When I was young, my home life was difficult. My parents weren’t spiritual, nor did they have a religious affiliation. Longing for something I felt was lacking, I was curious about God’s existence. One day, my neighbor invited me to VBS.
Traditional methods of sharing the Seventh-day Adventist message still have their place, however, some members from the Columbia Union Conference are learning that being the “salt and light” can show up in different flavors—from pickleball and visual
art to the world of tabletop games.
Dawn Stem got introduced to pickleball by her work colleague Jay Alignay, a member of Chesapeake Conference's New Hope church in Fulton, Md., resulting in less screen time and better health.
Scott Kabel, who has ties to Pennsylvania Conference’s Blue Mountain Academy, hosts a blossoming weekly game night in Hawaii for church and community members.
Pastors in the Ohio Conference take mission work seriously—both at home and abroad. Mission is the church’s main priority, since the commission is to take the three angels’ messages worldwide.
Last Sabbath, members at New Jersey Conference’s Willingboro church participated in their township’s third annual Juneteenth Celebration to remember the anniversary of when enslaved people in Texas were officially proclaimed free on June 19, 1865.