Andre Ascalon, who retired at the end of 2022, served in the New Jersey Conference (NJC) for 38 years—20 years as a lay pastor and 18 as a full-time pastor.
For the last couple of years, I’ve been participating in Partnership for Eternity. Since 2006, this program has been helping cultivate relationships between mentors and students at Seventh-day Adventist academies and elementary schools.
“I Will Go: Making Disciples” is the overarching theme that we pray will motivate every member in the New Jersey Conference. One may ask, “How am I to accomplish or even attempt such a feat?” or “What’s in it for me?”
Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) once said, “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is: What are you doing for others?” In observance of the recent MLK Day, New Jersey Conference’s Willingboro church hosted its annual MLK Day of Service.
Lake Nelson Adventist Academy’s (LNAA) spiritual leaders desired to further expand their ministry to their students. What emerged from their discussions was the vision of a church plant on LNAA’s campus: the Academy church.
Gigi Darko wanted to do something different for her 40th birthday—something that would give back to the community. In 2019, Darko and 10 of her family members, including her Ghanaian-born husband and two daughters, flew to Ghana to share books and school supplies with children in need.
