles After ShareHim Meetings he Fleetwood church is one of the oldest Adventist Most continued attending after the presentations were Tchurches in Pennsylvania—worshipping in their moved to the church. Walton Williams, David Beard original facility on East Locust Street for nearly 100 and Jeanne Kennedy (left), all from Hampden Heights, years. In recent years, joined Andrew Carroll from Fleetwood in leading the the church has grown meetings. Brian Cassell, who pastors both churches, smaller with fewer fami - opened the meetings and led the nightly Bible Q&A. lies and members Nine people were baptized following the meetings attending services. But with more continuing to study. Twenty-five people are things are changing. now attending the weekly prayer meeting—double what Members of the the attendance had been for Sabbath worship before Hampden Heights the meetings. Pastor Cassell says he’s seeing not only church in Temple more visitors but also former members come back to recently joined the the church. Fleetwood church “At first I wasn’t quite sure how a lay-led meeting family to present a would go,” Cassell said. “I knew God could use our ShareHim evangelism lay people, but how He blessed was far more than I series. could imagine.” More than 50 A few Hampden Heights members are also transfer - guests attended the ring to Fleetwood to help with the ministry there. The opening night meeting church is intentionally planning discipleship and will be at the local YMCA. holding two more ShareHim meetings this year.

APRIL 2011 | 41 Members Learn How to Start House Churches ore than 20 people from Jesus through house churches, MPennsylvania, Ohio and West which only requires four people to Virginia recently traveled to begin. He also pointed out that the Pittsburgh to learn more about New Testament sets a precedent for starting house churches. Milton house churches. Not until the time Adams, director of the Adventist of Constantine did church buildings Simple Church network, led the become commonplace. presentation. “Less than 17 percent “The Pennsylvania Conference of the North American population is pleased to be a sponsor of the attends church on a given week - Simple Church Network believing end,” he shared. “Approximately 80 it to have great potential for shar - percent of all churches in North ing Jesus and making disciples America have reached a plateau or here in Pennsylvania and across are declining.” the world,” said William Peterson, After sharing the challenges, vice president for Mission and General Conference, has recently Adams suggested the solution is Administration. partnered with the network to share to take seriously the Gospel There are two such churches in the love of Jesus throughout the Commission to “Go” (referring to Pennsylvania—Joy of Life in West world. For more information, visit Matt. 28:19, 20). He also introduced Chester and another in Muncie. SimpleChurchAtHome.com. a plan to reach lost people for Adventist Mission, a division of the —Lonnie Wibberding

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700 Youth, Leaders Attend Youthfest ore than 700 young people, their parents and their youth leaders recently attended Potomac Conference’s Mannual Youthfest. In addressing the theme “Answering the Call,” youth evangelist Juan Cubero of Puerto Rico, emphasized that the only way to understand God’s plan for your life is through serious time spent in prayer. Youth leader workshops were newly added to this year’s Youthfest. Of the 700 participants, awards were given to youth leaders who have spent the most and the least amount of time in youth ministry, with the most being 40 years and the least being two weeks. Many attendees to Youthfest 2011 say they were blessed with great music and drama skits that supported the theme of the event. All of the components of the weekend worked together under the influ - ence of the Holy Spirit to lead more than 45 participants to make first-time decisions for Christ.— Denny Grady

The Washington Spanish Praise Team from Silver Spring, Md., leads song service at Youthfest 2011.

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Attendees spent those hours listening to speakers, 40 came forward to be bap - a / s i singing, praying, participating and learning. On tized.— Hugo Chinchay r u o Saturday night, a group of laymen was recognized for t n e completing training in different areas of church work v y n after two to four years of attending classes on Sundays. o t y

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Members commit to start 11 new churches this year.

