Union News

REACH North America Launched

Revival and reformation and a renewed emphasis to come together in love and unity to reclaim missing members and to reach our communities with the gospel, was a significant message …

Southeastern California

Fallbrook Member Shares Recipes With Readers and TV Viewers

Karen Houghton never dreamed that her personal interest in health would one day lead to a 224-page, full-color cookbook and a television ministry with a potential audience of millions. Today …

Southern California

Church Hosts Family-Focused Evangelism

In October the Spanish-American Church in Los Angeles conducted an innovative evangelistic series based on marriage, family and relationships, entitled “Love for a Lifetime." Senior Pastor Rogelio Paquini was the …

Van Nuys Saturday Night Series Attracts and Nurtures

After he arrived at his new church, Pastor John Aitken and the Van Nuys church board took a hard look at how to reach out evangelistically. Knowing commuters’ work schedules, …

Central California

K.I.D.S. in Discipleship

Pastor Dan MacLafferty’s ah-ha moment came as an answer to a prayer: “Lord, what have you dreamed up for children?” His church sponsored wonderful programs for kids of various ages …

Ramiro Cano Elected President of Central California Conference

Ramiro Cano, executive secretary of the Central California Conference since 2004, was elected president on November 21. Cano succeeds Jerry Page, who was president for 15 years. “This is extremely …

Northern California

Men's Choruses from California Minister Through Song

Music aficionado Art Garbutt has sung in choirs and choruses throughout his adult life. Yet he never expected to coordinate a combined chorus comprised of six talented groups and 110 …

St. Helena Church Hosts Homecoming

The roots of the St. Helena church run long and deep. Well-preserved logbooks with their fancy pen-and-ink script are kept at the church. The first inscription records the proceedings of …

Arizona

"Lifestyle Burning Heart" Launched

During the ChurchWorks Seminar with Marti Schneider more than a year ago, Tony Anobile, Arizona Conference president, determined to boldly advance Arizona outreach for Christ. “The scriptures testify of the …

Hawaii

Prisoner Becomes Evangelist

Born 66 years ago in Los Angeles, Bill Church lived most of his life in Southern California. As a troubled youth, Church found himself in and out of juvenile detention …

Nevada-Utah

Nevada-Utah Member Receives Rare Honor

It’s not often that anyone has a museum named in their honor, but one Nevada-Utah Conference member was recently so honored. On Oct. 6, Oakwood University, located in Huntsville, Alabama, …

La Sierra University

Adventist Education Featured in National Media

La Sierra University’s groundbreaking CognitiveGenesis Project is featured in the Christian Science Monitor, in an opinion-editorial piece submitted by CognitiveGenesis project director, Dr. Elissa Kido. The piece deals with the …

Loma Linda

Festivities Mark 20th Anniversary of Proton Treatment Center

More than 600 friends of the James M. Slater, M.D., Proton Treatment & Research Center (PTRC) at Loma Linda University Medical Center (LLUMC) came together on Sunday, Oct. 24, for …

Loma Linda Continues Medical Work in Haiti

In July a small group of Loma Linda University students working under the auspices of Students for International Mission Service (SIMS) made their way to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, where they provided …

Pacific Union College

PUC Completes Renovations

This winter construction crews at Pacific Union College put the finishing touches on a renovation of the campus’s dining commons and campus center. This facility, a major hub of student …

Adventist Health

Sikh Nurse Joins Adventist Church

It was the American dream for Gurpreet Malhi’s family. At the age of 10, the curious brown-eyed girl left Punjab, India, with a parent holding each hand and her older …

President's Perspective

Lost and Found

I am sure that by now you have heard or read the account of the three teenage boys who were lost at sea near the tropical island of Fiji. The …

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Alumni Reunions Far Eastern Academy reunion (March 13) Mountain Shadows Mobile Home Community club house, 4040 Piedmont Drive, Highland, CA 92346. Potluck dinner. Please send your tel. no. and your …

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Bates, Milton – b. March 22, 1920, Swatow, China; d. Oct. 16, 2010, Tracy, Calif. Survivors: son, Leonard; daughter, Lorna Lonnstrom; nine grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren. Bruce, Willaminna – b. Nov. …