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How can members extend compassion to the LGBT community without abandoning conviction?

Story by Latasha Betts Hewitt

According to recent data, more than 9 million people—roughly the same number of residents in

Why I am no Longer a Lesbian

I started attending the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the fall of 2008. My children shortly after accepted an altar call and started baptism classes. After dropping them off the first time, I decided that I might as well stay and complete the classes as well and get baptized.

Read the July 2014 Issue of the Columbia Union Visitor

Artículo Especial de Visitor: Eliminando el misterio de las visitas

5 Tips for Creating a Visitor-Friendly Church  

1. Spruce Up Your Website

“A church’s website is the new ‘first impression’ that visitors receive,” says Gary Gibbs, Chesapeake’s ministerial director. “Therefore, it is vital that the website be attractive, easy to navigate and have current information.”  

Two conferences deploy secret visitors to learn how they experience church

Download the full pdf of the June 2014 Visitor here.

Read and share these individual Visitor stories, too!

You may know Dick Stenbakken from his portrayals of biblical characters.