The Columbia Union Conference, established in 1907 to coordinate the Seventh-day Adventist Church's work in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbia, is part of the worldwide Protestant denomination of 23 million members in more than 212 countries. At the union level, we connect and provide administrative leadership, governance and support services to our conferences, schools, health care networks and ministries. Each year, our organizations sponsor programs and projects that address human needs, improve quality of life and introduce people to Jesus. Read our Mission, Values and Priorities.
God is love, power, and splendor—and God is a mystery. His ways are far beyond us, but He still reaches out to us. God is infinite yet intimate, three yet one,
all-knowing yet all-forgiving.
Story by V. Michelle Bernard
At the North American Division’s Annual Council on Tuesday, Tim Bailey (pictued in the featured image above), president of the Mountain View Conference (MVC), announced that MVC will be offering a First Annual BLAST University in July 2027 in Charleston, W.Va.
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Written by Angelica Sanchez and Christelle Agboka
If Christians believe in the miracle of God’s Son—who came to earth in human form—why is it hard to believe that miraculous stories can still happen in our everyday lives?
Story by Tompaul Wheeler
Tim Bailey stood under an muddy river, feeling every bit of the sunny day’s nearly 100-degree heat. It had been a long, intense evangelistic series in India and, as Bailey led out in baptisms, he was exhausted. With nearly 1,500 names to read, 1,500 Bibles to gift and 1,500 certificates to sign, it was easy to neglect the animated woman who was tapping on his arm.
Story by Tompaul Wheeler
Dana Audain, a member of the Sligo church, found God moving through people at a moment of crisis.
About to graduate with a degree in elementary education, Audain had a teaching job lined up. Then one day, on a break while subbing at another school, she called for employment confirmation for an apartment rental. She learned the school that had hired her was suddenly closing.
“I totally freaked out,” Audain says. When the principal of the school she was at that day saw her, she asked, “Are you okay?”