Ohio Conference | Seventh-day Adventist Church

Seeds of Christ’s Love Sown at Summer Camp

In 2020, counselors (back row) Charles Ames, Andrew Jones, Joshua Fahey, (front row) Mark Ames and Jed Williamson make a difference in the lives of campers.

Story by Edward Marton

Ohio Hispanic Ministries Celebrates 2020th Baptism

Ohio Conference leaders and pastors distribute pins to lay members, a tangible reminder of the 135 collective souls they recently brought to Christ.

Story by Heidi Shoemaker

New Beginnings at Spring Valley Academy

Dani Arthur, Nick White and Ivy Arreguin—this year’s new Spring Valley Academy staff members—arrive with creativity and passion.

Story by Darren Wilkins

Spring Valley Academy (SVA) elementary students noticed a few new faces in their classrooms at the beginning of the 2020–21 school year.

Former fifth- and sixth-grade teacher, Emily Cowell, took the third- and fourth-grade position after the passing of former teacher Kimberly Orr, while Michele O’Geare moved from her first- and second-grade posi- tion to fill the ELL/reading specialist role vacated by Michelle Church.

Worthington Church Fuels Warm Community

Worthington Church Warm Community

Story by Heidi Shoemaker

Alumna Designs for Academy, Receives Award

Story by Vicki Swetnam

Kelly (Peach) Long (’98) didn’t know she would be designing things for her alma mater when she began her job at Kettering Adventist HealthCare (KAHC) in 2017 as a graphic designer.

Most of her work as the graphic design manager in the KAHC Marketing and Communications Department on the Ohio campus involves designing and overseeing the design of materials for her employer. However, due to the ongoing generosity of KAHC toward Spring Valley Academy (SVA), she soon found herself designing for SVA periodically.