Allegheny East Conference

Paula Olivier, pastor of First church of Montclair in Montclair, N.J., says that for years the Lord impressed her to explain the Sabbath in a different way. “As Seventh-day Adventists, I think we excel at explaining the ‘what‘ of our beliefs, but sometimes pay little attention to the ’why.’ I believe that once [we] define the “why,” we can teach others to embrace the Sabbath as an extension of God’s love for us,” she adds.

What happens if a church family leaves their buidling every Sabbath to serve the community?  Allegheny East Conference's Miracle City church in Baltimore has done this for several months.

A frightened lost dog recently showed up at Allegheny East Conference's Macedonia church's Better Living Center in Chester, Pa. After posting a message on Facebook, volunteer Steve Nazigian aided the dog and raised awareness of the center.

“Winning this competition is just the beginning for Dylan; the sky is the limit for him,” says Christine Williams, Capitol Hill church Adventurer leader.

Learn more about how mentors at Allegheny East Conference’s (AEC) Calvary church in Newport News, Va.,  do their part to inspire and uplift young men in their church and community in our September Visitor cover story. Watch an AEC video spotlight of the group below.

The Columbia Union Conference will host “Creating a Vibrant Health Ministry” October 2-4 at the Allegheny East Conference Cen

Allegheny East Conference's Maryland Central Korean church in Gaithersburg sparked a Sabbath movement that now reaches all the way to South Korea. The Return to the Bible Movement, a mission project to spread the Sabbath message to local Protestant pastors and elders through advertising, began in November 2011.

Six Washington, D.C., Area Churches Unite to Lift up Praise, Address Poverty in D.C.

Story by Noelle Green

As soon as Allegheny East Conference's Delaware Valley Ministerium (DVM) learned of the pope’s scheduled visit to Philadelphia in September, leaders started strategizing ways to reach the thousands who will congregate for his arrival.

Story by LaTasha Hewitt, Allegheny East Conference