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Notice of Pacific Union Conference Session

The 29th session (eighth quinquennial period) of the Pacific Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists will be held at the Ontario Convention Center, 2000 Convention Center Way, Ontario, Calif. 91764, August …

ASI Pacific Union Members Seek to “Hasten the Day”

“Hastening the Day” was the theme of the 2011 Pacific Union ASI (Adventist Laymen’s Services & Industries) Convention held in Southern California in April. Speaker Peter Neri, pastor of the …

Southeastern California

Quiet Hour Ministries Supports Its 53rd Airplane for Mission Service

For Adventist mission aviation, this was truly a milestone. On April 19, the very first Kodiak destined for Adventist mission service was dedicated. This aircraft has been flown to Papua, …

Arnold Joins Conference Education Team; Herrmann Is New LLA Principal

William Arnold has replaced Teri Boyatt as an associate superintendent in the office of education. In his 35 years as a teacher, he has had a wide range of experience. …

Southern California

Two Churches Reach Out to Art Community

The Alhambra and Long Beach churches in the Southern California Conference hosted art contests and other events that attracted community interest and participation. Hosting their fifth annual juried art exhibition, …

Students Plant Trees in Angeles National Forest

West Covina Hills Adventist School students joined with TreePeople, Angeles National Forest, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Forest Aid, many parents and volunteers, and ventured into the Angeles National …

Constituency Session Delegates Join Digital Age

The Southern California Conference leapt into the digital age at its 63rd quadrennial constituency session, held May 15. Delegates received preliminary documents via e-mail, downloaded everything from parking information to …

Central California

Marxmiller Receives Excellence in Teaching Award

Since 2003, the Alumni Awards Foundation selects 10 recipients for the annual Excellence in Teaching Award. Candidates are teachers in Adventist schools in the North American Division. Jim Marxmiller, science …

Northern California

Community Services Retreat Provides Spiritual and Practical Inspiration

The annual Northern California Conference Adventist Community Services Retreat had its best turnout in recent years. More than 130 attended the gathering at Leoni Meadows, May 8-11. The annual retreat …

Pathfinders Enjoy a Day of Fun at the Fair

About 600 Pathfinders, staff and volunteers from 37 Northern California Conference clubs participated in the 2011 Pathfinder Fair on May 1 at Napa Christian Campus of Education. In the morning, …

Arizona

Notice of Arizona Conference Regular Constituency Session

Please take note that the 29th regular Constituency Session of the Arizona Conference Corporation of Seventh-day Adventists is called to convene at Camelback Seventh-day Adventist Church, 5902 E. Camelback Road, …

Middle School Students Makeover Holbrook Home

Inspired by a popular home makeover television show, Thunderbird Christian Elementary and Holbrook Indian School students teamed up to make a difference in the lives of a needy family in …

Hawaii

Ultimate Date Caps Hawaiian Mission Academy Week of Prayer

Oahu, Hawaii, teens recently promised God that they would seek His guidance when making choices in their lives — especially choices about personal relationships. Those promises followed Hawaiian Mission Academy’s …

Nevada-Utah

Babylon Rising Lifts Spirits in Las Vegas

The world was to end on Saturday, May 21, 2011, according to Harold Camping, a religious leader with hundreds of thousands of followers around the world. It didn’t happen! Instead, …

La Sierra University

National Organization Honors La Sierra for Community Service

Last year, approximately 32 La Sierra University students spent more than 400 hours at eight schools in Riverside giving music lessons and demonstrations, leading chemistry experiments and tutoring youth in …

Loma Linda

Five-year Constituency Report Brings Loma Linda’s Vision to Life

Loma Linda University shared its story of transforming lives with about 130 leaders from the Seventh-day Adventist Church and the various LLU entities who gathered April 13 for the corporate …

Loma Linda Graduates Record 10,000th Medical Student

Adventist history was made on Sunday, May 29, when the 10,000th medical student to graduate from Loma Linda University School of Medicine crossed the stage to receive his diploma. Receiving …

Pacific Union College

PUC Announces 2011 Maxwell Scholars

Pacific Union College has selected the recipients of this year’s prestigious Maxwell Scholarship. The scholarship rewards incoming freshmen for high academic achievement, a commitment to Christian service, and outstanding leadership …

Adventist Health

Adventist Health Hospitals Stay Clean and Green

“Go Green” isn’t just the mantra of canvas-toting hippies aiming to reduce their carbon footprint. Several Adventist Health hospitals and their Environmental Services Departments have taken the mantra to heart …

President's Perspective

Reformation — A Product of Revival

Consider the following: “Revival and reformation are two different things. Revival signifies a renewal of spiritual life, a quickening of the powers of mind and heart, a resurrection from spiritual …

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Armstrong, Andrew B. – b. March 5, 1931, Brawley, Calif.; d. Jan. 30, 2011, Loma Linda, Calif. Survivors: wife, Carmen; sons, Andrew, Daniel, Arturo; daughters, Christina, Martha; 12 grandchildren; 11 …