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News from our schools within the Mid-Atlantic region

Two teachers collaborate at the 2024 Columbia Union Conference Principals' Bootcamp

“Our goal with Bootcamp is to better prepare our leaders to lead,” says event organizer Jacqueline Messenger, associate director for secondary education at the Columbia Union. “We know that being a principal is one of the most difficult jobs in our system and we want to support and grow our principals.” 

94 Students Serve on Spring Break Mission-Music Trip, Shenandoah Valley Academy, Universidad Adventista Dominicana, Samana Central church, Donald Short

In Santa Bárbara de Samaná, Dominican Republic, a small Seventh-day Adventist Church was earnestly praying. They faced eviction from their rented house of worship with no money or backup plan. “We didn’t know what we were going to do,” the church’s head elder says. “But then God answered our cry.”

Academy Prepares Present-Day Spiritual Leaders, Pine Forge Academy, Ja'Chin Holness, Stephen Richardson, The 361 Podcast, Christophe Whyte, Kory Douglas

In the halls of Pine Forge Academy (PFA), a vibrant atmosphere of spiritual growth permeates the campus, nurtured by the dedicated efforts of Ja’Chin Holness, PFA chaplain, and Stephen Richardson, PFA church pastor. Their mission? To equip students with the tools, understanding and fervor to spread their love for God to the world.