En marzo 2024, unos 776 asistentes, incluidos pastores y sus cónyuges, se reunieron en Hershey, Pennsylvania, para el Taller de Evangelismo de Columbia Union “Yo estoy contigo”.
Many churches meet obvious needs for people with disabilities by providing services such as wheelchair ramps or sign language interpretation. But, hidden physical disabilities are often over-looked.
Third places are spaces where personhood is developed, community is found and nature is celebrated. Adventist summer camps embody all these tenets, further enriched by the blessing of having fellow campers and staffers draw you closer to God.
At the age of 16, I became a staff member at Georgia Cumberland Conference’s Cohutta Springs Camp, and later at Northern California Conference’s Leoni Meadows Camp. Because of the positive influence summer camp had on me as a child, I wanted to make a difference in the lives of others too.
Philip Wigul, agriculture director at Potomac Conference’s Shenandoah Valley Academy (SVA), helps run Immanuel’s Ground, a garden and greenhouse that sells food to the community. Here are five plants he says can be grown this upcoming season.