Southeastern California

VBS Attracts Parents, Teens and Kids

Summer is often associated with family vacations, going to the beach and resting, but in Southeastern California Conference, summer is a time when evangelism happens and new connections and friendships …

Southern California

TV Host Airs International Viewers’ Call-In Prayers

Recently on a live, one-hour television program that airs globally on Mondays, Pastor Gerald*, the host, felt impressed to switch to an unusual format. "I told the viewing audience that …

Youth Discipleship Results in 65 Baptisms

SCC Hispanic Youth Ministry initiated a Jesus Loves Jeans youth-evangelism plan with a kickoff festival in February attended by 1,570 young people coming together to learn about discipleship and small-group …

Central California

Cooking for Others Provides Nourishment for One Senior Citizen

Laurel Mayer has always been an active and caring person. But when severe back and knee pain forced her to slow down a couple of years ago, the 85-year-old felt …

Students Turn Recyclables into Teddy Bears

When the third -graders at Sierra View Junior Academy, Exeter, Calif., heard about kids needing teddy bears, they wanted to get involved. What they needed was a very good fund …

Northern California

Schoonover Wins Excellence in Teaching Award

El Dorado Adventist School teacher Nancy Schoonover was awarded a 2009 Excellence in Teaching Award on Sabbath, May 25, at the Placerville church. Schoonover was one of 12 teachers in …

NCC Teachers Focus on Professional Growth

At the beginning of last school year, Northern California Conference Education Superintendent Berit von Pohle encouraged conference teachers and principals to take ownership of their continuing education by writing professional …

Arizona

Team Builds Four One-Day Churches in Ecuador

At the end of June, 25 lay people, most of them youth, from Arizona, California, Florida, Michigan and Tennessee, set off on a journey to Guayaquil, an area near Ecuador’s …

Hawaii

Molokai Cooking School Hits Hot Button

Molokai church members recently held a successful cooking school. "We were hoping for 30 and we got 60," says Pastor Kurt Unglaub of the Molokai church. It was standing room …

Nevada-Utah

Sparks Church VBS Impacts the Community

The Sparks, Nev., church held a Vacation Bible School program early this summer. Lessons and activities focused on Roman times, the apostle Paul and the underground church. Ninety-two children participated; …

Loma Linda

Celebrating the School of Medicine’s 100th Anniversary

In 1909, the Loma Linda University School of Medicine was founded in Loma Linda, Calif. Now, 100 years later, there is little question of the impact that LLU, and more …

New Bachelor’s Grads from LLU Are Top Earners

Graduates of Loma Linda University have the highest median starting salary among United States colleges ranked by PayScale.com. The rankings were released Monday, July 20, 2009, and reported on by …

Pacific Union College

Pacific Union College Announces New President

On July 17, 2009, the Pacific Union College Board of Trustees announced that Dr. Heather J. Knight, currently the provost of Andrews University in Berrien Springs, Mich., has been named …

Adventist Health

Employees Go the Extra Mile at Adventist Health

Every day, lives are changed at Adventist Health facilities. Often change is obvious — the birth of a child or a life-saving procedure. But just as significant are the times when …

President's Perspective

Year of Evangelism Efforts Pay Off

This year has been designated the Year of Evangelism in the North American Division. In 2008, the Pacific Union team and the seven local conferences developed plans, allocated funds and …