APRIL 2011 | 43 World Church Recognizes Rockville, Gaithersburg Pastor for Excellence in Education he North American Division Melbourne has served as an Trecently bestowed the General academy teacher; a superintendent Conference Award of Excellence for of education for K-8; and taught at education to Bertram Melbourne, West Indies College in Jamaica, PhD. Melbourne is a professor of Washington Adventist University in biblical language and literature at Takoma Park, Md., and Griggs Howard University in Washington, University, a long-distance D.C., and pastor at the Rockville and education provider. Gaithersburg churches in Maryland. “It is gratifying to note that while The award is the second highest you are doing your work, others are conferred by the General Conference noting what you are doing for the Department of Education. Master and recognize your contri - “When you take into considera - butions,” said Melbourne during the tion his innovative, creative leader - recognition ceremony at the colleagues and provide evidence of ship over the span of his career, in Rockville church. the person’s lasting contribution to addition to the programs he initi - To qualify for the award, candi - Adventist education. ated on behalf of young African- dates must have worked for the “The thing that stands out above American men, we clearly felt that Seventh-day Adventist denomination all other qualities with Dr. Melbourne Dr. Melbourne is more than for at least 20 years, 15 of which is his Christian heart,” Canosa said. deserving of this recognition,” said must have been spent in Adventist “He exemplifies what it means to Hamlet Canosa, the vice president education. The candidate’s service be a Christian theologian, and … for Education in the Columbia must have impacted at least two clearly [sets] an example for all Union Conference who recom - unions or educational institutions, who will follow in his footsteps.” mended Melbourne for the award. earned the respect of students and —Adrienne Suarez and Dan Jensen

Three Northern Virginia Churches Promoted hree groups in Northern Virginia were recently promoted. During their organization celebrations, the members Tembraced the challenge to reach their communities for Christ. Woodbridge Route 1 Spanish Planted from the Woodbridge was organized as a company Spanish church, the Dale City Spanish with 66 charter members. company became an official church with 53 charter members.

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s Academy Holds First Bike-a-thon” o p s story, which appeared in last e o Members of the l month’s Potomac People , we gave o a p Woodbridge Ghanaian the incorrect name of the school. y b church, a plant of the The school is Richmond Academy s o t Washington Ghanaian of Seventh-day Adventists. We o h p church in Hyattsville, Md., apologize for the error. celebrate their growth from a group to a com - Potomac People is published in the pany. Mid-week prayer Visitor by the Potomac Conference meetings and Friday night 606 Greenville Ave., Staunton, VA 24401 Phone: (540) 886-0771 I pcsda.org Bible studies have led to President, Bill Miller I Communication more than 100 people Director, Dan Jensen attending on Sabbath.

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Teaching God’s Ideal for His Children ducational reform and innovation seem to be hot topics across the nation. Politicians are spending billions of Edollars seeking innovative ideas to hold administrators and teachers more accountable for the growing gap that exists between the United States and other countries. These conversations have led to schools making the leap to become tech savvy, developing programs that focus on specific job markets or providing students with opportuni - ties to learn in a classroom without walls. While all of these actions have merit, they appear to be simple tweaks to a larger issue. This is an issue I believe our Seventh-day Adventist school system has the answer to but oftentimes neglects to implement. Ellen White writes, “It is the work of true education to develop this power, to train the youth to be thinkers, and not mere reflectors of other men’s thought” ( Education, p. 17). Educators for decades have focused on their own ability to provide the keys to the wonderful world of knowledge when the reality is that there’s no longer a need for a gatekeeper but merely a guide on the learning journey. This is not by any means a slight on the roles of educators but an exciting opportunity to get back to our core purpose—to teach young people to think. As we continue our pursuit of excellence in Adventist education at Takoma Academy (TA), we are focused on developing young people who will actively seek to think and act on David Daniels “reaching God’s ideal for his children” ( Education , p. 18). Principal

Former Teacher to Speak for Alumni Weekend lumni and friends are invited to reconnect on the campus of Takoma Academy for Alumni Weekend. A Alumni Weekend Schedule A weekend full of programs has been planned for all to come and enjoy. Former teacher Bruce Freeman Friday, April 15 (left) will be the keynote 7 a.m. Golf Tournament speaker on Sabbath morning. Not only did 5:30 p.m. Registration and Honor Class Meetings Freeman teach English, 7:30 p.m. Music Vespers & “TA Memories” journalism and speech at TA from 1970 to 1984, but Sabbath, April 16 he also worked with stu - dents to develop the 9:30 a.m. Registration in the Lobby of school newspaper, video JP Laurence Auditorium productions and drama 11 a.m. Worship Service groups. During his time at Special Music: TA Alumni Reunion Choir TA, he was very involved Keynote Speaker: Bruce Freeman in the community and 9 p.m. Basketball Game served as the director of the Keystone Youth Ministry at Students vs. Alumni the nearby Takoma Park church. “We look forward to seeing everyone on campus and are certain those who attend will be blessed during Sunday, April 17 this time of fellowship and worship together,” said 10 a.m. Alumni Brunch and Business Meeting David Daniels, principal. For more information, visit taalumni.org.

