Columbia Union Launches City Evangelism Focus

Members of the Dietz family participated in the Pennyslvania Conference's Faith for Family initiative, seeking to share the gospel with people in the Philadelphia area.

During the September Columbia Union Conference Executive Committee meeting, Dave Weigley, Columbia Union Conference president, announced the details for the 2019–2021, “Share the Light—Share the Hope” evangelism initiative.

“We had a tremendous spike in our baptisms because our conferences made evangelism a priority [at the beginning of the quinquennium],” said Frank Bondurant, vice president for Ministries Development. “We’ll end it with a strong emphasis on evangelism.”

During this time, each conference will place a special focus on evangelizing and meeting the needs of the following designated cities.

Allegheny East Conference: Washington, D.C.
Allegheny West: Dayton/Columbus
Pennsylvania: Philadelphia
Ohio: Cleveland
New Jersey: Newark/Trenton
Chesapeake: Baltimore
Potomac: Greater Washington D.C.,/Tidewater, Va., area
Mountain View: Clarksburg, W.Va.,