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2023 Hawaii Young Adult Retreat

(También español) Distill a young adult retreat down to its most meaningful and memorable essentials and you will have May 5-7 at Camp Waianae.

“Drawing From a Fountain Ever Fresh”

(También español) I recently flew over much of the state of California and was awed by the bright green hills and the snow lingering in the mountains this late in the year.

SECC Hosts First Young Adult Night

(También español) On February 11, 2023, Southeastern California Conference (SECC) hosted a young adult night of worship. The night of worship was a collaborative effort by several young adult departments from the conference.

11 Teams Participate in Adventist Robotics for 16th Competition in SCC

(También español) Adventist Robotics in the Southern California Conference (SCC) goes back almost 20 years to the first robotics event held at Glendale Academy in 2005 with eight teams participating.

Musical Inspires Students and Community

(También español) On the weekends of February 18 and 25, Pine Hills Academy showcased its live presentation of “Les Misérables”, which became a community-relevant outreach.

New Changes for the Reno Center of Influence

(También español) The Reno Center of Influence has been providing support and assistance to the community of Reno for eight years, and as the needs of Reno are changing, so are the services they offer.

The First Pahrump Church Women’s Ministries Celebration Ignites Inspiration and Fellowship

(También español) On February 3, 2023, after months of prayerful planning and coordination, the Pahrump church hosted its first weekend Women’s Day celebration. The weekend theme was titled “Take Heart Daughter: Jesus Has Something for You.”

HIS Nation to the End of Time

(También español) I hope you enjoy reading the stories originating from our little school in the Arizona desert. For over 75 years, Holbrook Indian School (HIS) has been a place where miracles happen.

SCC Hosts Pathfinder Bible Experience at Union Level

(También español) Each year, Pathfinders have an opportunity to demonstrate their Bible knowledge at the Pathfinder Bible Experience (PBE), the official North American Division Pathfinder Bible study program.

Character and Sportsmanship on the Court

(También español) The Lodi Academy and Central Valley Christian Academy (CVCA) boys’ basketball teams recently faced each other at the PUC Invitational Basketball Tournament.

Planting a Church in Good Soil

(También español) The name of the Oakland missionary group Buena Tierra translates to “good soil” and was inspired by the Parable of the Sower in Matthew 13. It is a lively and vibrant group that loves, helps, shares, celebrates, has fun, and grows.

Adventist Community Service Leaders Participate in Training Event

(También español) On January 29th, 2023, the Adventist Community Services (ACS) of the Southeastern California Conference (SECC) conducted an in-service training event for 65 ACS leaders. Held at the SECC offices in Riverside, the event’s purpose was to discuss how best to engage with the community’s needs.

Your Target: To Be Like Jesus

(También español) Of all the requests that the gospel makes of us, the most difficult are those that have to do with physical suffering. We are willing to leave father, mother, siblings, spouses, children, home, possessions, and homeland for the gospel.

Meet Nate Furness: New Lead Pastor of the Pacific Union College Church

(También español) Nate Furness is the new lead pastor for the Pacific Union College church.

Oahu Ohana Joyfully Gather for Convocation

(También español) On February 25, 2023, the larger church family gathered from across Oahu for Convocation, hosted at Honolulu Central church.

El Camino a Cristo Spanish Congregation Is Organized as a Church

(También español) The church is so happy with this status; it’s a dream come true,” said Gustavo Mendez, senior pastor of the newly organized El Camino a Cristo Spanish church.

Reflections of a Mountaintop Spiritual Experience: CCC Women’s Retreat

(También español) The Central California Women’s Retreat offers a sacred haven for spiritual transformation. Set near Yosemite’s tranquil Tenaya Lodge, this retreat invites women to immerse themselves in prayer, meditation, and divine wisdom.

Jiu-Jitsu for Jesus: A Martial Arts Ministry in Redlands

(También español) I joined the jiu-jitsu class because my friend, Mikey Minimo, had been asking me to come with him for months,” explained Klenth Sasil, pastor of the Moreno Hills church in Moreno Valley.

Sowing the Seeds and Reaping the Harvest

(También español) What happens when you mix a passionate calling for evangelism with a church that actively works on sowing the seed of Christ’s gospel in their community? Miracles! Miracles happen!

