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.
Studying the history of African Americans and people of color is a year-round pursuit at Pine Forge Academy (PFA). But during Black History Month, the focus is greater with programs and activities to educate students and the community about their accomplishments.
At the age of 95, Meade C. Van Putten, former president of Allegheny East Conference (AEC), passed away February 27, 2022. Van Putten was a pastor in the Lake Region Conference from 1951–1962 and was ordained in 1956. He served as the secretary/treasurer of the Lake Region Conference from 1962–1971.
A retirement and the pandemic inspired seasoned authors and members of Allegheny East Conference's Emmanuel Worship Center to each add one more book to their publishing accomplishments.
Dupont Park Adventist School recently connected with both the National School Lunch Program and generous donors who helped launch a program for students coming to school without a lunch.
Allegheny East Conference's Pine Forge Academy staff recently held an Honors Convocation ceremony in which students were recognized for their academic efforts.
Members of the Allegheny East Conference (AEC) recently celebrated the official organization of the Filipino American Oxon Hill (Md.) church. What began in 2011 as a church plant with just four members has now grown to more than 100 members.
Gracie Torres, a 14-year-old member from the Rehoboth Spanish church in Reading, Pa., recently starred in a commercial aired on local TV, raising funds for a women’s and children’s shelter.
Pine Forge Academy has a special historical heritage. The school is nestled in a rustic valley that holds some of America's most intriguing colonial history and this country's most poignant folklore.