May 2014 | Visitor Magazine

Editorial: Acts of Encouragement

May 30, 2014 by Anonymous

I knocked on the apartment door and listened. Soon a soft and feeble voice called out for me to come in.

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This Month's Issue

Underscore: How do We Continue to Engage Members That Need to Worship at Home

May 30, 2014 by Anonymous

By 2030, because of the aging baby boomers and increased life expectancy, about 72.1 million or more than one in five Americans will be aged 65 or above. As the population ages, many will become homebound and need home-based care,” reports the Administration on Aging.1 How will this impact our members?

Story by Beth Michaels and Juan-Jose Garza

Columbia Union News

Want to Help Promote Religious Liberty?

May 28, 2014 by Anonymous

Melissa Reid

Adventist HealthCare

Health Systems

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Adventist HealthCare Earns Workplace Excellence Award for Second Year

May 28, 2014 by Anonymous

An entity of the Columbia Union, Adventist HealthCare, is among 55 organizations to earn the award and was also recognized by officials for Montgomery County, Maryland. Story by Laura Cook

Health & Lifestyle

Potomac Conference

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Farmville Members Minister to Thousands at Virginia Festival

May 28, 2014 by Anonymous

A festival attracting some 30,000 attendees to Central Virginia proved to be the perfect opportunity for the small, Farmville (Va.) church to share the unique beliefs of the Seventh-day Church.

Story by Dan Daniels

Perspectives

Potomac Conference

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Capital Memorial Church Holds Week of Prayer Via Telephone

May 28, 2014 by Anonymous

Using an Adventist Review issue on prayer, members of Potomac Conference’s Capital Memorial church in Washington, D.C., designed a week of prayer where no one had to leave their homes.

Story by Jacquie Bokow

Chesapeake Conference

Pennsylvania Conference

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Chesapeake Members Lend a Hand in Philadelphia

May 28, 2014 by Anonymous

What happens when a call for help via social media inspires a local church to help a sister church in another conference?

Story by Samantha Young

Education

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Congratulations to our 2014 Graduates!

May 27, 2014 by Anonymous

We're so proud of the 2014 graduates from our Columbia Union schools!

Education

Washington Adventist University

70 Baptized at WAU

May 22, 2014 by Anonymous

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Chesapeake Conference

Did You Follow the World Church Conference on Sexuality?

May 22, 2014 by Anonymous

The General Conference recently convened a conference in South Africa to discuss “alternative sexualities” with 350 invited church workers, scholars and leaders of several supporting ministries from around the world. The Visitor plans to discuss the results of the meetings in our July issue. Below Columbia Union members react to the meeting: