November 2013 | Visitor Magazine

Six Columbia Union Members Honored For Their Ministry

November 26, 2013 by cmckenzie

Last Thursday, for the second year in a row, the officers of the Columbia Union Conference recognized those who have made a significant contribution to ministry in the union. Six were honored with a special luncheon and the Notable Person of Honor Award.

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Columbia Union Leaders Gather for Year-End Meetings

November 21, 2013 by cmckenzie

This week presidents of the Columbia Union’s eight conferences, two healthcare networks and university met in Columbia, Md., for executive-level board meetings. The week started with Presidents’ Council where each president shared praises and challenges from their field. On Tuesday each conference’s top-three officers met for Administrator’s Council where they handled the business of the union. They also heard a presentation on crisis communication from Celeste Ryan Blyden, Visitor publisher and editor, and author of the new book, Crisis Boot Camp, published by the North American Division.

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What Can You do About Sabbath Issues at Work?

November 20, 2013 by Anonymous

Walter Carson speaking at a Religious Liberty day at Sligo Chu

Health & Lifestyle

Healthy Lentil Soup Recipe

November 20, 2013 by Anonymous

Try Carole Butler's Lentil Soup Recipe!

1 Onion, chopped
1 cup Brown Lentils, washed
3 cups Potatoes, diced
2 cups Carrots, sliced
1 cup Celery, chopped
2 – 1lb. cans Tomatoes, puréed in blender
1 tsp. Salt
1/2 tsp. Sweet Basil
1/2 pkg. Frozen Spinach

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Two Ohio Pioneers Receive Emeritus Ministerial Credentials

November 20, 2013 by Anonymous

Pastors, including Oswaldo Magana (left), Ohio Conference’s director of Clergy Care and Leadership Development, and Dave Weigley, Col

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Potomac Member’s Quiet Witness Leads Seven to Christ

November 20, 2013 by Anonymous

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There are eight conferences in the eight-state region of the Columbia Union. These conferences, which each have between 30 and 130 congregations, facilitate and strengthen the work of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in various states or regions of states. They employ pastors and teachers, manage elementary and secondary schools, and coordinate numerous community-based ministries, such as Adventist Community Services and youth summer camp programs.

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Chesapeake Conference

Community Members Turn Out for Allegheny East Church’s Typhoon Fundraiser

November 20, 2013 by cmckenzie

The images on Quang Ngo’s TV screen were graphic. It showed just how devastating an impact that Typhoon Haiyan had, not just on the landscape of the Philippines, but the also the people. This was how he ended up on the doorsteps of Allegheny East Conference’s Oxon Hill Filipino church in Oxon Hill, Md., toting some 1,000 T-shirts. “We saw the people suffering and it reminded me of our situation. My family and I escaped our country of Vietnam in a boat,” he said. “When we got to Malaysia, we had no food, no clothes and no water. So we see what’s happening in the Philippines and feel like this was us and we have to do something for them.”

Potomac Conference

Potomac Member’s Quiet Witness Leads Seven to Christ

November 19, 2013 by cmckenzie

After watching Rex Hugus, a quiet coworker read his Bible on lunch breaks, Larry Sutherland’s curiosity finally got the best of him. “I finally had to ask Rex some questions,” Sutherland said. “I was intrigued with his background and found his habits to be different from most [people] I worked with,” said Sutherland.