APRIL 2011 | 45 TA Adds AP Courses, Summer Training, Exam Prep akoma Academy’s faculty mem - Tbers understand that providing a quality educational experience means providing instruction focused on long-term student learning and content mastery. Facilitating this type of classroom environment requires dedication and hard work from each instructor. TA’s commitment to their students’ learning has led the admin - istrators and faculty to engage in over 60 hours of professional devel - opment this school year in a “Building Practices for Effective Teaching and Learning” workshop based on The Skillful Teacher. These ing higher-level thinking skills with start to their high school career, this sessions have provided the frame - real-life application,” commented summer TA will once again offer the work to begin implementing changes Jennifer Howe, English instructor. Freshmen Enrichment program. in the classrooms toward a student- Teachers continue to be excited Participants will learn strategies to centered environment where learners about the potential being fulfilled in help them be successful in math can develop enthusiasm and passion all TA students as they become criti - and English and also study Stephen for life-long learning. cal thinkers prepared for their future Covey’s book Seven Habits of “The students are really respond - beyond high school. TA is increasing Highly Effective Teenagers . Avery ing to our renewed focus of integrat - the number of Advanced Placement Seymour (’14), a participant in last (AP) courses offered to students. summer’s program, shared, “The During the next two years, AP offer - summer program was like a step - ings will be made in each content ping stone that helped me transition area. Next year, for the first time in from middle school to high school. I the school’s history, students will be was also able to get to know the dif - able to take AP courses as early as ferent people in my class.” TA will their sophomore year. In addition, also offer an enrichment program the computer program is being that focuses on science and prepa - restructured to offer Microsoft Office ration for college placement exams certifications to help give students a like the ACT and SAT. competitive edge in the technologi - “Takoma Academy is committed cal and business world. to helping our students develop the Ensuring students get the right hard work, perseverance and deter - mination necessary for academic success,” says Amy Soper, vice principal for academics. “By creat - ing classroom environments that allow for collaboration, exploration and risk-taking, students will be prepared for the rigorous demands of college and career.”

TA Today is published in the Visitor by Takoma Academy I 8120 Carroll Ave., Takoma Park, MD 20912 I Phone: (301) 434-4700 I ta.edu I Principal and Editor, David Daniels

46 | VISITOR APRIL 2011 Service: Our Motto and Mission s we approach the end of another academic year and the beginning of another quinquennium, we at AWashington Adventist University (WAU) must take two important actions. The first action is to thank our constituency and our Board of Trustees for their leadership and support. The second action is to assess if we are fulfilling the university’s mission. Our blending of faith and learning is designed to produce graduates with intellec - tual knowledge and compassion for others and to produce graduates who are deep thinkers and demonstrate a responsibility to society. So we must ask ourselves if we are actually preparing our students to be competent moral leaders to their communities throughout the world. I believe we are. The distinguishing mark of Washington Adventist University is the interest and emphasis placed on the spiritual development of the student. Our predecessors created an outstanding motto: “Gateway to Service.” We accept this to mean that the university should prepare students to be actively engaged members of society. To continue the task of making this a reality, we require service-learning across the curriculum and now hold two full service days per year. Service-learning provides an opportunity for students to integrate Christian thought into action. Research indicates that spiritual formation within the academic setting is most effective when the classroom is both affirmed and complemented, and where vital elements of the spiritual life are nurtured, taught and encouraged in settings other than the classroom. We want to be known and recognized for our stellar graduates and as a Seventh-day Adventist institution that Weymouth Spence expresses its faith commitment through service. President

