News from the Allegheny East Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, which includes churches and schools in Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia.
For Gael Murray, helping during the crisis meant putting her own plans on hold, including postponing seminary studies temporarily. After much prayer, seeking divine guidance, she got to work on sewing, already having the skills and abundant supplies needed to get started.
After hearing of the tragic loss of Officer Katie Thyne, killed in the line of duty just blocks from their church, members from the Calvary church in Newport News, Va., went into action.
Le Calvary Adventist School and Early Learning Center de la Fédération Allegheny East à Newport News, en Virginie, a été sélectionné pour recevoir le prix de Best of Newport News 2020 dans la catégorie des écoles privées du programme Newport News Award.
Michael Gray was making a quick run to the store for baby food and diapers. As he got into his car, field representatives from the Breath of Life Ministries approached his house, knocked on his front door and struck up a conversation with his girlfriend, Geraldine Cunningham. A friendship started.
Members of Allegheny East Conference’s Mount Olivet church (MOSDAC) in Camden, N.J., regularly distribute food to the community every Wednesday and second and fourth Thursday of the month, but because of the COVID-19 crisis, last week they sought to serve a targeted group of seniors, single parents and single members of the church, as well as the broader community.
“We believe in sharing God’s blessings with our entities,” said Columbia Union Conference Treasurer Emmanuel Asiedu. “[We] want to give $550,000 back to our entities to support the mission. [We’re] giving the money now so we can share the blessings now.”
“Calvary School has always had strong church support. Church members who don’t have children in the school are still financially supportive,” says Cynthia Poole, Associate Superintendent of Education for the AEC.