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Northern Lights – December 2024
Northern California Conference Sets Bold Vision with Nine Strategic Goals by 2027 The Northern California Conference has announced nine ambitious goals for 2027 to strengthen its mission and impact. Following prayer and strategic planning, the leaders unveiled these goals as part of a long-term vision to enhance the vitality of their churches, schools, and ministries. More…
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Nevada-Utah Views – December 2024
United in Mission: Nevada-Utah Conference Educators Nominate Colleagues Who Exemplify Our Core Values By Neat Randriamialison In a community centered around shared mission and values, each individual’s contributions are important in creating a culture focused on team spirit, service, and dedication. Recently, the Nevada-Utah Conference invited educators to recognize and nominate their peers who best…
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Ho`ike December 2024
Ministry Memories of Jay Warren I began working for the Arizona Conference on January 1, 2004. This was my first real full-time job, and I was hired as the Literature Ministries director. My primary responsibility was to launch student colporteur programs, both for the academy and summer sessions. Being new to the conference and from out…
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Press Release – December 6, 2024
Northern California Conference Issues Statement After Butte County Press Conference Addressing Adventist School Shooting See the latest Press Release on the North American Division website *** Please review and consider sharing the attached statement updating the Feather River shooting situation. The crisis communication team responding to the Feather River tragedy in Northern California…
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Press Release – December 5, 2024
North American Division President Responds to Shooting at Adventist Elementary School in California Read the story from the North American Division (nadadventist.org) website NBC News website: Authorities share suspect’s identity, possible motive in California school shooting
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CENTRAL ACTS – December 2024
Give to God and He Will Provide Ted Baze, pastor of the Ceres Church, grew up in a home with parents who gave above and beyond their tithe. His father was a teacher at an Adventist school, which meant supporting the family with this income wasn’t always easy. But his parents prioritized giving tithe…
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Unstoppable: Antonio Arteaga Turns 100
On July 14, 2024, Antonio Arteaga, pastor and evangelist, celebrated 100 years of life. His family, friends, and colleagues honored him with a large party in the La Sierra Spanish Church gymnasium, which nearly 200 people attended. Velino A. Salazar, president of Southern California Conference at the time, presented Arteaga with a special light-up trophy…
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Celebration of Life Recalls Tom Zapara’s Generosity and Commitment
Troesh Conference Center at the Tom & Vi Zapara School of Business was filled on July 28 with family members, friends, and supporters of Tom Zapara who gathered to pay tribute and give thanks for his many kindnesses and generosity, and for his dedication to others and to the Seventh-day Adventist faith community. The two-hour…
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Creating Opportunities that Lead to Pastoral Ministry
The Black Ministries Department gives theology and pastoral ministry students an opportunity to cultivate God-given talents by working in a local church for six weeks during summer break. The program, created in 2021, also creates support for churches rebuilding their post-pandemic congregations. In many ways these opportunities prepare the students for future ministry and give…
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Jim Brown Retires as President of Western Adventist Foundation
Founded in 1997 as a Seventh-day Adventist non-profit organization, Western Adventist Foundation (WAF) was brought into existence to assist Adventist entities by expertly managing their trust services and planned giving programs. Currently, WAF assists more than 80 organizations who support the mission of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. These entities include conferences, unions, hospitals, churches, educational…
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Southern Connect – October 2024
Seeing Jesus at the Camporee As the sun was setting on Sabbath afternoon, and all our SCC Pathfinder clubs had safely left Gillette for home, I looked out upon the eight and a half football fields we had occupied and wondered, “What would people remember from our first camporee at Gillette, Wyoming? Would they focus on…
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SECC Conference Connections October 2024
Ignite: College Students Gather for Worship Experience On July 5-6, a group of college students gathered at Mt. Rubidoux church for “Ignite,” an intercollegiate worship experience. Faith Ncube, a full-time student at Oakwood University, was the visionary behind this Spirit-led worship event. The inspiration for Ignite was placed on her heart during her senior…
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Northern Lights – October 2024
Transformative Mission Trip By Ken Miller In a remarkable demonstration of faith and service, over 60 pastors, workers, and family members from the Northern California Conference journeyed to Southern Mindanao in the Philippines from June 20 to July 1. Responding to an invitation from the Southern Asia-Pacific Division, the mission…
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CENTRAL ACTS – October 2024
Security Guard Impacted by Soquel Camp Meeting Pastor Oleg Lotca and the prayer team had the chance to invite camp meeting attendees across Soquel’s campground to pray three times during the day using a shofar. One day during the week, one of the security guards who helped attend the front gate of the camp…
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Nevada-Utah Views – October 2024
Navajo Camp Meeting By Carlos A. Camacho On the weekend of Sept. 6-8, I had the privilege of visiting Monument Valley, Utah, for the Navajo Nation Camp Meeting, an event I will not soon forget. The camp meeting was led by Nancy Crosby, the Native American Ministries Coordinator from the Pacific Union, and her husband,…
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The Mission in Mind: Elwyn Platner
On Tuesday, December 20, 2022, in Walla Walla, Washington, Elwyn Platner took his last earthly breath. Elwyn was well-known as a dedicated communicator for the church. His most notable professional accomplishment was working on the Recorder for 18 years. He was called to the Pacific Union Conference in 1985 and agreed to go—on the…
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Remembering Larry Unterseher
Elder Larry Unterseher, former president of the Nevada-Utah Conference (2008–2014) and beloved small school pastor for the Northern California Conference, passed away suddenly on July 22, 2024, while attending the Redwood Area Camp Meeting near Eureka, California. Unterseher had been serving as a pastor for small schools across Northern California for the last decade.…
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Church Provides Land for Life-Changing Affordable Housing in Riverside
This spring, 80 brand new apartments became available to Riverside, California, residents making 30-60% of the area median income. Built on land provided by the Seventh-day Adventist Church, in partnership with National CORE, Vista de La Sierra provides not only homes but also opportunity for recreation and community through a pool, BBQ space, outdoor play…
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SECC Conference Connections August 2024
Pastors Learn the Art of Leadership In March, a group of 65 pastors gathered on Crosswalk’s main campus in Redlands. The event, planned by the Ministerial Department of Southeastern California Conference (SECC) and entitled “The Art of Leadership,” was designed as an optional learning community for pastors. Instead of inviting guest speakers to come…
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A Life Well-Lived: Bill Jamerson Passes Away at 100
Bill Jamerson was 100 years old when he died on March 27, 2024. Born the fifth living child of William and Ivy Jamerson, Bill spent the first 12 years of his life in the small town of Niles, Michigan, just a few miles south of Berrien Springs, before his family moved to Oakland, California. No…
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