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Columbia Union Educators Get ‘Schooled’ at the North American Division Educators’ Convention and other stories from the September/October 2023 Columbia Union Visitor.
Story by V. Michelle Bernard
Prior to the start of the 2023–24 academic school year, some 500 teachers and staff from the Columbia Union Conference joined 5,000 other educators at the North American Division (NAD) Educators’ Convention, themed “Something Better,” in Phoenix.
At the 2023 North American Division's Educators' Convention, Potomac Conference's Richard Castillo asked Kelly Wiedemann from Shenandoah Valley Academy how she uniquely builds community in her classroom. Here's what she said.
Story by Kimberly Luste Maran/NAD / Photo by Dan Weber
Debra Clements Brill, former vice president for ministries for the North American Division of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, passed to her rest on August 27, 2023, at her home in Jamaica, Virginia, after an extended illness. She was 71.
Brill retired on October 1, 2019, after serving the division as a vice president for 21 years. “It’s been my great joy to work with gifted leaders who love God and His church!” said Brill upon her retirement.
In the last 10 years, 104 new honors have been approved for use in Pathfinders, the Seventh-day Adventist Church’s co-ed scouting group.
This year, the North American Division (NAD) approved the following new honors, available through AdventSource:
Story by Esther Hernandez
“I’ve always aspired to become a pilot,” says Abner Lozano.
As a sophomore, Lozano learned his dream could come true at Blue Mountain Academy (BMA) through the aviation program offered on campus by Training Mission Aviation. He enrolled in ground school his junior year and began flying soon after that.
Story by Tiffany Forde
When Cincinnati Public Schools resumed classes after summer break last week, hundreds of children arrived with backpacks and school supplies, thanks to the 3rd annual “Day of Blessing” Back-to-School event, held at Allegheny West Conference’s Shiloh church in the Avondale neighborhood in Cincinnati.
Story by Iris Argueta
The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is continuing to collaborate with Adventist Health and Adventist Community Services (ACS) to help Maui communities recover. Over $100,000 in emergency products and cash is being donated by the global humanitarian organization to support ACS and Adventist Health in responding to the tragic wildfires in Hawaii.
Story by LaTasha Hewitt
When community residents learned they would no longer receive the extra food assistance they received during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Mizpah and New Life churches in Philadelphia stepped in to fill the gap.