Columbia Union Launches City Evangelism Focus

During the September Columbia Union Conference Executive Committee meeting, Dave Weigley, Columbia Union Conference president, announced the details for the 2019–2021, “Share the Light—Share the Hope” evangelism initiative.

Frank Bondurant (pictured), vice president for Ministries Development, shared, “We had a tremendous spike in our baptisms because our conferences made evangelism a priority [at the beginning of the quinquennium]. ...We’ll end it with a strong emphasis on evangelism.”

During this time, each conference will place a special focus on evangelizing and meeting the needs of the following designated cities.

Allegheny East Conference: Washington, D.C.
Allegheny West: Dayton/Columbus
Pennsylvania: Philadelphia
Ohio: Cleveland
New Jersey: Newark/Trenton
Chesapeake: Baltimore
Potomac: Greater Washington D.C.,/Tidewater, Va., area
Mountain View: Clarksburg, W.Va.,