September 2023 | Page 2 | Visitor Magazine

Donovan Ross, VP of Education for the Columbia Union, prays for Cynthia Poole and Ruth Nino, new associate directors for education.

Education Department Welcomes New Associate Directors

September 21, 2023 by vmbernard

Today Columbia Union Conference Executive Committee members voted in two new associate directors in the union’s Department of Education.

Pennsylvania Conference

Education

Blue Mountain Academy welcomes new hires Nadia Trossero, Adam Bially, Daryl Gay Tanamal, Antonio Gil, Trena Murphy, Bradley Culpepper and Kerene Anglin.

New Beginnings, Same Purpose

September 20, 2023 by vmbernard

A new school year has begun at Blue Mountain Academy (BMA). There are several changes happening on campus—upgrades to the facility and new team members who bring passion and have a desire to see students grow spiritually and build an even stronger academic program at BMA.

New Jersey Conference

Education

Children Beat Boredom by Joining Music Summer Camp

September 19, 2023 by Web Administrator

There is a line in the theme song of the TV show Phineas and Ferb that goes, “The annual problem for our generation is finding a good way to spend it.”

Mountain View Conference

Charleston Boulevard members Christian Baker, Destiny Goad, Serenity Goad and Ellana Garcia play a board game together at the church’s community center.

Charleston Boulevard Attendance Grows From 15 to 90

September 19, 2023 by Web Administrator

Two years ago, a group of Charleston (W.Va.) Boulevard church members, organized by Audrey Hunt and Gary Riley, met to brainstorm and plan community outreach programs. During the meeting, tears and discouragement turned to hope, as they began to dream of new people visiting and joining their church. They purposed to make prayer a priority.

2023 Morocco Earthquake aftermath from ADRA International

Morocco Earthquake: ADRA Intensifies Efforts to Assist Victims in Hardest Hit Areas

September 14, 2023 by vmbernard

The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) emergency response teams are on the ground in Morocco ready to deliver humanitarian relief to victims in the aftermath of the deadly earthquake and aftershocks that devastated the country, on September 8.

Chesapeake Conference

John Rengifo, lead pastor of the Ellicott City (Md.) church, has accepted an invitation to serve as the next ministerial director of the Chesapeake Conference.

John Rengifo Appointed Ministerial Director at Chesapeake Conference

September 14, 2023 by vmbernard

John Rengifo, lead pastor of the Ellicott City (Md.) church, has accepted an invitation to serve as the next ministerial director of the Chesapeake Conference.

Columbia Union News

New Jersey Conference

Nino Transitions to Columbia Union Education Team

September 13, 2023 by rbacchus

Ruth Nino, former principal of New Jersey Conference's Waldwick Adventist School, is Columbia Union's new assistant director for early childhood education.

Allegheny East Conference

Dupont Park Member Receives National Humanism Medal

September 13, 2023 by rbacchus

Gina Brown, a Dupont Park church member, was recently awarded the 2023 National Humanism in Medicine Medal from the Arnold P. Gold Foundation.

ARM Launches Two New Products Exclusively for Educators

September 13, 2023 by vmbernard

Adventist Risk Management, Inc. (ARM), has launched two new products exclusively for educators.

Allegheny West Conference

Allegheny West Conference Camp Meeting Emphasizes ‘Getting Ready’ for God

September 13, 2023 by Web Administrator

Allegheny West Conference (AWC) recently held its first in-person camp meeting in four years. The five-day meeting, located in Columbus, Ohio, at both the Beacon of Hope church and the First Church of God—one of the most spacious edifices in the Columbus area—was themed, “Get Ready, Get Ready, Get Ready,” which was echoed from the opening night with David Taylor, a professor emeritus from the School of Religion at Loma Linda University (Calif.).