Columbia Union News

Join us April 2 at noon for a time of prayer and praise—with a special emphasis on acceptance, peace and healing in our lives and the world. We’ll also hear from Chesapeake Conference leaders on how God is using Pentecost 2025 to bless their territory. Bring your prayer requests so we can pray over them together. 

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Story by V. Michelle Bernard with reporting by Debra Anderson

Jacqueline Messenger, associate director for secondary education at the Columbia Union Conference, has announced her plans to retire this summer. At their meeting Thursday, the Columbia Union Conference Executive Committee voted to have Steve Laing, vice president for Education at the Potomac Conference, fill the role starting this summer.

Story by V. Michelle Bernard

This past Sabbath, 76 Pathfinder Bible Experience (PBE) teams from across the Columbia Union Conference gathered at Takoma Academy in Takoma Park, Md., for Columbia Union’s PBE.

Before the testing portion of the event, Sherilyn O’Ffill, event coordinator, told the participants, “No matter what else happens today, you have already succeeded. You have spent at least two months studying two books, [Romans and 1 Corinthians], of the Bible.”

Thirty-four of these teams placed first and will continue to the North American Division event April 25–26 in Battle Creek, Mich.

Allegheny East Conference

Join us March 5 at noon for a time of prayer and praise—with a special emphasis on acceptance, peace and healing in our lives and the world. We’ll also hear from Ohio Conference leaders on how God is using Pentecost 2025 to bless their territory. Bring your prayer requests so we can pray over them together. 

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Story by V. Michelle Bernard

Part of the long to-do list every administrator and Human Resource (HR) and Communication professional has is handling crisis situations. This week’s Columbia Union Secretariat/HR and Communication training themed, “Putting the Pieces Together,” provided resources for this inevitable part of the job.