At the conclusion of The Great Controversy: Origin of Evil performance, Lawrence Galera, the music director of Pennsylvania Conference's Blue Mountain Academy (BMA), took a final bow.
This summer young adults will gather at Blue Mountain Academy in Hamburg, Pa., to participate in CORE, the Pennsylvania Conference’s new discipleship and evangelism training program that focuses on strengthening the CORE of attendees’ Christian identity and faith.
When three families shared personal struggles on social media, the prayer and support they received helped to turn their pain into purpose. Find out why they believe prayerful authenticity online can be a blessing and a witness, and why, thanks to social media, you never have to walk alone.
For many people, the internet and social media are platforms to show an idealized version of themselves and rack up likes, hearts and emojis. But when Jessica Sims and other members bravely shared their struggles with the realities of life, they found meaningful connections, heartfelt prayers, much-needed support and opportunities to witness.
“We are so thankful to God for this building, located in the very center of the Hispanic community here in Scranton,” states Will Peterson, vice president for Administration at the dedication of the Scranton Hispanic Adventist Mission Group's facility.
“We made up our minds that we needed to start a kid’s program," said Pastor Angel Smith. "We decided to tutor grades K-8 after asking the local police department what we could do about this situation in our community."
What does it take to transform a church in the community into a community church, asked Edwin DePaula in his presentation at Columbia Union Conference's Transformational Evangelism.