How do you capture an event as large as the 'Believe the Promise' International Camporee? We tried in the September/October 2024 Visitor. Download a pdf of the issue and see all our online coverage here.
In August, some 60,000 Pathfinders and staff from around the world, including 6,689 registered campers from the Columbia Union Conference, descended on the CAM-PLEX campus in Gillette, Wyo., for the 2024 International Pathfinder Camporee.
More than 200 Seventh-day Adventist churches across North America, including 34 in the Columbia Union Conference, hosted the short mental health series MindFit this past spring. This fall they are conducting another series.
“What do you think about women in ministry?” is a question I am frequently asked. I believe the better question is, “What does Jesus think about women in ministry?”
How did a community formed by a small group of women, called Committee For the Advancement of the Worldwide Work Among Colored Seventh-day Adventists, impact the Seventh-day Adventist Church?
With another potential strong storm forecasted to come through Gillette, Wy., tomorrow, International Camporee leaders had to make the hard logistical decision to cancel the Sabbath morning and Saturday evening programs previously scheduled to conclude the event. “Every effort is being made to keep Pathfinders safe during the next few days,” say event leaders.
“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.”
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