Loma Linda University School of Medicine Partners with AdventHealth Orlando for New Region

(También español) Loma Linda University School of Medicine students now have the opportunity to spend their clinical years at AdventHealth Orlando, thanks to a new regional campus partnership.

Ayala to Lead CA Academy of Family Physicians

(También español) Adventist Health physician Raul Ayala has been installed as the new president of the California Academy of Family Physicians (CAFP).

Los Angeles Adventist Academy Celebrates 100 Years of Adventist Christian Education

(También español) Since its start as a one-teacher school in 1923 and its expansion 23 years later to offer grades 1-12, Los Angeles Adventist Academy (LAAA) has had a rich history.

Young Adult Ministry and the Blessings Brought by Challenges

(También español) Young adult ministry has always been a challenging area for churches to navigate, and the coronavirus pandemic only intensified these struggles. However, amidst the difficulties, the Central California Conference (CCC) experienced unexpected growth and blessings in their ministry.

Magnificent Seven Take to the Streets

(También español) The compassion of seven Rio Lindo Adventist Academy students was revealed through their spontaneous service to unhoused residents in Santa Rosa.

Angel on the Road to Santa Cruz

(También español) The torrential downpour and deafening thunder echoed through the pitch-black fields as I trudged along the rocky dirt road to my next assignment.

First La Sierra AVID Day Brings 200 High Schoolers to College

(También español) High school students enjoyed a plethora of activities during a recent visit to La Sierra University as part of a program designed to prepare them for college.

Arizona Ordinations Meet Needs Unconventionally

(También español) The typical path to ordination” would not describe the process for Pastor Ranison Kennedy and Pastor Alvin Schnell. While their backgrounds and life experience are dramatically different, both have a passion for ministry that has eclipsed their retirement years.

Promise FM Celebrates 34 Years of Impact Through Radio

(También español) Promise 89.7 KARM celebrated 34 years of broadcasting in April. Over the years, this station—which reaches over one million people in the Central Valley—has impacted not only those who tune in but also people behind the scenes making it happen every day.

Snow and Rain Collapse Gym Roof

(También español) On March 5, Echo Ridge Christian School, our Pre-K through eighth-grade school in Nevada City, was dealt a severe blow when the gymnasium roof collapsed under heavy snow and rain.

William G. Johnsson: It’s Only About Jesus A Retrospective

(También español) As a teenager, I turned my life over to Him [Jesus] and made His life and teachings the lodestar of my life.… What a ride I’ve had with Jesus as my Savior and Lord!

“I Will Return”

(También español) Luke 15:18 tells of a transformational moment toward which the prodigal son has been heading for years. His arrival at this moment was not planned, but it was scripted. Every act of this young man’s life was leading him directly to this moment.

All Things Working Together for Good

(También español) If you have been following Holbrook Indian School (HIS), you know that at least once a year a student makes a very significant spiritual decision.

PE Program Takes Kids to the Snow

(También español) Every winter, students at Riverview Christian Academy (RCA) have the opportunity to participate in a snow skiing/snowboarding PE program at Tahoe-Donner Ski Resort.

Tongan, Fijian, and Samoan Church Convocation

(También español) On February 25, the Sacramento Samoan church hosted a combined service, inviting the Sacramento Tongan and Fijian churches to join them. Michael Harpe, director of stewardship for the NAD, presented to over 200 people.

Thunderbird CNA Program Introduces Students to Patient Care

(También español) The Certified Nursing Assistant course at Thunderbird Adventist Academy encompasses every aspect of the school’s mission. “The program was created to give high school seniors an opportunity to gain medical knowledge, develop critical thinking, and experience patient care in a healthcare immersion setting,” said instructor Eva Gonzalez.

The “Everything Else” About Adventist Education

(También español) One of the weekly assignments in fifth grade, alongside handwriting and spelling lessons, was to submit a “newspaper”—a simple, three-column blank sheet that we could fill with whatever we wanted.

Better Together: Adventist Colleges and Universities See Rise in Enrollment Through Joint

(También español) Seventh-day Adventist higher education is facing challenges. Lack of affordability. Mounting student debt. Emerging college alternatives. These are just some of the unprecedented difficulties colleges and universities nationwide have been grappling with.

