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Columbia Union Student Leaders Gather at 2026 SALT

Columbia Union Student Leaders Gather at 2026 SALT

“Think positive things about yourself.”

“List and name your emotions.”

These phrases are just a few of the takeaways students learned about caring for their emotional health—one of the topics covered by Shari Loveday, a Seventh-day Adventist pastor, educator and therapist, at the Columbia Union Conference Office of Education’s 2026 Spiritual Academy Leadership Training (SALT) last weekend.

High school students from 12 participating schools in the Columbia Union gathered at Potomac Conference’s Camp Blue Ridge in Montebello, Va., for the event.

God Continues to Bless Waldwick Adventist School

The Waldwick Adventist School family exists to promote academic excellence by teaching students to serve God and man, now and for eternity.

Story by Wayne Edwards, Principal

Waldwick Adventist School, located in northern New Jersey, continues to experience God’s abundant blessings. Spiritually, many students rededicated their lives to Christ through baptism during North American Division’s Pentecost 2025 initiative.

The school also witnessed God’s faithful provision through generous support, including a $30,000 gift from the Wayne church last year, and a $64,000 anonymous donation this year.

WGTS 91.9 Summer Concert Series Draws Record 4,500 to Frederick Church

Chesapeake Conference’s Frederick church partnered with WGTS 91.9 to present the station's Summer Concert Series on its campus in Frederick, Maryland, drawing an estimated 4,500 attendees, the event's largest crowd yet.

Singer-songwriter Blessing Offor headlined the free event, which took place Aug. 29, with gates opening at 5 p.m. and the show starting at 6 p.m. Carly Ann Taylor also performed. Organizers offered ice cream and raffles throughout the evening.

Student Farm Blesses Others at Shenandoah Valley Academy

The SVA Farm.

Story by Janel Ware

This summer, Immanuel’s Ground: The Shenandoah Valley Academy (SVA) Farm, supplied 450 pounds of broccoli, as well as beets, cab-bage, kohlrabi, radishes and basil for the Potomac Conference Camp Meeting meals. The vegetables were grown and harvested by students, led by Philip Wiygul, agriculture director. The SVA campus family thanks the agriculture team for their hard work and the delicious results. And a special thanks to the donor family whose vision and generosity make the SVA Farm program possible.

‘Too Many Holes’ To Be Baptized?

‘Too Many Holes’ To Be Baptized?, Mountain View Conference, Elkins church, Larry Carter

Story by Liz Bailey

Barbara Foster is a lady who knows what she wants and won’t let anything stop her. Knowing her son was a Seventh-day Adventist when he passed away, she decided she wanted what he had. So, one day she walked into the Elkins (W.Va.) church and stated, “I want to be a Seventh-day Adventist.” One of the members gladly started giving her weekly Bible studies.

God's Little Helpers

Image by Fale Llorente Almansa from Pixabay

Story by Cathy Payne, administrative assistant II for the Office of Education at the North American Division.

Sometimes when I picture the Garden of Eden, I imagine God strolling across a green meadow with a happy dog running beside Him, birds singing overhead and butterflies drifting among the flowers. I picture joy, laughter and companionship.

Nancy Lamoreaux Named Executive Director of Adventist Community Services of Greater Washington

Image by M_wie_Moehre from Pixabay

Story by ACSGW Staff

Adventist Community Services of Greater Washington (ACSGW) has announced the appointment of Nancy Lamoreaux as Executive Director, effective September 1, 2026.

Lamoreaux brings more than two decades of service to ACSGW and 42 years of leadership and technology experience within the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

Her service to ACSGW began in 2004 as a member of the board of directors. In July 2023, she became chair of the board, serving until October 2025, when she became co-Executive director with Ken Flemmer.