The Board of Trustees of Oakwood University is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Gina Spivey-Brown as the 12th president of Oakwood University.
Jacqueline Messenger, associate director for secondary education at the Columbia Union Conference, has announced her plans to retire this summer. At their meeting Thursday, the Columbia Union Conference Executive Committee voted to have Steve Laing, vice president for Education at the Potomac Conference, fill the role starting this summer.
Beltsville Adventist School’s (BAS) select choir and orchestra, directed by Robin Roys, shared their musical ministry with the community by performing at The Mall in Columbia late last year. The ensembles performed a 30-minute concert around the poinsettia tree, located in the center of the mall.
Highland View Academy (HVA) is on a mission to bring young hearts into communion with the Creator. In a world filled with constant distractions, stealing the attention of our young people, it has been the academy’s mission to provide a spiritual oasis in Western Maryland.
Slifka continues to grow in his walk God has set before him. He has his own YouTube channel, “FaithFilled Fitness,” and started a running club for BMA students. He strives to do his best and be the example Jesus would have him be.
The Tranquility Adventist School (TAS) in Andover recently celebrated 50 years of God’s grace and mercy on Seventh-day Adventist education. TAS began in a humble barn on the grounds of the former Garden State Academy. The school moved to its current location in 1974.
Ellen White once wrote, “We have nothing to fear for the future, except as we shall forget the way the Lord has led us, and His teaching in our past history” (Life Sketches, p. 196). It was for this reason that it was important for the students at Highland View Academy (HVA) to experience and witness the incredible history of the Seventh-day Adventist movement.