Missionaries to North America

(También español) A Messianic Jewish Adventist family was called by God to leave Israel and travel to North America as missionaries to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ.

REACH Hawaii

(También español) REACH Hawaii continues to provide specialized services to students in Adventist education in Hawaii schools. Influenced by the North American Division’s REACH (Reaching to Educate All Children for Heaven) initiative

An Adventist School Is A Place Where . . .

(También español) Youth are immersed in the Word of God and are taught the real gospel. They get a true picture of the character of God as a loving heavenly Father, come to understand the plan of salvation, and personally decide to accept God’s invitation.

School of Behavioral Health Receives $3 Million State Grant to Support Social Work

(También español) Funds will be used to offer full tuition, recruit those from underserved communities

Leadership Lessons from the Story of Moses

(También español) Where there is risk, where there is unknown, where there is great venture and opportunity, smart leaders frame their work, think deeply about, the story of Moses,” said Alex Bryan, chief mission officer for Adventist Health, as he spoke to Adventist Health executives who gathered in Roseville, California, last month for a day of conversation about the mission of Adventist Health.

STEAM Fair

(También español) Hawaiian Mission Academy Ka Lama Iki has been working to integrate STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) into many areas across the curriculum.

Bible Encounter Experience

(También español) For the past 15 years, the education department at the Central California Conference led out in a Bible Challenge, similar to the Pathfinder Bible Bowl.

Source and Aim of True Education

(También español) True education means more than the pursual of a certain course of study. It means more than a preparation for the life that now is. It has to do with the whole being, and with the whole period of existence possible to man.

Prescott Friday Clubs

(También español) Something special is taking place on Fridays at Prescott Adventist Christian School in Prescott, Arizona.

Take a Closer Look at Adventist Schools

(También español) Every year I look forward to the special “Education Issue” of the Pacific Union Recorder. Since 2018, the April issue has focused on the ministry and powerful work that takes place in the Seventh-day Adventist schools across the Pacific Union.

Exercise Doesn’t Have to Be a Hassle

(También español) Being sedentary is a proven way to increase your risk for disease—in fact, the World Health Organization says a sedentary lifestyle is a leading cause of death and disability.

Lodi Schools Avert Disaster

(También español) The 22-day storm that recently bombarded California did not leave Lodi Academy and Lodi SDA Elementary School unscathed.

“He Knows Me by Name”

(También español) It was when I was a 14-year-old high school student at Golden Gate Academy in 1958 that I realized that Jesus loves me and knows me by name—including how to correctly pronounce Trujillo.

Serving with a Heart Like Jesus

(También español) Sunday, January 22, was a special day for the women’s ministries leadership of the Arizona Conference. Approximately 65 women from around the state convened at the Mesa Palms church in Mesa, Arizona, for a full day of fellowship and training.

Pastor Installations in Northern — Presentación de pastores en NCC

(También español) The Northern California Conference welcomes four new pastors to our territory. These pastors exhibit our core values: They are passionate and hard workers who are contagiously kind and have a servant’s heart.

Kaneohe Women’s Ministries Retreat Provides Encouragement

(También español) On August 14, 2022, the Kaneohe church women’s ministries group, Ladies as Christ Expects (L.A.C.E.), hosted by Elsie Frisbee, held their ninth annual retreat, with the 2022 theme “In My Heart There Rings a Melody.”

Unto These Hills

(También español) I am reminded of Ps. 121 when I look at the hills around me. My Camarillo, Calif., home is surrounded by hills—hills that were dry and brown because of the drought; hills that were scarred by the aptly named “Hill Fire” in 2018

A Plot to Call Their Own

(También español) Students at Holbrook Indian School (HIS) are preparing to plant and cultivate crops in their own small plots of ground later this semester.

Ministerial Retreat Includes Elders in Addition to Pastors

(También español) The ministerial retreat for the Central California Conference takes place at the beginning of each year to cast a vision for that year.

