Union News

Mythbusters: Revealing the Truth Behind Paying for College

Young people and their parents are often intimidated by the finances of attending college. Our Adventist colleges and universities have an abundance of resources, experts, and benefits that make the …

Sam Yook Korean SDA Language School Celebrates 40 Years

It was registration day at the first Seventh-day Adventist English language school in Korea. Four student missionaries — Doug Havens, Dave Whitaker, Janene Conley and Nancy Follett — had worked …

Southeastern California

Baptism at Crystal Cathedral Is Highlight of 2009 Hispanic Outreach

Members of Hispanic Adventist churches in Orange County ended the month of November having welcomed 241 people into their congregations by baptism and profession of faith during the previous six …

Southern California

Church Reaches Out on Foot and On Camera

Early in 2009 Dennis Hill, a member of the Hollywood church and a working actor, noticed a number of talented young adult artists attending the church with one thing in …

SCC Pastors Ordained to Ministry

Three Southern California Conference pastors were ordained to the ministry during 2009: Joseph Oh, Salvador Garcia and Moises Benitez. (Other ordinations were reported earlier.) Joseph Oh, associate pastor of the …

Central California

Prodigal Son Returns Home

It was the love of baseball that created the divide in Rindon Heinz' heart. "I was raised in a great Adventist family," he says. Little did Dennis and Phoebe Heinz …

Northern California

Notice of Constituency Meeting of the Northern California Conference

Notice is hereby given that a regular session of the Northern California Conference of Seventh-day Adventists is called to convene at the Pacific Union College Church in Angwin, Calif., on …

Three NCC Pastors Respond to God's Call

The Holy Spirit's call to ministry has been confirmed for three Northern California Conference pastors in ordination/commissioning ceremonies. Michael Kontes Michael Kontes, Antelope Hills/Rio Linda district pastor, was ordained at …

Arizona

Mud Madness Triathlon Raises $30,000 for Education

The steam rolled off the pool at 6 a.m. The bike racetrack received its final sweeping as volunteers walked one last time over the run course. The anticipation was almost …

Hawaii

Notice of Constituency Meeting of the Hawaii Conference of Seventh-day Adventists

Notice is hereby given that the Regular Quadrennial Constituency Meeting of the Hawaii Conference of Seventh-day Adventists is called to convene at 9 a.m. Sunday, April 25, 2010, at Hawaiian …

Evangelism Continues on Leeward Oahu

Leeward Oahu's celebration of proclamation evangelism continued nearly every night between Aug. 15 and Sept. 12 with the Waipahu and Waipahu Samoan churches joining the Aiea church for the evangelism …

Nevada-Utah

J. Gary Norman Retires as Secretary/Treasurer

For the past 10 years, the Nevada-Utah Conference has been blessed by the dedicated work and presence of J. Gary Norman, conference secretary/treasurer. He has worked diligently to maintain the …

La Sierra University

La Sierra Board of Trustees Affirms Support for Church's Creation Doctrine

The La Sierra University Board of Trustees has reaffirmed the school's foundational commitments as a Seventh-day Adventist institution of higher education with particular focus on the Church's official doctrine of …

Loma Linda

Loma Linda University Celebrates the Life-Saving legacy of Baby Fae and the infant heart transplantation program

More than 2,000 people came to Loma Linda University Church on Oct. 31 to hear the until-now untold story of Baby Fae — an infant who captured the nation's attention …

University Celebrates New Cenntennial Complex Opening

Donors, university administrators and staff, architects, contractors, and other guests gathered on the north side of the Centennial Complex at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009, for the grand …

Pacific Union College

Piano Fantasia Promotes PUC Music

When he was 6, David Tsao started piano lessons at Pacific Union College's Paulin Hall. A few years later, he and his family left Angwin for Hong Kong, but David …

Adventist Health

GAMC Loses Cancer Center Manager

Last year, Glendale Adventist Medical Center lost a remarkable woman who dedicated more than four decades of service to the Southern California hospital. Liliane McLaughlin, former manager of the cancer …

President's Perspective

A New Year, New Mercies

As 2009 comes to a close, right on the heels of it, the New Year commences. The year that fades into eternity past has been a tumultuous one. Jobs lost, …