July 2023 | Visitor Magazine

Tim Bailey, president of Mountain View Conference; Ron Higson, the oldest member of the Cumberland church; Jim Buchanan, pastor of Cumberland; Dave Weigley, president of Columbia Union; and Annalee Mellotte, the youngest member of Cumberland, celebrate the church’s building project with a ribbon-cutting ceremony

Doors Are Opened at Cumberland Church

July 31, 2023 by Web Administrator

The Cumberland (Md.) church started a building project in 2014. With the goal to be debt-free, they only moved on the project as money was received. When Pastor Jim Buchanan arrived in the district in 2017, there was still just a shell of a building after three years.

Adventist HealthCare

Groundbreaking Celebrates Start of Shady Grove Medical Center’s Tower Construction

July 31, 2023 by vmbernard

Adventist HealthCare hospital leaders and caregivers welcomed community partners and government officials for a joyous groundbreaking event to mark the start of construction for the new patient tower at Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center.

Potomac Conference

Treasury Implements New Software Program

July 31, 2023 by Web Administrator

The Potomac Conference Treasury team recently underwent training with a new software program that will help them work more effectively and efficiently to better serve the needs of the organization and its local churches.

Adventist HealthCare

Senators Cardin, Van Hollen Present $1 Million in Funding to Adventist HealthCare Fort Washington Medical Center to Combat Diabetes

July 26, 2023 by vmbernard

The funding, which was secured by Congressman Steny Hoyer in fiscal year 2023 appropriations, will finance several components of the facility, including a diabetic clinic, the Diabetic Education and Resource Center, a diabetes related vascular screening center, the Wound Care and Hyperbaric Oxygen Center, and a cardiovascular clinic.

Kettering College

Education

Kettering College Opens New Simulation Lab

July 26, 2023 by vmbernard

Kettering College recently held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially open the new nursing simulation lab, called Lab C. Various faculty and staff attended the ceremony as well as Kettering Health leadership and executive council to commemorate the special day.

‘Undivided’: A Conference-Wide Concert

July 24, 2023 by Web Administrator

Faculty and staff praise the Lord for the many blessings He bestowed upon Lake Nelson Adventist Academy (LNAA) throughout the 2022–23 school year. These blessings have come in the form of protection, students giving their lives to Jesus, and many opportunities for individuals to share their God-given talents with the community, say leaders.

Chesapeake Conference

Pastors Renew Faith on Bible Lands Trip

July 24, 2023 by Web Administrator

The Chesapeake Conference recently organized an educational study tour to the Bible lands for pastors, aiming to enhance their biblical knowledge and support their ministry.

Potomac Conference

Maryland Governor Has ‘Homecoming’ at Takoma Park Church

July 23, 2023 by vmbernard

Maryland Governor Wes Moore recently visited the Takoma Park Seventh-day Adventist church to express gratitude for when the congregation helped his family during a tough time years ago.

Potomac Conference

Adventists in Tidewater Serve 500 at Health Clinic

July 20, 2023 by vmbernard

Members from 10 Seventh-day Adventist churches in the Tidewater area of Virginia recently joined forces and worked with other organizations to help remedy the high levels of limited access to health care

WGTS

Remembering the Takoma Park Tower, Broadcast System Strong at Arlington

July 20, 2023 by vmbernard

The antenna at the former WGTS 91.9 studios on the campus of Washington Adventist University was dismantled earlier this year in February.