Allegheny East Conference Hosts Annual Communication Conference

Story by LaTasha Hewitt

Allegheny East Conference’s (AEC) Communication Department recently hosted its eighth annual Connection and Ministry Communication Conference (CAMCON) at its office headquarters. This was the first in-person conference in three years. The theme, “Connecting the Dots,” focused on current methods and tools to minister to others in the post-pandemic context.

Presenters included Kevin Wilson, social media strategist at Andrews University (Mich.); Chris Thompson, author, pastor, church planter and executive director of a nonprofit for at-risk youth; Rohann Wellington, director of the Professional Services Department at the North American Division; and Alker-Kelly Antoine, executive director of media for the Haitian Ministerium. Topics included social media, storytelling, online evangelism, branding and technology.

Organizers later presented CAMCON awards to the Movement Germantown (Md.) church for best video production, and the East Lansdowne (Pa.) church for best hybrid ministry.

In addition, five churches received grants for various ministry projects. The top grant of $1,500 went to the East Lansdowne church for their Cancer Comfort Ministry Box project, which provides individuals diagnosed with cancer with a box that includes a mug, a plush throw blanket, two pairs of cozy socks and a comforting note, among other things.

As the grand finale, Marcellus T. Robinson (pictured sitting with participants), AEC’s president who attended the three-day conference, announced that each church represented would receive $1,000 to assist their Communication and Media departments. An additional $500 was later added.

“I was blessed by the fellowship of others from different churches … and left with a renewed spiritual commitment to this ministry,” says Karin Harmon, a member of the First Church of Millsboro in Delaware.