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.
Alvin Maurice Kibble, former vice president for the North American Division of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, and Allegheny East Conference president from December 1988 to October 2000, passed away August 11, 2023. (See updated memorial service information)
Allegheny East Conference's Capitol Hill church holds various "Acts of Kindness" days throughout the year, giving their congregation an opportunity to be the hands and feet of Jesus in Washingtoin, D.C.
Allegheny East Conference’s (AEC) Communication Department recently hosted its eighth annual Connection and Ministry Communication Conference (CAMCON) at its office headquarters.
The Coastal Shores church in Virginia Beach, Va., and the Cedars of Lebanon church in Chesapeake, Va., recently hosted a “10 Days of Compassion” series, resulting in 27 baptisms.
Newlyweds Vondel and Gary Resendo, members of Allegheny East Conference’s New Life church in Gaithersburg, Md., held their wedding reception May 22, at the same time the United States Congress was working to resolve the debt-ceiling crisis that could have resulted in the first-ever default on federal debt.
Earlier this year, two juniors from Allegheny East Conference's Pine Forge Academy attended The Hague International Model United Nations conference to debate world issues with other young adults.
The Allegheny East Conference will be hosting this year’s Conscience and Justice Council convention, themed "When the Church Comes to Town: Promoting Liberty, Pursing Justice."
After a hiatus due to the pandemic, the Haitian Youth Federation of Allegheny East Conference (HYFAEC) recently gathered for its first opening ceremony service in three years.