Evangelism Thrives in the Greater Los Angeles Region

(También español) After meeting with pastors to discuss church growth, Royal Harrison, Greater Los Angeles Region (GLAR) director, challenged the churches to prioritize evangelism last year—and moving forward.

Nevada-Utah Conference Training Young Leaders

(También español) I learned that there are people out here who care…and it’s refreshing to see.” This quote from one of the attendees of the annual Youth Ministry Leadership Training encapsulated the effort of the Nevada-Utah Conference’s Youth Department, spearheaded by Pastor Rudy Alvir.

Loma Linda University Launches Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Program

(También español) Applications are now open for Loma Linda University Health School of Nursing’s new neonatal nurse practitioner degree, only the second such program on the West Coast.

Pastors Attend Workers’ Meetings in Kauai

(También español) Recently, the pastors of the Hawaii Conference attended the first workers’ meetings to be held since January of 2020. They met together on the island of Kauai at the Makanalani Non-profit Camp.

Fallon Adventist Christian School Gets Crafty with Residents at Retirement Center

(También español) The students at Fallon Adventist Christian School had the opportunity and blessing to visit a senior retirement center and work on a craft with the residents there. It was a delight for all involved and was “really fun,” according to the students!

Paving the Way: SECC Celebrates First Two Female Pastors of Samoan Churches

(También español) The Southeastern California Conference (SECC) is proud to celebrate the installation of its first female pastors of SECC Samoan churches: Melinda Mauia at Santa Ana Samoan church and New Hope Samoan company and Tala Toaetolu at Yucaipa Samoan church and XCell church group.

Global Mission Work Supports Masai Women’s Health

(También español) A 15-year-old Masai girl stumbles alone through the doors of the Africa Mission Services Clinic in Kenya, her feet dusty red with road dirt. Her eyes fix on the small birthing table across the room. Holly Green, Adventist Health perinatal specialist, helps her onto the table, no sheet between her and the faux leather mattress used in the center’s more than 600 deliveries last year.

Pine Hills Academy Choir Sings at State Capitol

(También español) On Dec. 6, Pine Hills Academy Choir helped Sacramento Capitol visitors ring in the Christmas season by performing a selection of sacred and secular holiday music.

New Pastors in the Northern California Conference

(También español) New Pastors were installed at Oakland Market Street, Tracy and Stockton Central

Sharing Christ No Matter Where He Leads

(También español) When I’m asked why I chose to become a pastor, I’m not sure how to answer. It’s not something that I chose; rather, it chose me. Up until a certain point in my life, I had never dreamed or even thought of being a minister.

The Radicals Brings Into Focus the Faith of the Anabaptists

(También español). The Radicals is a stage production about the Reformation written by Pacific Union College (PUC) professor Laura Wibberding. The play tells the story of early Anabaptist leaders. Their role in the Reformation was arguably more impactful to the heritage of the Seventh-day Adventist Church than even Martin Luther himself.

The Fruit of the Harvest

(También español) The Moab church loves their community and continues to demonstrate it in different ways. Their agricultural ministry, Moab Manna, has now inspired a beautiful new outreach called the Harvest Basket.

Back from the Ashes with a Win!

(También español) Redwood Academy celebrated the opening of its new gymnasium on Dec. 9 by hosting a basketball game. The former gym was burned along with the school during the Santa Rosa Tubbs fire in 2017.

Children’s Hospital Earns National Center of Excellence Ranking for Treating Sickle Cell D

(Disponible en Español) Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital’s sickle cell treatment program has been awarded network affiliation with a national consortium of centers with a unified mission to improve the care of individuals with sickle cell disease (SCD).

New Church Plantings Create More Opportunities to Spread God’s Message

“The purpose of the church planting department of the Central California Conference is to establish new congregations where there is no Adventist presence,” explained Ricardo Viloria, director of the ministerial and church planting departments.

Stronghold Evangelism

Within just a few weeks of becoming an officially recognized group, The Stronghold International Seventh-day Adventist Mission Group in Pearce, Ariz., conducted its first evangelistic meeting, “Our Great Hope Today.” Beginning in August, members of the group conducted house-to-house visits and distributed Spirit of Prophecy books, along with banana cake. The four-month preparation culminated in the Dec. 26-31, 2022, meetings.