Students Dedicate Memorial Prayer Room esidents of Halcyon Hall recently attended a dedi - involved in establishing it as a place for prayer. Pastor Rcation ceremony for The Prayer Room—a room set Baraka Muganda, vice president for Ministry, offered a apart in memory of the late Julia Kay Blair, a former blessing followed by Kayon Spencer, TAB president, and student resident. After Blair passed away, her parents member Aleyda Mercola who read from Scripture and requested that her room be used as a prayer room. The introduced the room. Attendees were encouraged to write room was developed and furnished through the Theta prayers on Post-it notes and attach them to the walls. Alpha Beta Sorority (TAB) in conjunction with the Office “It’s a great idea,” said Arielle Laguerre, a junior of Campus Ministries. The room includes a sofa, end communication major and Halcyon Hall resident. “It tables, Bibles, journals and Post-it notes. promotes sisterhood and the power of prayer. This can Adrienne Matthews, dean of women, opened the cere - be a place to come together, share concerns and pray mony with a history of the room and acknowledged those for each other.”— Communication Staff

Adrienne Matthews (left), dean of women, and A. Jean Warden (right), vice president for Student Life, joins students in The Prayer Room at Halcyon Hall, the women’s dorm.

APRIL 2011 | 47 Graduating Students Look Back on Schooling With Fondness his year members of the Class college career, Barrientos says, T of 2011 will pass through “The theological training I received WAU’s Gateway to Service for the at WAU was challenging and final time. Whether they seek more engaging and kept my interest. The education or immediately join the members of the theology depart - workforce, many of these students ment were very warm and would look back with fondness on their listen to us students.” time at WAU. Barrientos says he would Alexander Barrientos (below) recommend WAU to any student graduates with a bachelor’s in interested in pursuing theology. theology and a minor in pastoral “They present a [wholistic] perspec - ministry. Although he attended two tive and deal with contemporary other Adventist schools during his issues that are important for young students,” he says. ratio, he gained from the expertise Although pastoral ministry is his of his teachers and professors. “I passion, he is also considering pur - was able to get a lot of one-on-one suing teaching—his other passion. time with my professors. They were Originally from India, Steev welcoming and encouraged and Yovan (right) became a student at motivated me,” he said. WAU in 2007. He is graduating with He plans to attend medical a bachelor’s in biology with a pre- school and pursue a career as a medicine emphasis and a minor in doctor. Eventually, he wants to be chemistry. Yovan says he feels “like a medical missionary. “The life les - there is a strong spiritual sense on sons I have learned at WAU campus.” He also says because of shaped my life and gave me the WAU’s small student to teacher impetus to serve,” he concluded.

Commencement Moved to Constitution Hall fter years of holding the County, Maryland’s executive, A commencement exercises will present the Commencement at Sligo church, Washington address Sunday, May 1. Adventist University has outgrown the space needed for graduates and their families and friends. Calendar This year the university will host its Commencement service at April Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. 8-10 Alumni Weekend The graduation weekend will begin April 29 at Sligo church. The 10 WAU Family Fun Festival 12-5 p.m. speaker for Friday evening is Michael Kulakov, PhD, a professor 15 Washington Adventist of Philosophy at WAU. Kulakov is University Constituency currently working on the Russian 29- Biblical Translation Project. On May 1 Graduation Weekend Saturday, April 30, Pastor Mark Finley (above), assistant to the The Gateway is published in the General Conference president, will Visitor by the Washington Adventist University I 7600 Flower Ave., Takoma speak at the Baccalaureate serv - Park, MD 20912 I Phone: (800) 835-4212 ice, also at Sligo church. Isaiah wau.edu I President, Weymouth Spence “Ike” Leggett (left), Montgomery

