Union News

The Great Hope

Question: Pastor Johnson, could you tell readers about the NAD initiative to distribute The Great Controversy and The Great Hope throughout the Division? J. Alfred Johnson, director of Adult Ministries …

Southeastern California

Garden Grove church reinstates drama ministry

The Garden Grove church is bringing back the art of telling the powerful life changing stories of the Bible in living re-enactments. About 10 years ago the church began drama …

Students grow spiritually and socially at Junior High Bible Camp

Junior High Bible Camp is held yearly at Pine Springs Ranch, the conference’s retreat center, and is open to both public school and academy students. This year, the Bible camp …

Loma Linda Academy volunteer night draws hundreds

Ten-year-old Nathan Perez was busy coloring light blue sky around cloud shapes on his Giving Box on a recent Saturday night, the finishing touches to a decorative effort that included …

Southern California

Worship conference focused on interactive worship

Meetings at the 2012 West Coast Worship Conference focused on “The Face of Worship in a Digital Age.” “Ten million people live an hour away from these meetings,” said Rick …

Chino Valley Chinese members celebrate grand opening

The new facility of the Chino Valley Chinese church (formerly Hacienda Heights Chinese church) was filled to capacity on the afternoon of Feb. 11 for the grand opening ceremony. During …

Crescenta Valley Elementary hosts first academic bowl

On Super Bowl weekend, while millions were stocking up on chips and dip at the supermarket, 12 fifth- and sixth-graders were enjoying their own kind of bowl — an academic …

Pathfinder convocation zeroes in on outreach

A bagpiper walked down the center isle of the White Memorial church to open the 2012 Pathfinder Convocation. With standing room only, enthusiastic Pathfinders, parents and leaders representing 65 clubs …

Central California

Justin Bond strives to make dreams come true for severely wounded veterans

It was April 9, 2004 — the one-year anniversary of the toppling of Saddam Hussein’s army. Army Sergeant Justin Bond was traveling in a convoy taking supplies to a Marine …

Steenberg joins CCC administrative team

Pastor Pierre Steenberg joined the Central California Conference administrative team Feb. 1 as the vice president of human resources and personnel. Dennis Seaton, who served that department for nearly 20 …

Northern California

Paradise church members share “Food with Friends”

“Thank you,” said a man who came to the Paradise church to receive a free meal one Sunday. His next words to Paradise church member Jennifer Klingbeil moved the hearts …

Volunteers are eager to help

Food with Friends was initiated after Paradise church Associate Pastor Pete Braman attended a town planning meeting and discovered that Sunday was the only day of the week that no …

NCC members enjoy a wide variety of Sabbath schools

Many members find meaning and enjoyment in non-traditional Sabbath schools throughout the Northern California Conference. People with similar interests join together to reach out to others, strengthen their faith, learn …

Woodside church shares the joy of life through healthy cooking

Most people don’t think about attending a healthy cooking class on a Saturday night, but “Joie de Vivre” at the Sacramento-Woodside church is so much fun that attendance is growing. …

Calavasitas (little zucchinis)

2 ears of corn (kernels only) 4 zucchinis, chopped 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped 2 small tomatoes, diced 1/4 jalapeno or green chili, chopped 1/8 tsp ground cumin 1 tsp …

Arizona

Thunderbird Adventist Academy undergoes physical and academic renovation

Thunderbird Adventist Academy is transforming. “Our dream is for every Arizona Conference school to be a 'School of Excellence,' an educational center where students learn how to live successfully on …

Glenview Academy celebrates 75 years

Glenview Adventist Academy celebrated its diamond anniversary Feb. 17-18, remembering 75 years of continuous Seventh-day Adventist education. Established in 1936 in old-town Glendale, the school moved to its current location …

Nevada-Utah

Fallon church hosts monthly food distribution program

At 8 a.m. the first Tuesday of every month, a dream comes true for Sherry Taylor, a member of the Fallon, Nev., church. That’s when the doors of the church …

Revelation Today series brings hope for tomorrow to Las Vegas

Revelation Today, the Las Vegas-based, world-wide evangelistic endeavor sponsored by It Is Written and the Nevada-Utah Conference and presented by Pastor John Bradshaw, was an opportunity for many people in …

La Sierra University

Kids Against Hunger event brings missions to campus

As part of La Sierra University’s annual winter quarter Missions Rush Week, numerous university students, aided by 70 academy students, formed assembly lines around long tables in the university’s Student …

Loma Linda

Classes introduce students and employees to Adventist beliefs

Several new classes aim to provide students and employees of Loma Linda University and Loma Linda University Medical Center a foundation for understanding the beliefs and teachings of the Seventh-day …

Pacific Union College

Hollywood executive urges PUC students to seek God’s plan

At a special Colloquy program Thursday, Feb. 23, at Pacific Union College, Hollywood movie executive DeVon Franklin opened with a bold statement. “God has sent me here to deliver you …

Adventist Health

Haitian with a broken heart finds healing in Ukiah

Broken hearts. Hundreds of them lined the debris-covered city as Haitians mourned their battered belongings and lost loved ones. Under a crowded medical tent in the country’s capital, Dale Morrison, …

President's Perspective

Jesus is Coming Again

We Seventh-day Adventists have held to the belief that Jesus is coming again since the Advent movement began in the 1800s. It is part of our “spiritual DNA.” Ellen White …

Public Affairs & Religious Liberty

Adventist attorneys convene in New Mexico

Adventists used to discourage their kids from going to law school. Conventional wisdom held that you can’t be both a Christian and a lawyer. This past November, more than 60 …

Fresno-area churches organize cooperative religious liberty push

On Feb. 18, 11 Fresno-area churches heard religious liberty sermons thanks to the united efforts of the North American Religious Liberty Association – West. “Years ago, when I came to …

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Bandy, Mary Lou (Mahlios) – b. Nov. 16, 1929, E. Lansing, Mich.; d. Jan. 12, 2012, Flagstaff, Ariz. Served as a nurse at Paradise Valley Hospital. Bollier, Kathleen E. (McCarty) …