December 2025 | Page 2 | Visitor Magazine

Blue Mountain Academy students participate in Pottsville church’s Friends, Family and Faith Sabbath.

Special Sabbath Services in Pennsylvania Draw Guests to 100 Churches

December 09, 2025 by rbacchus

In September, nearly 100 churches across Pennsylvania opened their doors in a special way—inviting friends, family, neighbors and those who hadn’t attended church in a while to join them for a Grand Reunion Sabbath.

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Mountain View Conference

God Moves in Romney Church

December 04, 2025 by Web Administrator

The Romney (W.Va.) church took a step of faith this summer. The church invited Pastor Michael Carder, a speaker for Amazing Facts, to lead a three-week evangelistic series.

Allegheny West Conference

Young Hearts Shine for Jesus During Pentecost 2025

December 04, 2025 by Web Administrator

The Allegheny West Conference (AWC) youth, young adult and children’s ministries recently collaborated with 88 ASI Mission 2000 & Beyond missionaries that came to Columbus, Ohio, from the United Kingdom, Curaçao, Trinidad, Jamaica, Barbados, Belize and Guyana to host Youth Pentecost and Pentecost Kids. The program was themed “Rescue Ohio.”

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Ohio Conference

Marius Marton, pastor of the Elyria church, baptizes a new member.

161 Join Elyria Church, More than Doubling Membership

December 04, 2025 by vmbernard

The Elyria church concluded its Pentecost 2025 evangelistic series earlier this year, adding 161 new individuals to its membership—surpassing the congregation’s previous membership and worship attendance before the campaign.

Columbia Union News

Education

Office of Education Analyzes Challenges and Growth Potential in Adventist Schools

December 04, 2025 by vmbernard

In the Office of Education’s report to the Columbia Union Board of Education (CUBO) and the Columbia Union Conference Executive Committee, the team noted three challenges facing the education system.

New Jersey Conference

Editorials

God’s Gift to Us

December 03, 2025 by rbacchus

Giving a gift one makes or buys is one thing, but it takes on a more profound significance when your son is the gift. Jesus was God’s gift to us.

Chesapeake Conference

Editorials

Welcoming Home New Family Members

December 03, 2025 by rbacchus

Everyone new to Jesus and His church needs a friend, a mentor, someone to show them the way. Maybe you can be that person.

New Jersey Conference

Pathfinders

Pathfinders Experience ‘Faith on Fire’ at Camporee

December 03, 2025 by Web Administrator

The 2025 New Jersey Conference (NJC) Pathfinder Camporee recently lived up to its theme, “Faith on Fire,” as more than 1,800 Pathfinders, staff and families gathered for a weekend of faith, fun and fellowship.

Mountain View Conference

Youth See Dreams Become Reality

December 03, 2025 by Web Administrator

Shortly after Jeremy Garlock accepted the call to serve as Mountain View Conference’s (MVC) new youth director and pastor of the Boulevard church in Charleston, W.Va., he attended a meeting at the Columbia Union Conference. It was at this meeting that he discovered information about special funding opportunities allocated for youth-led outreach initiatives.