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He is survived by his wife, and comfort for our patients, with Erma Lewis-Landis of Simi Valley, a warm atmosphere and relaxing INVITATION TO TEACH IN Calif.; his sister, Norma Hilliard of view of the landscape outside each LEGAL NOTICES THAILAND: Missionary teachers St. Helena, Calif.; five nieces, three treatment room. Our friendly, pro - needed to serve God in the won - nephews and their spouses. fessional staff makes every effort to ANNUAL CONSTITUENCY derful country of Thailand. Please minimize undue stress and maxi - SESSION OF RAMAH answer God’s call! (Matt. 9: 37- COREY, Naomia M., born mize comfort for every patient. We JUNIOR ACADEMY 38). For more information on this August 21, 1921, in Overton, Pa.; offer special discounts for Adventist Notice is hereby given that exciting opportunity, please con - died August 26, 2010, in Sayre, Risk Management members. Visit the annual constituency session tact: [email protected] . Pa. She was a member of the Dr. Park, his staff and the office of Ramah Junior Academy of Sayre (Pa.) church. She is sur - at TodaysSmileDental.com, or call Seventh-day Adventists will con - vived by her daughter, Naomia (410) 997-8383. Se habla español! vene at 10 a.m. on Sunday, May 1, OBITUARIES (John) Rumpff, of Athens, Pa.; 2011, at the Glenville Seventh-day grandchildren: Alissa Rumpff Crain CHURCHES & SCHOOLS Adventist Church, 737 East 105th SINGLETON, Harold D., Sr., of Sayre, Michael (Sarah) Rumpff BUILT: FROM CONCEPT TO Street, Cleveland, OH 44108. born December 10, 1908, in of Barton, N.Y., Denise ( Levente) COMPLETION. Ken Varga, Pro- This meeting is called for the pur - Brunswick, Ga.; died February 6, Levai of Nevada, Kevin Carey of Built, LLC, construction manage - pose of electing officers, to receive 2010, in Adelphi, Md. He was a Nevada, Becky (Carl) Fowler of ment/consultant. Serving Maryland, reports and any other business that member of the First church in Ridgebury, Pa., and Brian and Virginia, Delaware and New Jersey. may properly come before the Washington, D.C. He graduated Shawn Carey of Towanda, Pa.; Email: [email protected], or session at that time. from Oakwood Jr. College in 1928, 18 grandchildren; nephews: John phone: (609) 618-8714. “Except John Preston, and pastored in Tennessee, Florida, (Eleanor) Walmsley of Boonsboro, the Lord build the house, they labor School Board Chair and Carolina. In 1945 he was Md., and Burton (Wanda) Wolfe in vain that build it” (Ps. 127:1). Juanita Burris, Principal elected as the first president of of East Wales, N.Y.

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Celeste Ryan Blyden I Editor & Publisher Kelly Butler Coe I Art Director & Designer Beth Michaels I Associate Editor Trust Taashi Rowe I Assistant Editor Sandra Jones I Copy Editor & Bulletin Board Editor ife is unpredictable and often doesn’t turn out as we’d planned—you get laid PUBLISHING BOARD : Dave Weigley (chair), Celeste Ryan Blyden (secretary), Raj Attiken, Seth Bardu, Larry Boggess, L off, your spouse hands you divorce Charles Cheatham, José Cortés, J. Neville Harcombe, Ray Hartwell, Bill Miller, Fredrick Russell, Rob Vandeman papers, your child is diagnosed with a learn - MISSION STATEMENT ing disorder, your biopsy comes back positive. The Visitor provides news and information, resources for effective ministry, and insight on issues with a spiritual focus to help people What makes some people bounce back from celebrate God's transforming grace in preparation for His return. adversity and even grow stronger when life COLUMBIA UNION CONFERENCE I 5427 Twin Knolls Road, Columbia, MD 21045 I (410) 997-3414 I (888) 4-VISITOR presents challenges, while others get knocked columbiaunion.org I [email protected] off their feet, feel helpless and give up? Free to Columbia Union members. All others—$18 per year. Researchers have identified resilience as the key to how we deal COLUMBIA UNION CONFERENCE Dave Weigley President with what life brings us. Resilience comes from the Latin resilíre , J. Neville Harcombe Executive Secretary meaning “to spring back.” Those who have it are less likely to get ill Seth Bardu Treasurer Frank Bondurant Vice President/Ministry Development under stress and live longer and healthier lives. Hamlet Canosa Vice President/Education Walter Carson Vice President/ General Counsel/PARL Resilience is hardly new. Consider the biblical tragedies of Job, Celeste Ryan Blyden Asst. to the President/Communication Rubén Ramos Asst. to the President/Multilingual Min. Joseph, David and Daniel. Instead of wondering why me? , these Harold Greene Director/ Information Technology Curtis Boore Director/ Plant Services men remembered God’s faithfulness in the past, found meaning in Peggy Lee Secretary-Treasurer/ Revolving Fund Carol Wright Undertreasurer their current circum -

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