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Story by Debra Anderson
Juwel Watson is the new director of special education for the Potomac Conference. A former fourth- and fifth-grade teacher at Takoma Academy Preparatory School in Takoma Park, Md., Watson has a solid academic background and a wealth of experience in special education.
The Potomac Conference Office of Education has been on a mission to hire a qualified specialist to provide guidance and support to schools that have students with special education needs. Departmental data shows a significant need in the conference to expand the opportunities for students who qualify for special education.
Story by Camille Lewis
The Ethan Temple church in Dayton, Ohio, recently featured a Prison Ministries Emphasis Sabbath. Bob Rice, longtime Prison Ministries leader, honored members Lonnie Bynum, Andrew Ewing, Garrett Lockett and Clyde Woodley with engraved appreciation plaques for their many years of service.
Story by V. Michelle Bernard
Phoenix X. Pauling, a member of Chesapeake Conference’s Pikesville Tigers (Md.), was one of eight Pathfinders baptized during the Sabbath morning service at the "Relentless" Columbia Union Camporee.
Story by V. Michelle Bernard
Activities such as ziplining, kayaking, drill competitions, visiting a coal mine, archery and a community service trip to help local senior citizens continued on Friday—the third day of the "Relentless" Columbia Union Conference Camporee.
Story by Lindsey Gispert
WGTS 91.9 carried out their first Leadership Associate Development Program this summer with three college students from local and distant universities. WGTS has a long history of serving college students and encouraging young people entering the career force. The program enhanced the professional skills of interns by allowing them to complete executive projects, promote station events and engage in personal interactions with listeners.
Story by V. Michelle Bernard
During each evening meeting at the "Relentless" Columbia Union Conference Pathfinder Camporee, social media influencers Tigor Lettsome and Diana Brazoban take the stage.
Story by V. Michelle Bernard / Photos by Stephen Lee and Melvin Donadelle
Hours before the official start of the “Relentless” Columbia Union Camporee at Summit Bechtel Reserve in Glen Jean, W.Va., a thunderstorm rolled through the campus, threatening the opening of the evening meeting. Chesapeake Conference’s SALT club from Randallstown, Md., was preparing to perform a liturgical dance for the evening program when the storm came through.
SALT staff member Kim Barrett watched two of her club’s tents fly 40 feet away. And, like most clubs, found their tents soaked all the way through.
Story by V. Michelle Bernard
A swarm of Pathfinders, including the Cleveland Bobcats club (pictured), descended onto the Summit Bechtel Reserve grounds in Glen Jean, W.Va., today for the 'Relentless' Columbia Union Conference Camporee.
Camporee highlights will include nightly worship gatherings, kayaking, ziplining, biking, earning honors, pin-trading ... and rain.
Wednesday afternoon, a rainstorm added to the adventure of camp setup—but there is a high chance of fun planned for the week ahead.
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Story by Anthony Baffi
The New Jersey Conference’s Children’s Ministries Department began the year with its first-ever hybrid convention, titled “Let Them In.” The theme was based on Noah and his efforts to prepare others to enter the safety of the ark through faithful preaching and teaching.
More than 100 leaders attended the two-day event, earning certificates for the North American Division Children’s Ministries Track 3 Child Evangelism training program.