May 2017 | Visitor Magazine

Columbia Union News

Education

REACH graduates second class. Photo by Krystal Irrgang

REACH Columbia Union Urban Evangelism School Graduates Second Class

May 25, 2017 by vmbernard

Seven students recently graduated from REACH Columbia Union Urban Evangelism School.

Kettering College

Education

Kettering College Collaborates with Kettering Medical Center, Local EMS and Law Enforcement for Mass Casualty Emergency Exercise

May 25, 2017 by vmbernard

On Sunday, May 21, Kettering College and Kettering Medical Center participated in a full-scale mass casualty emergency preparedness exercise.

Washington Adventist University

WGTS Team celebrates a successful Spring Fundraiser

WGTS 91.9 Listeners Fund the Ministry

May 22, 2017 by vmbernard

Once again WGTS 91.9 listeners showed their support by being a part of the station’s spring fundraiser. Over 3,300 listeners stepped up to contribute more than $1.1 million dollars to keep the listener-supported ministry running strong.

Chesapeake Conference

Officers Re-elected at Chesapeake Conference Constituency Session

May 22, 2017 by vmbernard

At the Fourth Quinquennial Constituency Session of the Chesapeake Conference, held on Sunday, May 21, at the Spencerville church in Silver Spring, Md., a quorum of the 327 regular delegates and 227 delegates-at-large met to elect officers for the 2017-2021 quinquennial term and conduct church business.

Allegheny East Conference

Baltimore Junior Academy Shelters Homeless

May 18, 2017 by rbacchus

Allegheny East Conference's Baltimore Junior Academy (BJA), located in the Park Heights community of Baltimore, recently received a call from the mayor’s office requesting use of their gymnasium as a cold weather shelter for the homeless.

Adventist HealthCare

Health & Lifestyle

Shady Grove Medical Center, Washington Adventist Hospital Awarded National Recognitions for High-Quality Stroke Care

May 18, 2017 by vmbernard

Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center and Adventist HealthCare

Washington Adventist Hospital each received two awards from the American Heart

Association and American Stroke Association for life-saving, high-quality stroke care.

This comes during National Stroke Month, when we raise awareness of the signs and symptoms of stroke, which affects 800,000 Americans a year.

Columbia Union News

Education

This Month's Issue

graducation caps by Jessie Jacobson on Flickr

Where to Watch 2017 Columbia Union Academy Graduations

May 16, 2017 by vmbernard

Graduation season is starting! See a list of all the Columbia Union Conference academy graduation times and livestream links here.

Columbia Union News

Noticias

Los miembros del Comité Ejecutivo de la Unión de Columbia recientemente votaron para publicar "Inmigración: Un Llamado a la Compasión"

May 11, 2017 by vmbernard

Parte de la declaración dice: "Como miembros de la comunidad, debemos respetar la ley. Como miembros de la iglesia, tenemos la responsabilidad moral de cuidar a los menos favorecidos y denunciar la opresión, el abuso y el maltrato en cualquier forma ".

Columbia Union News

Columbia Union Conference Issues Call to Compassion

May 11, 2017 by vmbernard

During the Columbia Union Executive Committee meeting today, members voted to issue a statement titled “Immigration: A Call to Compassion.”

Potomac Conference

This Month's Issue

Living Faith Church Adopts New Evangelistic Approach

May 11, 2017 by rbacchus

After attending a church planting conference, Jennifer Deans, pastor of the Living Faith church in Dulles, Va., realized the church didn't need a better discipleship program; it needed a paradigm shift. "It's God’s job to grow the church, and it's ours to make disciples," she says.