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.

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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.

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Where Water, Flows Equality Grows

Photos from ADRA

By Amimou Kalemera and Tinotenda Muvuti

This World Water Day, a global reckoning with water's hidden inequality, and how ADRA's work in the Democratic Republic of Congo is already writing the next chapter.

Every year on March 22, the world pauses to reckon with a resource most Americans take entirely for granted: clean water. Turn on a tap. Fill a glass. The water is simply there. But for more than two billion people on this planet, water is not a convenience. It is a daily crisis, and the weight of that crisis falls almost entirely on women and girls.

Adventist HealthCare's Rx for Success

Story by Adventist HealthCare

Adventist HealthCare is proud to announce a new Pharmacy Technician Training Program – a triple-win initiative that helps alleviate a national shortage of pharmacy techs, empowers professional development and builds a strong pipeline of candidates to meet the needs of Adventist HealthCare patients and providers.

The six-week program is designed to hire and train retail pharmacy technicians to expand their skills in order to work with a broader range of medicines, compound sterile and IV medications, assist with medical history documentation, participate in clinical rounds, and collaborate with the healthcare team. The pharmacy techs are then positioned to strengthen patient care and also help optimize health outcomes after patients return to their homes.

Washington Adventist University Board of Trustees votes to Advance the University's Vision 2030

Story by Everett Wiles
The Washington Adventist University Board of Trustees voted overwhelmingly to move forward with Vision 2030, a bold strategic redevelopment initiative that will modernize the University’s 122-year-old campus and secure its financial sustainability for the next century.

The Board approved the Administration’s recommendation to engage Takoma Park Development Partners to begin developing a comprehensive 21st Century master plan for campus-adjacent properties, including the former Washington Adventist Hospital site.

Pray With Us in 2026

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Columbia Union Conference leadership will continue hosting monthly Online Prayer Meetings in 2026. Join us on Facebook and YouTube at noon every first Wednesday of the month.​

We will share Zoom login information for the upcoming event closer to the event date. 

Save the dates to join us on:
January 7
February 4
March 4
April 1
May 6
June 3
July 1
August 5
September 2
October 7
November 4
December 2