Editorial by Jerry Lutz
We are living in perilous times when deep spiritual darkness covers the earth. The end is near.
Who We Are, How We Serve
The Columbia Union Conference coordinates the Seventh-day Adventist Church’s work in the Mid-Atlantic United States, where 150,000 members worship in 860 congregations. We provide administrative support to eight conferences; two healthcare networks; 81 early childhood, elementary and secondary schools; a liberal arts university; a health sciences college; a 49 community services centers; 8 camps; 5 book and health food stores and a radio station.
We Believe
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 Francis Tuffour
Do You Love Me? is Marius E. Marton’s latest book, published this year. Marton was an evangelist before settling down as a pastor. After holding more than 100 prophecy seminars in three languages in the United States, Hungary and his home country of Romania, Marton felt the call to write a book that would answer many questions about the seventh-day Sabbath. During his many years of ministry, he met many wonderful people who loved the Lord but did not know about the true Sabbath.
Story by Richard Castillo
The 2025 Columbia Union Conference calendar emphasizes prayer, using inspiring Bible verses and quotes from Ellen White.
“We hope the pages of the calendar will serve as a handbook—providing prompts and inspiration that will aid and guide through this collective commission to pray,” says Kelly Butler Coe, calendar and Visitor editor.
Each month, the calendar will include a Columbia Union and Pentecost 2025 “Prayer Focus” in which members are invited to include in their prayer time.
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The 2024–25 school year is in full swing at Spring Valley Academy (SVA), and so is the busy Music Department concert and tour schedule. With another record enrollment year of 564 students, grades K–12, the music groups and classes are bigger than ever.