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Upcoming Women's Weekends

August 31, 2016 by vmbernard

Want the women in your life to have an empowering experience? Plan to attend one of the upcoming girls and women's events across the Columbia Union Conference.

This Month's Issue

How to Throw a Princess Party

August 31, 2016 by vmbernard

Tamyra Horst, Pennsylvania Conference Women's Ministries director, offers quick tips for throwing a princess party.

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Strategies Local Churches Can Use for Soul-Winning

August 31, 2016 by vmbernard

Saylis Fuentes, a member of the Fairfax church in Fairfax, Va., has introduced more than 800 people to God. She has made soul-winning her purpose in life. Here are her strategies for soul-winning:

1. Make a prayer list of family members, friends, or coworkers you want to reach.

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Sayhils Fuentes (middle) poses with members of the Arlington church at the church's grand opening.

Virginia Woman Leads 800 People to the Lord

August 31, 2016 by vmbernard

Story by Ricardo Bacchus

Have you ever led someone to the Lord? How about five people or even 10? Saylis Fuentes, a member of the Fairfax church in Fairfax, Va., has introduced more than 800 people to God. She has made soul-winning her purpose in life.

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August 18, 2016 by vmbernard

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Washington Adventist University

More Than 4,000 WGTS 91.9 Listeners Attend Summer Concert with Colton Dixon

August 16, 2016 by vmbernard

The inaugural WGTS 91.9 Summer Concert drew a large crowd in the Washington D.C. suburb of Tysons Corner. More than 4,000 people showed up for the outdoor show with Colton Dixon, a former American Idol contestant. The show was held on a brand new plaza suspended 43 feet in the air between the Tysons Corner Mall and three large buildings across the street.

Washington Adventist University

Washington Adventist University Mourns the Death of Alumnus and Former VP of Academic Affairs Joseph Gurubatham, Ed.D.

August 15, 2016 by vmbernard

Washington Adventist University (WAU) students, faculty and staff are mourning the August 9 death of Joseph Gurubatham, Ed.D., at the age of 74. He was a former vice president of academic affairs for WAU, then known as Columbia Union College at the time, and had just weeks ago retired from his position as senior vice president at the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools in Washington, D.C.

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Education

Educators Receive Columbia Union Conference Office of Education Outstanding Educator Awards

August 11, 2016 by vmbernard

Two teachers recently received the Columbia Union Conference Office of Education Outstanding Educator Award: Carla Thrower, the principal of Potomac Conference’s Takoma Academy in Takoma Park, Md.; and Vail Bigelow Mason, 1st and 2nd grade teacher at Chesapeake Conference’s Mt. Aetna Adventist School in Hagerstown, Md.

Allegheny East Conference

Members Raise Money for Ellicott City Flood Victims, Strive for Revival

August 11, 2016 by vmbernard

Rocky Twyman, founder of Pray at the Pump Movement, and Marie Moise, a member of the Allegheny East Conference's Liberty church in Windsor Mill, Md., recently raised $200 for the Ellicott City Partnership to help recent flood victims at the Prayer Explosion Tent Crusade event at the Liberty church.

Mountain View Conference

Mountain View Conference Bridge Building Saves a Life

August 10, 2016 by vmbernard

Last year flooding in the southwest counties of West Virginia destroyed more than 300 small, privately-owned bridges linking rural homes to public roads. Those floods swept away the bridge in front of Mr. and Mrs. Cart’s home in Hamblin, W.Va. Though the Federal Emergency Management Agency provides public assistance for disaster relief, it does not offer individuals financial help, leaving people on their own to try and rebuild their access bridges.