Chesapeake Conference recently hosted a Maryland Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster quarterly meeting at the conference headquarters in Columbia, Md.
The six-member Class of 2026 marks an important milestone in the history of Atholton Adventist Academy (AAA). They are the final class to graduate in partnership with Griggs International Academy (GIA), an accredited Seventh-day Adventist distance learning school that has supported AAA’s junior and senior high school students over the past four years.
Recently, Chesapeake Conference hosted its annual Children and Youth Leaders’ Enrichment Day at the Baltimore White Marsh church. The event, organized by the conference’s Children’s Ministries and Youth and Young Adult Ministries departments, brought together nearly 400 local church ministry leaders from across the conference for a day of fellowship and training.
Educators at Atholton Adventist Academy believe Adventist schools are called to be evangelism centers—places where faith is lived, shared and nurtured daily. Their theme this year, “Shining His Light, Proclaiming His Love,” reflects that calling.
Oleta Emerson stood in her driveway with tears in her eyes as she waved goodbye to the final van of students. Before they left, she prayed with each vanload and thanked the 20-plus Highland View Academy (HVA) students for spending the day helping her with her family’s farm. It was a simple moment, but one that captured the heart of service- based learning.
Two Spencerville Adventist Academy (SAA) seniors recently discovered that faithful service has a way of multiplying. Ethan Tracey and Aiden Zinke volunteered last December for the annual Clark/Davis Breakfast, a community fundraising event that supports Samaritan Inns, a nonprofit that runs longterm recovery programs for individuals rebuilding their lives after experiencing homelessness, addiction and trauma.
