August 2019 | Page 2 | Visitor Magazine

Johnny Stone, a WGTS 91.9 host, interviews listener Seraphina.

WGTS 91.9 Wraps Up Ice Cream Tour in the Heat

August 15, 2019 by rbacchus

There’s been a whole lot of scooping going all summer long with WGTS 91.9. The station just wrapped up its fourth annual ice cream tour with a stop in Gaithersburg, Md.

Allegheny East Conference

Marleena Debrough, pastor of the Prentis (Pa.) Park church, anoints and prays for Kevin Jenkins, a CAMCON attendee and member of the Southwest church in Philadelphia.

CAMCON Communicates Purpose, People, Practice

August 15, 2019 by rbacchus

Recently Allegheny East Conference’s Communication Department held its fourth annual Connection and Ministry Communication Conference (CAMCON) on their campus in Pine Forge, Pa.

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Columbia Union Pathfinders Take Over Visitor Instagram Stories at #2019Chosen

August 11, 2019 by vmbernard

Pathfinders from around the Columbia Union are taking over the Columbia Union Visitor Instagram stories at #2019Chosen. Don't miss the fun!

Potomac Conference

Health & Lifestyle

Claudio and Pamela Consuegra (right) presented the NAD Distinguished Service Award for Family Ministry to Buford and Carmen Griffith (left) on Saturday, July 20, during the Adventist Conference on Family Research & Practice. Photo credit Darren Heslop, University Communication staff photographer

Beltsville Church Members Receive GC Spalding Medallion Award

August 11, 2019 by vmbernard

Claudio and Pamela Consuegra, directors of the Family Ministries Department for the North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists and members of Potomac Conference's Beltsville (Md.) church, received the GC Spalding Medallion award.

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Collect the Columbia Union Conference 2019 Chosen International Pathfinder Camporee Pins

August 08, 2019 by vmbernard

Each set will contain one large Columbia Union pin and eight conference pins that depict a different scene from King David’s life. These local, separate pins are not complete in themselves but are part of a bigger whole, says Frank Bondurant, vice president for Ministries Development at the union.

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Adventist HealthCare

Adventist Leaders Gather for New Hospital Blessing and Dedication

August 08, 2019 by vmbernard

Terry Forde, AHC president and CEO, said that the health needs of the community will evolve and change in the decades ahead. “We must acknowledge that the mission of extending God’s care through the ministry of physical, mental and spiritual healing will be needed” until Christ’s return.

Potomac Conference

Twenty-one experienced- and beginner-student sewers, including co-leader Dorcas Sweeny (left), display some of the 120 pillowcases they donated to a local nursing home.

Far West End Members Seek Evangelism as Lifestyle

August 08, 2019 by rbacchus

Evangelism is a lifestyle. This motto drives many Potomac Conference Far West End church members to seek opportunities to help their Rockville, Va., community.

Adventist HealthCare

A Level Eye

August 08, 2019 by rbacchus

A small child about five years old was preparing to go home following a minor procedure at Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center in Rockville, Md. The surgery had been successful, and the child was seated in a wheelchair, his parents standing beside him. The nurse was starting the discharge process.

Mountain View Conference

Member Bikes Across Country to Raise Money for His Church

August 07, 2019 by vmbernard

Wanting to help speed up the building project for his church, member Gary Kasekamp, 74, embarked on a cross-country bike trip this summer.

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Kettering Medical Center Chaplain Elliott Smith speaks at a prayer vigil at the hospital.

Adventists Respond to Dayton and El Paso Shootings

August 05, 2019 by vmbernard

A second mass shooting in less than a year has directly impacted the Columbia Union Conference territory. Among the nine killed in a nightclub in downtown Dayton, Ohio, early Sunday morning was Nicholas Cumer, 25, a trainer interning with Maple Tree Cancer Alliance, an organization that serves patients in several of Kettering Adventist HealthCare’s (KAHC) facilities.